The Best Visualizations of August on the Voronoi App

Over year ago, we launched Voronoi, our free new data discovery app.

Believe it or not, there are already more data-driven visuals on Voronoi than on Visual Capitalist (which has been around for 13 years!).

Every day there’s something new on Voronoi to see. And in aggregate, there are over 5,000 data stories to explore on the platform from 170+ world-class creators.

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Let’s see what captivated users in August.

We’ll take a look at some of the best Voronoi visuals over the last month, including one standout Editor’s Pick, as well as the most discussed, most viewed, and most liked posts.

MOST DISCUSSED

A History of American Recessions

A historical timeline from USAFacts sparked lively discussion about the U.S. economy.

Commenters debated whether recessions can fairly be linked to the political party in power at the time, or if lag effects make such correlations unreliable. Others focused on how the definition of a “recession” has shifted over time—possibly explaining why fewer appear in recent decades.

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MOST VIEWED

The 50 Largest Companies Outside the U.S., by Market Cap, Revenue, and Profits

This Visual Capitalist ranking pulled in major attention from readers around the world.

Saudi Aramco and TSMC stand out as the only non-U.S. companies above the $1 trillion mark in terms of market capitalization. China leads with 12 of the top 50 companies (13 including Hong Kong’s China Mobile). Meanwhile, Europe thrives in brand-driven sectors like luxury and pharma, while Asia dominates in hardware and technology innovation.

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EDITOR’S PICK

The Largest Crypto Fortunes Ever Amassed

MadeVisual explores the largest fortunes in the history of cryptocurrency.

From Satoshi’s untouched billion-dollar trove to exchange founders like CZ, this piece highlights how early entry and lack of regulation allowed extreme concentrations of wealth. Many fortunes proved to be paper billions—illiquid, inaccessible, or evaporated before they could ever be realized.

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MOST LIKED

No ChatGPT In These Countries 🛑

In this map from Visual Capitalist, readers engaged heavily with the state of AI censorship.

ChatGPT is currently unavailable in 20 countries, often due to government censorship, strict privacy laws, or business decisions. The Great Firewall of China is one prominent example: combining legislation, filtering, and surveillance. VPNs remain a workaround, but even those can be criminalized.

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