Line Chart

Typically used to show trends over time, the slope of the line between two points shows patterns of change.

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Examples

More Dual Income, No Kids

People are waiting longer to have kids or not having kids at all, which leads to more dual income households with no kids.

Line chart race to show emissions

For The Washington Post, Harry Stevens used the line chart equivalent of a…

Wealthy Percentiles Rising

The rich continue to get richer, and everyone else either only kind of earns more or stays where they're at.

LeBron James’ longevity

Okay, one more LeBron James thing, mostly because I like seeing different looks…

Cumulative points scored by LeBron James and other top scorers

Never fear, Sopan Deb, K.K. Rebecca Lai, and Eve Washington, for The New…

Republican and Democrat follower counts on Twitter

You might have heard that Elon Musk bought Twitter, and among the many…

Shifts in European energy sources

Mira Rojanasakul, for The New York Times, dug into current and historical energy…

Life Satisfaction and Age

These life satisfaction scores might make you want to rethink life.

Gas prices and confidence

Everywhere you go, gas prices show up on big boards, like a proxy…

Oldest U.S. government

Annie Fu, Walt Hickey, and Shayanne Gal, for Insider, show the disproportionately aging…

Where memes from the past decade came from

Know Your Meme analyzed a decade of meme data to see where the…

Serena Williams’ career rankings

Serena Williams announced her retirement from professional tennis. As is required for any…

Indicators for a recession

People disagree whether the United States is in a recession or not, because…

Timelines for record temperatures

Speaking of the heat wave in Europe, Pierre Breteau for Le Monde charted…

Cumulative 3-pointers for the Splash Brothers

Tonight is game six of the NBA Finals. If the Golden State Warriors…

Charts showing Tom Brady’s standout career

Tom Brady announced his retirement from the National Football League, which ends a…