Length 0:37Everyday data
The world's most visited countries, 1995 to 2024
Bar race · Jan 2026
Chart type · Trend
Bar race
Horizontal bars reordering as values change across frames.
How to read it
Bar length is the value at that moment and the order re-sorts as the values change. Watch the overtakes — and watch the axis, which usually rescales as it goes.
Best for
Rankings that changed hands over years — the overtaking is the drama.
When not to use it
The ranking barely changes, which makes the race a slow bar chart.
The common mistake
Letting a growing axis hide the growth. When the scale expands with the data, every bar stays the same length and the trend disappears.
Example data
Screen time keeps climbing
Average daily social app minutes by age group
2025
- 13-17: 188 min
- 18-24: 163 min
- 25-34: 121 min
- 35-44: 97 min
- 45+: 70 min
2025
2021
The sample dataset this format ships with, drawn the way the site draws every clip's numbers — hover, sort or step through it. Figures as given by its source line: Synthetic social media example.
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