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@datawrapper.deOct 15, 2026, 9:58 PM

Halfway through the fall marathon season, Datawrapper's co-CEO and head of the vis team Elana gets us up to speed on the changing finishing times. 🏃‍➡️ + 📊 = 🫰

Find out how to make these incredible visualizations on our blog. 👇️

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Yearly chart of top-50 men's marathon finishing times (2000–2026) showing many recent performances (pink dots) now faster than the 2000 world record (dashed line at 2:05:42), with clear improvement after the 2017 "super‑shoe" era and fewer races during COVID.Yearly chart of top-50 women's marathon times (2000–2026) with pink dots marking performances faster than the 2000 world record (2:20:43), highlighting faster results since the 2017 super‑shoe era.Mini area charts for eight major marathons (Tokyo, Sydney, Chicago, New York, Berlin, Paris, London, Boston) showing a clear spike in finishers in the five minutes before 4:00 hours versus after.Ridgeline chart showing per-minute share of Boston Marathon finishers by year (2000–2026), with the peak finishing distribution shifting left and median times falling over time to 3:28 in 2026, indicating runners overall have gotten faster.
@datawrapper.deOct 14, 2026, 5:03 PM

🗺️ Did you know that you choose from over 4000 basemaps in our collection? And they all show different administrative boundaries!

Dive deep into Datawrapper maps on October 22 at 12pm EST / 6pm CET.

Register for the webinar: watch.getcontrast.io/register/dat...

@datawrapper.deOct 14, 2026, 1:41 PM

🎉 All Datawrapper visualizations you embed can now be fully navigated by keyboard! That’s a big step in our effort to make them even more accessible.

Plus: we now support dynamic font scaling that adjusts to the browser-wide default font size.

Learn more: www.datawrapper.de/blog/keyboar...

@datawrapper.deOct 13, 2026, 2:27 PM

This week's Data Vis Dispatch covers Brazil’s age distribution 👥, Thailand's Girls' Love industry 📺🇹🇭, Trump's false election claims 🗳️, America's most popular fruit 🇺🇸, and the 2026 Nobel Prize winners🏆. Explore these topics and much more in the newly posted blog👇

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An infographic illustrating the growth of Thailand's Girls' Love industry. In 2022, GAP The Series was the first Girls' Love series to air on Thai free-to-air television. It reached millions of viewers and attracted international audiences across Asia and Latin America. By 2026, the genre had grown, with 33 Girls' Love series having aired or being set to air, bringing the total number of airings on free television since 2022 to 52. Published by Kontinentalist.A Sankey diagram showcasing China’s current green energy generation and the excess resulting in significant amounts of unused energy. In the first half of 2026 alone, approximately 9% of China's wind and solar energy was left unused. Published by Bloomberg.A population pyramid showing Brazil’s age distribution from 1950 to a projected 2100. While the population was 53.4 million in 1950, it is projected to reach 163 million by 2100. Published by Karim Douïeb.A visualization showcasing the lives of Nobel laureates from their birth year to the year they won their prize in physics, chemistry, or medicine. The youngest winner was Lawrence Bragg, who won the Physics Prize at the age of 25, while the oldest was John B. Goodenough, who won the Chemistry Prize at the age of 97. Published by Elia Kabanov.
@datawrapper.deOct 12, 2026, 3:03 PM

🌗 Did you know your Datawrapper visualizations can switch to dark mode for better readability? Your embedded chart will adapt for readers who browse in dark mode.

For many more tricks like that, sign up for our webinar on Oct 29 at 1p EST/6p CET.

Register here: watch.getcontrast.io/register/dat...

@datawrapper.deOct 8, 2026, 8:58 PM

AI might be watching you. 👁️ Where is surveillance tech most common, and what role does the state of democracy play? Our Dispatch curator Michelle charted the answers. 🤳 🚨

Read more about it on the Datawrapper blog. 👇️
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World map titled "AI surveillance technologies around the world" using a color scale from light to dark to indicate increasing numbers of deployed AI surveillance technologies, with darkest countries showing the highest deployment.Bar chart comparing share of countries by regime using AI surveillance tech with highest use of smart policing and facial recognition in liberal democracies, safe city systems in electoral autocracies, and social media surveillance most common in closed autocracies.Scatterplot mapping countries by democracy score vs digital repression, with points colored by surveillance supplier and sized by number of technologies deployed. North Korea is the most repressive and least democratic country, which doesn't use U.S. or Chinese technology. Germany, on the other hand, is among the most democratic and least repressive, and uses surveillance technology from both China and the U.S.
@datawrapper.deOct 7, 2026, 4:15 PM

🌎️ Did you know that if you have too many points on your symbol map you can group nearby symbols?

Join us on October 22 at 12pm EST / 6pm CET and learn this and other Datawrapper pro tips during our maps webinar!

You can register here: watch.getcontrast.io/register/dat...

@datawrapper.deOct 6, 2026, 1:03 PM

🚇 Do people who say religion isn't important still believe in an afterlife? ✍️ Is AI making students worse at tests? 🧹 And how often were Washington's streets swept in the 1800s?

All in this week's Dispatch, plus Brazil's election and melting ice: www.datawrapper.de/blog/data-vi...

Hundreds of 3D figures colored by whether they say religion is important in their daily life. A line chart shows that in Western countries, young people are the most likely to believe in an afterlife without being religious, while in non-Western countries it's older people.A hand-drawn line chart showing the share of correct answers students gave on tests from 2020 to 2025. After ChatGPT became popular, scores on tests taken at their computers kept rising, while scores on proctored tests away from their computers dropped below where they had been before A.I.An alluvial chart showing how the 120 seats in Israel's parliament were split between parties in every election since 2009, with bands showing how members moved between parties. Likud stays the largest party, while the center parties keep changing names.A historical map of Washington's streets around the Capitol, colored by how often they were swept, from daily to once every two weeks.
@datawrapper.deOct 5, 2026, 4:15 PM

✏️ If you want to improve your charts and maps, try this: annotations. Readers will get more out of your visualization.

Watch our product specialist Guillermina demo annotations in her next webinar on Oct 29 at 1pm EST/6pm CET.

Register here: watch.getcontrast.io/register/dat...

@datawrapper.deOct 1, 2026, 4:41 PM

Ahead of Columbus Day, our product specialist Guillermina mapped four transatlantic voyages of Christopher Columbus that first put the Americas on European maps. ⛵️ 🌊 🗺️

Read more about the journeys on the Datawrapper blog. 👇️

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Map showing Christopher Columbus's four transatlantic voyages (1492–1504) from Spain to the Caribbean, South America, and the coast of Central America.
@datawrapper.deSep 29, 2026, 2:30 PM

This week's Data Vis Dispatch covers London buses 🔴🚌, the WNBA 🏀, AI mania 🤖, Zurich's job market 🇨🇭, Trump's approval rating 📉, Nepal’s large-scale DNA identification program 👥, and problem gambling 🎰. Explore these topics and much more in the newly posted blog👇

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An infographic illustrating the total number of 1,453 bodies recovered so far following Nepal’s devastating floods on August 26th. Of this total, only 112 bodies have been identified, while 1,341 remain unidentified. Published by Reuters.An animated map showcasing the daily temperature anomaly in August 2026. On 31 August, the land mean was +1.8°C. Published by Milos Popovic.A bar chart visualizing the gross salary per month of full-time employees between the ages of 20 and 64, with each dot representing approximately 500 employees. Between the ages of 45 and 49, earning a gross salary of €5,000 per month places you in the top forty percent of earners. Published by Die Zeit.An infographic comparing grocery prices with the average daily salary of a school teacher in both Moscow and New York City. While a basket of groceries cost $53 in Moscow, making up about two-thirds of a school teacher's average daily salary, the same groceries cost $95 in New York City, but only makes up less than a third of the average daily salary for teachers there, as salaries are higher. Published by The New York Times.
@datawrapper.deSep 24, 2026, 9:39 PM

As we say goodbye to summer, our developer Hendrik looks back on the hottest days to review a seasonal purchase: a single-unit air conditioner! 🌬️ 🥵 🪟

Considering one for next year? Read about his experience on our blog 👇️

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Line chart comparing room and outside temperatures from 6 am Jul 31 to midday Aug 1, highlighting AC switched on around midnight that cooled the room ~6°C, with room temperature later rebounding.Line chart titled "Heat accumulated over a few days — even with AC on." Room temperature remains consistently higher than outside from Aug 2–6, showing daily peaks around 30–33°C and warm nights; the brown line (room) indicates gradual heat accumulation despite AC while the grey line (outside) swings more sharply.
@datawrapper.deSep 24, 2026, 5:00 AM

📈 Today! The "Getting started with Datawrapper" webinar starts at 6pm CET / 12pm EDT.

There's still time to register and join the live Q&A:
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@datawrapper.deSep 22, 2026, 1:21 PM

This week's Data Vis Dispatch covers laughing with an accent 🎙️, experts' and the public's opinions on AI ✏️, automated warfare 🪖, the gender pay gap 💵, a data lobby 🏢, and low birth rates 📉. Explore these topics and much more in the newly posted blog👇

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A chart visualizing the estimated operating costs for each of the 46 US ships and four carrier air wings deployed to the Middle East. The costs for US ships and assets deployed to the Middle East topped $7.1 billion, with the first blockade from 13 April to 18 June mounting to the most at $2.4 billion. Published by Bloomberg.A radial network chart mapping the AI universe and documenting the connections between key figures. The data covers 176 deals totalling $3.6 trillion, transacted between 202 entities in a period of three and a half years up to August 2026. Published by the Financial Times.An animation comparing a recording of a Dutch laugh with a recording of a Japanese laugh. Comparing these two visualizations reveals the way accents impact laughter. Published by Nathan Roll.A chart comparing the three priorities of EU countries for strengthening Europe's global standing. Defence, energy independence and competitiveness are among the top three priorities in 25 of the EU's 27 member states. Spain and Sweden are the only exceptions, with Spain prioritising education and research, and Sweden prioritising democratic values. Published by The European Correspondent.
@datawrapper.deSep 21, 2026, 5:00 AM

📊 This week: "Getting started with Datawrapper" on Thursday, Sept 24 at 6pm CET / 12pm EDT.

New to Datawrapper? Come see what it's all about! Live Q&A included.

Register here: watch.getcontrast.io/register/dat...

@datawrapper.deSep 18, 2026, 7:56 AM

Are you team cash or no cash? Our developer Linus charts the differences in how people make payments in Sweden and Germany, as examples of two ends of the spectrum, both moving in the same direction but at very different speeds. 💰️ ⚖️ 💳️

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Line chart showing Swish mobile payments rising from about 2 billion SEK in 2013 to 561 billion in 2024 while cash ATM withdrawals fall from about 218.5 billion to 65.7 billion, with Swish surpassing cash withdrawals around 2017.Shows a shift from cash to card: annual withdrawals per ATM fall from about 110K in 2005 to ~25K in 2024, while transactions per payment terminal rise from roughly 4K to ~14K over the same period.Line chart showing card payments per person rising in both countries: Sweden (green) climbs from 37 in 2000 to 340 in 2021, Germany (yellow) from 18 to 99, with Sweden’s lead widening though Germany accelerates after 2017.Germany's cash use fell from 74.3% in 2017 to 50.5% in 2023, while debit card rose to 27.5% (from 18.9%), mobile payments to 6.2% (from 0.1%), credit card to 5.7%, credit transfer to 4.3%, and online payment services to 3.5%.
@datawrapper.deSep 16, 2026, 5:00 AM

📈 Today! "Dual-axis & waterfall charts" starts at 6pm CET / 12pm EDT.

Still time to register and join the live Q&A 👉️
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@datawrapper.deSep 15, 2026, 4:12 PM

This week's Data Vis Dispatch covers Apple's iPhone launches 📱, the European Waste Awards 🗑️🏆, the 25th anniversary of 9/11 🇺🇸, “coolcations” ❄️, the 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections, and AI warnings 🤖⚠️. Explore these topics and much more in the newly posted blog 👇

www.datawrapper.de/blog/data-vi...

A chart presenting changes in the voting preferences of the American population from the 2024 presidential election to the 2026 midterm election. Around 76% of Kamala Harris’s voters intend to vote Democrat in the upcoming midterms, compared to 65% of Donald Trump’s supporters who intend to vote Republican. Published by The Economist.Two bar charts showcasing the reducing water levels for Lake Powell and Lake mead, Colorado River’s largest reservoirs. Lake Powells water levels is now at 3,517 ft, while Lake Mead is at 1,039 ft. Published by FlowingData.An election chart displaying the number of seats held by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in state parliaments. They currently hold 328 out of 1,884 seats across 15 state parliaments, accounting for a 17.4% share. Published by Berliner Morgenpost.A collection of maps tracking the shape and size of Africa across various projections. Published by EL PAÍS.
@datawrapper.deSep 14, 2026, 5:00 AM

📊 This week: "Dual-axis & waterfall charts" on Wednesday, Sept 16 at 6pm CET / 12pm EDT.

Get to know our newest chart types! Live Q&A included.

You can register here: watch.getcontrast.io/register/dat...

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@datawrapper.deSep 10, 2026, 7:57 PM

What did the U.S. liquor industry look like during Prohibition? Shaylee from our support team recreated a map from the 1930s that shows key areas, hotspots, and transportation routes. 🗺️ 📍 🍻

Read more about the movement and its consequences on our blog:
www.datawrapper.de/blog/prohibi...

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