Animated Map: The History of U.S. Counties over 300 Years

This video highlights the history of American counties, and how their boundaries have changed over the last 300 years. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

Charting the Scale of the Digital Cloud

The size of the global datasphere is expected to hit 175 ZB by 2025, and this data is increasingly stored in the cloud. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

Visualizing the Covid-19 Impact on Advertising Spend

Global advertising spending is estimated to see $50 billion decline across various mediums and industries as a result of COVID-19. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

Visualizing the 4k Year History of Global Power

We examine an ambitious timeline that details the power of various civilizations going all the way back to 2,000 B.C. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

How Big Tech Makes Their Billions

The big five tech companies generate almost $900 billion in revenues combined, more than the GDP of four of the G20 nations. Here's how they earn it all. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

Visualizing the size of Amazon, the world’s most valuable retailer

Amazon's valuation has grown by 2,830% over the last decade, and the tech giant is now worth more than the other 9 largest U.S. retailers, combined. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

Charting the $1.7B Transfer of Military Equipment to Police Departments

This visualization tracks the last decade of the 1033 Program, which provides free military equipment to police departments around the U.S. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

Populous U.S. Cities, Every Decade Since 1790

How has the list of the most populous U.S. cities changed over time? This infographic shows the top 10 cities of every decade since the year 1790. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

How the World’s Most Iconic Logos Evolve over Time

Even though the world's biggest companies invest deeply in their brand identities, that doesn't mean they stay static. Here's how logos evolve over time. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

Visualizing Layoffs at Prominent Startups Triggered by Covid-19

As unemployment levels rise, we navigate the fallout of COVID-19 as layoffs ripple across the once-thriving startup ecosystem. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

All of the World's Money and Markets in One Visualization – 2020 Edition

Our most famous visualization, updated for 2020 to show all global debt, wealth, money, and assets in one massive and mind-bending chart. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

Mapped: The State of Facial Recognition Around the World

Mass surveillance is becoming the status quo. This map dives into the countries where facial recognition technology is in place, and how it's used. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

Covid-19 Has Impacted Media Consumption, by Generation

This visualization explores how each generation's media consumption is changing amid the frenzy of pandemic-induced quarantines. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

Zoom Now Worth More Than the World’s 7 Biggest Airlines

Zoom benefits from the COVID-19 virtual transition—but other industries aren't as lucky. The app is now more valuable than the world's seven largest airlines. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

How Many People Die Each Day?

COVID-19 deaths can be hard to interpret without context. This graphic shows how many people die each day globally, by cause. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

11 Cognitive Biases That Influence Political Outcomes

Humans are hardwired to make mental mistakes called cognitive biases. Here are common biases that can shape political opinion, and even elections. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

Visualizing the length of the fine print for 14 popular apps

We visualize the length of service agreements from popular apps, by counting the words and calculating how long it would take to read them. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 3 years ago

Map of Pangea with modern-day borders

Many millions of years ago, the world was one. This nifty map shows this Pangea supercontinent overlaid with modern country borders. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 4 years ago

Can a Shorter Workweek Make People Happier?

The idea of a shorter workweek sounds enticing to most, but would it actually lead to a happier population? We look at the data so far. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 4 years ago

7 Facts That Will Free You from the Fear of Stock Market Crashes

These key insights from the world’s top investors – like Ray Dalio and John Bogle – will free you from your fear of stock market crashes. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

Map: China’s Provinces Rival Countries in Population Size

With 1.4 billion people living in the country's 33 distinct regions, each of China's provinces has a population that is equal to that of a major country. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

How to Be Invisible on the Internet

This in-depth infographic provides a practical guide on how anyone can increase privacy on their browser, social media networks, and mobile device. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

How the CEOs of Multi-Billion Dollar Companies Spend Their Time

Top-performing CEOs are paid the big bucks to take their companies to the next level. Here's how they spend their time, and the biggest challenges they face. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

Infographic: What the Big Tech Companies Know About You

Comparing the types of data that the big tech companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon admit to collecting in their privacy policies. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

The world map you know is totally wrong. Check out this clever graphic, which helps put into perspective the true size of countries. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

Here’s What the Big Tech Companies Know About You

Comparing the types of data that the big tech companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon admit to collecting in their privacy policies. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

Which College Produces the Most Billionaires?

Even billionaires need to start somewhere - and often that's with a college education. See which colleges produce the most American billionaires. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

$63 Trillion of World Debt in One Visualization

How much debt has been racked up by governments? This stunning infographic shows each country's share of world debt, along with their debt-to-GDP ratio. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

Animation: The World’s 10 Largest Economies by GDP (1960-Today)

This rapid-paced animation shows year-by-year changes in GDP for the world's 10 largest economies over the course of 57 years. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

Visualizing the Global Transition to Green Energy

The race towards a fully green future is heating up. As declining prices drive up the adoption of green energy, which countries are investing the most? | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

The Major Forces Shaping the Future of the Global Economy

This special feature uses powerful charts and infographics to visualize the eight major forces that are shaping our global economy and the business landscape. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

Here’s 48 Hedge Fund Terms Every Investor Should Know

Hedge funds may seem secretive and mysterious at first, but this infographic helps to make them more understandable. Here's 48 hedge fund terms you should know. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

What Does Google Know About You?

Google tracks pretty much everything you do, including where you've been, what you look like, and your personal beliefs. See what Google knows about you. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

The Most Valuable Companies of All-Time (2017)

At its speculative height, the Dutch East India Company was worth $7.9 trillion in today's terms - more than 20 of the world's biggest companies combined. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

Which College Degrees Get the Highest Salaries?

How do different college degrees compare for earning potential? This chart uses a data set from 1.2 million past students to compare 50 different majors. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

Visualizing the Cost of Rent in 140+ North American Cities

Rental markets are heating up all over the U.S. and Canada, but certain cities are now clearly in a league of their own. Where does your city fall? | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

Visualizing the Longest Bull Markets of the Modern Era

The duration and intensity of every bull market from WWII - plus, a look at the current run, which will become the longest in modern history by August. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

The Evolution of Computer Science in One Infographic

Condensing 300+ years of the history of computer science into one infographic. See how we went from Leibniz to the iPhone in such a short period of time. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

Visualizing the Books That Bill Gates Loves and Recommends

Bill Gates has amassed over 150 nonfiction book recommendations on his blog. We've visualized and analyzed that list through this set of graphics. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

The Jeff Bezos Empire in One Giant Chart

Jeff Bezos is on the brink of becoming the world's richest man. Along with the Whole Foods acquisition by Amazon, see where he and his companies have invested. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

Visualizing Two Centuries of U.S. Immigration

The U.S. is known as a nation of immigrants - but just who came to America, and why? This striking animation tells the story. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

What Happens in an Internet Minute in 2018?

Not much happens in a minute of everyday life - but on the internet, it's a different story! See the scale web visualized in the 2018 internet minute chart. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 5 years ago

A World of Languages

See the world's major languages broken down by country in this stunning visualization. | Continue reading


@visualcapitalist.com | 6 years ago