r/dataisbeautiful Monthly Top Posts (2020–2026)
The highest-scoring post each month on r/dataisbeautiful from May 2020 to April 2026, with scores, comments, and metadata.
| # | month | date | score | upvote_ratio | num_comments | title | author | is_oc | domain | permalink | url |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-05 | 2020-05-18 | 66900 | 0.95 | 2036 | Light speed is fast, but space is vast [OC] | physicsJ | True | v.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://v.redd.it/gu0pl1cd2jz41 |
| 2 | 2020-06 | 2020-06-22 | 92755 | 0.95 | 3560 | [OC] Blockbuster Video US store locations between 1986 and 2019 | V1Analytics | True | v.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://v.redd.it/zd5plsepgg651 |
| 3 | 2020-07 | 2020-07-16 | 162617 | 0.95 | 7763 | [OC] Trending Google Searches by State Between 2018 and 2020 | V1Analytics | True | v.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://v.redd.it/l0rvdugoy7b51 |
| 4 | 2020-08 | 2020-08-14 | 122677 | 0.87 | 3944 | I analysed 70 years of baby names in the US to decide what to call a male Karen. It's Terry. [OC] | nathcun | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/eukx9llouyg51.png |
| 5 | 2020-09 | 2020-09-26 | 75724 | 0.93 | 2416 | The Meteoric Rise of Among Us: How a 2 year old game became viral overnight [OC] | lookatnum | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/44j1xqpjpip51.png |
| 6 | 2020-10 | 2020-10-01 | 106881 | 0.91 | 1555 | A wish for election night data visualization [OC] | svenliden | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/1zhdpreeijq51.jpg |
| 7 | 2020-11 | 2020-11-21 | 104709 | 0.88 | 1680 | [OC] u/IHateTheLetterF is a mad lad | moelf | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/dzos2451vn061.png |
| 8 | 2020-12 | 2020-12-15 | 80441 | 0.93 | 2703 | [OC] Google Year in Search 2020 Top Search Terms | informatica6 | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/v78l5due4b561.png |
| 9 | 2021-01 | 2021-01-27 | 77572 | 0.88 | 3458 | What's going on with GameStop in 4 charts [OC] | chartr | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/elrhw73gpwd61.jpg |
| 10 | 2021-02 | 2021-02-12 | 77206 | 0.77 | 1328 | [OC] I ran a quick poll last week on digital transformation | jcceagle | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/picaha4n72h61.jpg |
| 11 | 2021-03 | 2021-03-29 | 59474 | 0.94 | 1091 | [OC] I've made an interactive map of reddit based on 176 million comments | anvaka | True | v.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://v.redd.it/kl1adlcviwp61 |
| 12 | 2021-04 | 2021-04-22 | 78589 | 0.87 | 4204 | [OC] If you post on r/AmITheAsshole about these people, what are the odds of you being the asshole? | Killeradoom | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/2uff8wxvnpu61.png |
| 13 | 2021-05 | 2021-05-21 | 71609 | 0.77 | 9597 | [OC] The Covid-19 death toll | jcceagle | True | v.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://v.redd.it/t119cpsltf071 |
| 14 | 2021-06 | 2021-06-22 | 65103 | 0.83 | 2263 | There are more cows than people in the states colored blue. [OC] | toddrjones | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/cpoqb86n3v671.png |
| 15 | 2021-07 | 2021-07-10 | 57949 | 0.91 | 2293 | [OC] Global Annual Gaming Console Sales 2002 to January 2021 | PieChartPirate | True | v.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://v.redd.it/j4zkhfyi1fa71 |
| 16 | 2021-08 | 2021-08-08 | 41451 | 0.86 | 3120 | [OC] A Photo-Finish Race for the Most Gold Medals at Tokyo 2020: USA 39, China 38 | teddyterminal | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/l3nz75xpf3g71.png |
| 17 | 2021-09 | 2021-09-22 | 77496 | 0.96 | 1786 | Earth's Submarine Fiber Optic Cable Network [OC] | tylermw8 | True | v.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://v.redd.it/hit79q1e22p71 |
| 18 | 2021-10 | 2021-10-09 | 61333 | 0.89 | 3544 | [OC] The Pandemic in the US in 60 Seconds | Fickle-Scene-4773 | True | v.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://v.redd.it/z9mkrsa3hcs71 |
| 19 | 2021-11 | 2021-11-19 | 67093 | 0.7 | 3200 | Coworkers asked what maternity leave was like. This was my wife’s response:🔥🔥🔥[OC] | infinitemoment22 | True | v.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://v.redd.it/u84l06ikym081 |
| 20 | 2021-12 | 2021-12-20 | 82156 | 0.9 | 4124 | [OC] 2021's Trending Google Searches by State | V1Analytics | True | v.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://v.redd.it/nizfwf5b4p681 |
| 21 | 2022-01 | 2022-01-16 | 54615 | 0.96 | 1379 | Short-term atmospheric response to Tonga eruption [OC] | Mathew_Barlow | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/hlhti9tzb3c81.gif |
| 22 | 2022-02 | 2022-02-27 | 47195 | 0.86 | 3703 | [OC] A comparison of NATO and Russia's military strength | arshadejaz | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/i2eda0p3xfk81.png |
| 23 | 2022-03 | 2022-03-02 | 66114 | 0.89 | 3011 | [OC] I updated our famous password table for 2022 | hivesystems | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/i3em1z88pzk81.png |
| 24 | 2022-04 | 2022-04-01 | 74661 | 0.84 | 896 | Data is Beautiful! | Brittle_Panda | False | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/lhfj0cju2xq81.jpg |
| 25 | 2022-05 | 2022-05-03 | 53049 | 0.77 | 3291 | [OC] Abortion Deaths in the USA (1968-2018) | thedataracer | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/atawo6inwax81.png |
| 26 | 2022-06 | 2022-06-28 | 77955 | 0.93 | 5643 | [OC] Frequency of compound insults (e.g. "poophead", "scumwad") in Reddit comments, organized by prefix and suffix | halfeatenscone | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/qh644qel1f891.png |
| 27 | 2022-07 | 2022-07-21 | 46857 | 0.69 | 2308 | Data Finds Republicans are Obsessed with Searching for Transgender Porn | transtwin | False | lawsuit.org | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://lawsuit.org/general-law/repub... |
| 28 | 2022-08 | 2022-08-31 | 59100 | 0.89 | 1430 | Leonardo DiCaprio has split with Camila Morrone [age 25] providing further evidence that LeosLaw, discovered here by u/ TrustLittleBrother, holds true. | kezzaNZ | False | reddit.com | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeauti... |
| 29 | 2022-09 | 2022-09-07 | 77963 | 0.81 | 4506 | [OC] Gordon Ramsay and Martha Stewart are being outperformed by Doña Angela, a grandma from rural Mexico and her daughter's phone camera. | latinometrics | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/jjhqhljzagm91.png |
| 30 | 2022-10 | 2022-10-18 | 59933 | 0.94 | 2290 | USA Cigarettes Sold v. Lung Cancer Death Rates [OC] | rosetechnology | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/towdpfz6xku91.png |
| 31 | 2022-11 | 2022-11-13 | 47388 | 0.89 | 3231 | Qatar has the world's highest gender ratio with 300 males per 100 females. | erasmers | False | en.m.wikipedia.org | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:... |
| 32 | 2022-12 | 2022-12-13 | 48006 | 0.92 | 2095 | [OC] UK housing most unaffordable since Victorian times | jcceagle | True | v.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://v.redd.it/dw098p0jgn5a1 |
| 33 | 2023-01 | 2023-01-21 | 42663 | 0.91 | 2774 | [OC] Costco's 2022 Income Statement visualized with a Sankey Diagram | Square_Tea4916 | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/4gh3r8p0oeda1.jpg |
| 34 | 2023-02 | 2023-02-13 | 57550 | 0.87 | 16235 | [OC] What foreign ways of doing things would Americans embrace? | YouGov_Official | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/bovz0u2vqyha1.png |
| 35 | 2023-03 | 2023-03-12 | 56493 | 0.87 | 2082 | [OC] Size of bank failures since 2000 | pranshum | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/e9jtao3428na1.png |
| 36 | 2023-04 | 2023-04-01 | 36153 | 0.86 | 2153 | The average American now has the same chance of a long and healthy life as someone born in Blackpool, the town with England's lowest life expectancy. | carlosvega | False | ft.com | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://www.ft.com/content/653bbb26-8... |
| 37 | 2023-05 | 2023-05-25 | 45641 | 0.93 | 4878 | [OC] How Common in Your Birthday! | plotset | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/wdwhifuz122b1.png |
| 38 | 2023-06 | 2023-06-11 | 29393 | 0.93 | 1738 | [OC] Top 200 subreddits participation status, as of 1:00AM PST, in the June 12th protest against API changes. (Red = participating) | ExternalFeed8231 | True | reddit.com | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://www.reddit.com/gallery/146ovat |
| 39 | 2023-07 | 2023-07-31 | 25175 | 0.8 | 1388 | [OC] 31 Days of My (Female) Masturbation Data | soheedoingthings | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/m9gq61595afb1.png |
| 40 | 2023-08 | 2023-08-02 | 24443 | 0.93 | 2348 | Deadliest Animals | uroozz | False | reddit.com | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://www.reddit.com/gallery/15ga1m7 |
| 41 | 2023-09 | 2023-09-03 | 14879 | 0.91 | 879 | [OC] Costco hot dog combo price - Actual vs Inflation Adjusted | nobjos | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/39yrodzm41mb1.png |
| 42 | 2023-10 | 2023-10-06 | 24078 | 0.93 | 5211 | [OC] U.S. Adult Obesity Rate (2012 vs 2022) | wellsinsideout | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/k8z4nixhxksb1.jpg |
| 43 | 2023-11 | 2023-11-14 | 12346 | 0.89 | 3090 | [OC] We asked people to define their Religion in 1 word, here are the Results. | TheSurveyorPeople | True | reddit.com | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://www.reddit.com/gallery/17v4qwk |
| 44 | 2023-12 | 2023-12-13 | 28610 | 0.92 | 3296 | How heterosexual couples met [OC] | WorldlyWeb | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/uwe4cchpfz5c1.png |
| 45 | 2024-01 | 2024-01-29 | 38672 | 0.92 | 1251 | The numbers 0–99 sorted alphabetically in different languages [OC] | Udzu | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/5z606kdtodfc1.png |
| 46 | 2024-02 | 2024-02-28 | 14251 | 0.95 | 853 | New Teachers are Earning 20% Less Than They Were 20 Years Ago When Adjusting for Inflation | 1T-Chizzle | False | myelearningworld.com | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://myelearningworld.com/new-teac... |
| 47 | 2024-03 | 2024-03-20 | 13438 | 1 | 863 | US Teachers Spent $3.24 Billion of Their Own Money on Classroom Expenses in 2023 | GotTime4That | False | myelearningworld.com | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://myelearningworld.com/teacher-... |
| 48 | 2024-04 | 2024-04-01 | 25212 | 0.69 | 2485 | [OC] I met a woman who was also a data nerd, so we tracked our sex for three years. | Nizidramaniiyt | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/7dtakqsu6vrc1.png |
| 49 | 2024-05 | 2024-05-08 | 14424 | 0.96 | 802 | [OC] Most common 4 digit PIN numbers from an analysis of 3.4 million. The top 20 constitute 27% of all PIN codes! | infobeautiful | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/dsjyq4o628zc1.png |
| 50 | 2024-06 | 2024-06-17 | 14600 | 0.93 | 873 | [OC] A soul crushing 12 months of job search as a Master's graduate in Aerospace Engineering | potterishitler | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/mk07vun3h47d1.png |
| 51 | 2024-07 | 2024-07-18 | 19436 | 0.92 | 808 | Supreme Court Justices by Gifts Received [OC] | YutongH | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/a0dksya8sadd1.png |
| 52 | 2024-08 | 2024-08-08 | 29987 | 0.9 | 3914 | [OC] The Influence of Non-Voters in U.S. Presidential Elections, 1976-2020 | ptrdo | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/t7tvunm1wfhd1.png |
| 53 | 2024-09 | 2024-09-12 | 36133 | 0.82 | 4176 | [OC] Visualization of which presidential candidate spoke last in each topic of the debate | fillgates | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/gqnu16xg0eod1.png |
| 54 | 2024-10 | 2024-10-23 | 13372 | 0.95 | 1999 | [OC] USA vs Europe Work Culture: Nearly 30% of Europeans took more than 25 vacation days, while only 6% of Americans took that much time off according to a survey of 1,228 employees | toso_o | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/nrzgbecu5iwd1.png |
| 55 | 2024-11 | 2024-11-08 | 12387 | 0.96 | 1207 | The incumbent party in every developed nation that held an election this year lost vote share. It's the first time in history it's ever happened. | Dunlocke | False | twitter.com | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/stat... |
| 56 | 2024-12 | 2024-12-06 | 57433 | 0.92 | 3929 | USA vs other developed countries: healthcare expenditure vs. life expectancy | guerilla_post | False | en.m.wikipedia.org | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:... |
| 57 | 2025-01 | 2025-01-17 | 54679 | 0.88 | 5895 | [OC] "Guys where do you pee?" Reddit comments visualised | adamjonah | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/k3ziggo2qjde1.jpeg |
| 58 | 2025-02 | 2025-02-01 | 11502 | 0.91 | 906 | [OC] Egg prices in the U.S. have increased by 14% in the last two weeks | JPAnalyst | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/8wr1ts09fjge1.jpeg |
| 59 | 2025-03 | 2025-03-14 | 58696 | 0.89 | 2351 | S&P 500 Performance During the First 100 Days of Recent Presidents [OC] | jellewauman | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/m79y2zwr6noe1.png |
| 60 | 2025-04 | 2025-04-03 | 63069 | 0.9 | 2501 | Comparison of S&P 500 performance dyeing first 100 days of past 4 US presidents [OC] | jhelvy | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/hpk39ckxkpse1.png |
| 61 | 2025-05 | 2025-05-23 | 23286 | 0.89 | 1364 | OnlyFans brings more revenue per employee than NVIDIA, Apple, Tesla etc. combined [OC] | olekskw | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/di4d1lvh3k2f1.png |
| 62 | 2025-06 | 2025-06-19 | 10653 | 0.96 | 792 | % of US State Land Available For Sale in the "One Big Beautiful Bill" [OC] | takeasecond | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/8p2ocemv9t7f1.png |
| 63 | 2025-07 | 2025-07-03 | 29871 | 0.95 | 1113 | [OC] The US dollar is on track for its worst year in modern history | semafornews | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/yz4f6qx5joaf1.png |
| 64 | 2025-08 | 2025-08-11 | 46680 | 0.85 | 3720 | [OC] Homophobic views have declined around the world | _crazyboyhere_ | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/degvfyp9wdif1.png |
| 65 | 2025-09 | 2025-09-18 | 29928 | 0.86 | 2230 | Politically Motivated Murders in the US, by Ideology of Perpetrator [OC] | CognitiveFeedback | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/wkuosua44xpf1.jpeg |
| 66 | 2025-10 | 2025-10-30 | 34208 | 0.95 | 1398 | Government shutdowns in the U.S. [OC] | CognitiveFeedback | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/717hbtwva9yf1.png |
| 67 | 2025-11 | 2025-11-01 | 26687 | 0.97 | 751 | 15 years of counting kids on Halloween, Excel [OC] | loztriforce | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/b206qvkyenyf1.jpeg |
| 68 | 2025-12 | 2025-12-30 | 21703 | 0.81 | 5607 | [OC] dating statistics of a 30-year-old female in 2025 | Auspicious-Pear-11 | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/u6672la8h8ag1.png |
| 69 | 2026-01 | 2026-01-26 | 15974 | 0.83 | 2576 | [OC] End of year dating app review! (21M living in London) | The_Watcher5292 | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/k9hxdh947pfg1.jpeg |
| 70 | 2026-02 | 2026-02-26 | 11437 | 0.96 | 597 | [OC] 3 Month Update: r-Conservative adds a third super-poster making it even less diverse. 3 posters now account for 50% of all posts since 11/20/2025. Sometimes exceeding 60%. | Ok-Stand-2128 | True | reddit.com | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1rfe0nh |
| 71 | 2026-03 | 2026-03-22 | 25310 | 0.82 | 3148 | [OC] Gay male marriages are the most stable over the long term | Impressive_Suit4370 | True | i.redd.it | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://i.redd.it/sql3zwk93iqg1.png |
| 72 | 2026-04 | 2026-04-02 | 12186 | 0.97 | 394 | [OC] Oil prices reacting in real time to Trump's National Address | Siskel-and-Ebert | True | reddit.com | https://reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/... | https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1sa73tz |
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r/dataisbeautiful Monthly Top Posts (2020–2026) — Analysis
Hosting Domains of Top Posts
Top 10 Highest-Scoring Posts of All Time
Average Top Post Score by Year
Monthly Top Post Score Over Time
Key Findings
- Average top post score collapsed from 101,588 in 2020 to 24,112 in 2024 — a 76% decline in peak engagement
- Comments held steadier than scores: 2023 actually had the highest average comments (3,839) despite mid-tier scores
- 86% of monthly winners are original content [OC], and 67% are hosted on i.redd.it (static images)
- Only 3 authors won the top spot more than once: V1Analytics (3), jcceagle (3), and CognitiveFeedback (2)
- 2025 shows a partial recovery (avg 34K) driven by politically-charged posts about tariffs and government data