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How to post in r/dataisbeautiful

What this community allows, what its most upvoted posts have in common, and what gets removed. Checked against the community's sidebar.

Can I promote my app or project in r/dataisbeautiful?

Not as a rule. No self-promotion here. Take part as a member instead, or pick another community.

Does r/dataisbeautiful allow AI-written posts?

There's no explicit ban we could find, but readers spot generic AI writing quickly. Rewrite any draft in your own voice.

What format do posts in r/dataisbeautiful need?

[OC] chart you made; first comment: 'Source: ... Tool: ...'.

What do the top posts in r/dataisbeautiful look like?

Top posts of the year: 60% have a text body; median body 64 words, 53% first person; titles ~12 words, 0% questions, 44% with a number; top comments ~16 words.

What do readers of r/dataisbeautiful reward?

An original chart from real data, with a plain title and the source in the first comment.

The rules we found

Sidebar: tag your own charts [OC] and state the data source and tool in the first comment; titles must describe the data plainly, no sensational headlines; at least one computer-generated element.

What gets posts removed or ignored

• sensational titles
• charts without a source comment

Rules change. Read the community's own Rules tab before posting; this page is a summary, not the rules.