Stunning data visualization examples on the web, created with Tableau Public.

Tale of 100

Author: Christian Chabot published on Wall Street Journal

How fast do successful tech companies grow? The Wall Street Journal posted this visualization that compares the performance of 100 fast growing software companies.

College Football Recruiting

Author: Scott Wasserman published on Tableau Software

This year's national championship might have just been decided, but the struggle for years of future domination has already started. The recruiting wars are in full swing. Use this viz to see how your team stacks up.

Tech IPOs Finish the Year Strong

Author: Daniel Hom published on IPO Dashboards

Tech IPOs have been under scrutiny this year but ended up leading the way in total capital raised during 2011.

Forest Fire Hot Spots

Author: Ben Jones published on DataRemixed

Today's viz by Ben Jones is all about US forest fires; size, cause, where and when. Filter down to a specific year to see specific details and trends.

Making the Pay Gap Look Good

Author: Simon Rogers published on The Guardian Datablog

Simon Rogers makes the gender gap in salaries look like a million in this viz. His use of a gantt bar to represent the difference in salary is pure genius.

Case-Shiller Home Price Index

Author: Alex Kerin published on Data Driven Consulting

The housing bubble never looked as good as in this Case-Shiller viz from Alex Kerin.

Game Reviews: Do They Matter?

Author: Sean Houghton published on Cerebiggum

Do game reviews have anything to do with sales? From the chart below, it would seem that they do, above an average Game Rankings score of 70. Below that level... its basically random! Seans second view shows something quite odd: as game reviews have decreased over time, sales have ...

Slow Loan Modifications

Author: Sanjay Bhatt published on Seattle Times

Sanjay Bhatt of the Seattle Times won the 2011 Gannett Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism for his story on mortgage modifications, which included this viz.

Cash Buyers Dominate

Author: Tim Ellis published on Seattle Bubble

The Tim takes a look at King County, Washington home financing from 2000-2011.

The Great Divide

Author: Anya A'Hearn published on DataBlick

Congrats to Anya A'Hearn, winner of our Biz Viz contest! Her viz shows how average US income has changed over time for different economic groups

2012 Race: State Match-up Polls

Author: Lori Williams published on Tableau Software

One of the most common questions that pollsters ask is who you would vote for in a head to head match-up of the President versus a candidate. This viz uses the data from match-up polls in a number of states to generate different scenarios for counting up electoral votes in the 2012 ...

Beautiful Fuel

Author: Polly Curtis published on The Guardian

Polly Curtis' story about who's funding the campaign to stop a 3 penny increase in the duty the British government charges on fuel, included a gorgeous viz created by Craig Bloodworth of ICData. We're giddy about the reference band shading and ...

Best Dutch Restaurants

Author: Richard Sanchez published on Infotopics.nl

Richard Sanchez of Infotopics.nl vizes the best restaurants in the Netherlands. Click on a star rating to filter to restaurants with that number of Michelin stars.

A Beautiful and Dangerous History

Author: Peter Aldhous published on New Scientist

Hurricanes are serious business, and Peter Aldhous' viz showing the history of named hurricanes from 1990-2010 illustrates just how common they are.

Earthquakes in Japan Since 1900

Author: Peter Aldhous published on New Scientist

Peter Aldhous takes us back in time with this viz of Japanese Earthquakes since 1900. Obviously, the island nation is no stranger to seismic activity.

Are You Ready For Some Football?

Author: Brett McMurphy published on CBS Sports

Nothing inspires passionate comments among sports fans quite like pre-season predictions. Brett McMurphy's viz looks at how teams ranked in different polls.

Breaking the Law Canadian-Style

Author: Dylan Kristy published on The Windsor Star

If your neighbors are up to something shady, you'd want to know about it, right? Dylan Kristy vizes the marijiuana drug busts in Essex and Windsor County, Ontario. Fascinating data, great use of custom shapes and slick integration of Google satellite map.

Which Country Uses the Most Oil?

Author: Alex Kerin published on Data Driven Consulting

Alex Kerin's viz is not only beautiful, it's also the winner of our Interactive Viz Contest! It shows which countries consume the most oil and whether or not ...

Waterloo for Walker

Author: Amanda Terkel published on Huffington Post

169 commenters and over 13,000 Facebook likes confirm, this is an interesting viz! Readers loved this interactive map which shows voter sentiment in Wisconsin switching back towards the Democrats.

Seattle Times Economic Watch

Author: Seattle Times Team published on Seattle Times

The Seattle Times has made a comprehensive snapshot of the Puget Sound area economy in five tabs, updated monthly.

One Week of Japanese Earthquakes

Author: Alex Kerin published on Data Driven Consulting

Along the same lines as Peter Aldhous's view of Japanese quakes since 1900, Alex Kerin's view below allows us to see seismic activity over the past week. The redder dots indicate stronger quakes.

Chelsea - Manchester Game Analysis

Author: Graham MacAree published on We Aint Got No History

Soccer, despite its simplicity, is actually a very detailed game. As you can see from Graham's vizzes below, the analysis you can do from a game with only 2 goals is actually quite exhaustive. The top view here shows the average player position for each team. The bottom view shows ...

Forget About Facebook

Author: Olga Kharif published on Bloomberg

Everyone talks about Facebook's looming IPO. But what about all the other great tech companies that have gone public? This viz shows us that while business-enterprise IPOs may not get a lot of attention, they're sure doing better than often-hyped consumer tech IPOs.

The Rise and Fall of Tech IPOs

Author: John Cook published on Geekwire

Technology IPOs come out strong out of the gate, but within a few weeks they cool down considerably. See the path of the tech companies that went public in 2011 in this viz from John Cook at Geekwire.

Game Reviews Never Looked Better

Author: Craig Wilson published on Split Screen

Craig Wilson's viz on Split Screen shows how video game reviews tend to cluster in the favorable 7-9 range. A fascinating question, but what's got us really excited are the intuitive color scheme and matching tooltips. Gorgeous!

Which Mobile OS Dominates in Europe?

Author: Rik Henderson published on Pocket-lint

Which mobile operating system is dominant? Although Apple's iOS is the clear leader here, Android has been making a significant dent in the market over the past six months.

England Premier Football League - Historical Statistics

Author: Robert Mundigl published on Clearly and Simply

Robert Mundigl's viz gives you all the stats you could want on England's Premier League from the 1996/1997 season to the present.

A Viz to Build A Dream Team On

Author: Al Melchior published on CBS Sports

By now it's not too surprising to see Al Melchior and the CBS Sports team featured here, but they really make some clean and good-looking vizes. Check out a version of one of their favorites--a fantasy matchup magnifier. Great use of colors and images for mark-types.

Innovation Across America

Author: Peter Aldhous published on New Scientist

Innovation and the protection of intellectual property have been two of the most important cornerstones in the economic dynamism of America since the 1700's. This visualization by Peter Aldhous shows all of the metropolitan areas in America and ranks them by patents per capita ...

Africa's Most Populated Cities

Author: Richard van Dijk published on Sustainable Logic

The population of African cities is set to triple over the next 40 years according to a report by UN Habitat. Click around on the viz below to get a sense of where the growth will be.

Cash Always Looks Good

Author: Craig Wilson published on Split Screen

Double Fine, a video game company, used the trendy donation site Kickstarter to raise money for a new video game. Craig Wilson's viz of the donation results displays several principles of beautiful vizing. A coordinated color scheme, the use of subtle gridlines to guide the eye to ...

Twitter: A Leading Indicator?

Author: Zoe Fox published on Mashable

Do a Presidential candidate's Twitter followers peak before they rise in the polls? Decide for yourself with this viz.

A Cowboy Debate

Author: KB Drummond published on Blogging the Boys

Few things spur on debate like sports does. After suffering a loss to Philadelphia and facing an upcoming game to Seattle, emotions ran high with KD Drummond's viz comparing different football teams' offensive success rates against the Cowboys. Commenters discussed the Cowboy's ...

Lies, Damned Lies and Pinocchios

Author: Glenn Kessler published on Washington Post

Glenn Kessler, the Washington Post Fact Checker published this viz showing how the different Presidential candidates have fared in his fact checks. The conversation was feisty, with a focus on data and accurate presentation. Our kind of commenters!

A Tribute to The Great One

Author: Ben Jones

Ben Jones tweeted us this viz of Wayne Gretzky's amazing stats. What caught our eye was the great color scheme, the well-formatted tool-tips and the excellent choice of background image.

Population Pyramids

Author: Emi Suzuki published on The World Bank

This viz by Emi Suzuki at The World Bank uses a population pyramid to describe the population of the world's countries and regions. Use the year slider to look at historical trends and future projections.

Buy or Rent?

Author: Alison Paoli published on Zillow

If you buy a home, how long will it take before buying that house is cheaper than renting the same house? Alison Paoli of Zillow answers the question for 224 metro areas across the US with this

How California Gets Its Revenue

Author: Mike Polyakov published on California Common Sense

Where does the state with an economy the size of a moderate-income country get its cash? Mike Polyakov of California Common Sense helps make sense of the numbers.

A Whole Lotta Shaking

Author: Amanda Raymond published on Seattle Times

Last Friday, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in British Columbia. Amanda Raymond quickly made this stylish graph showing all the earthquakes in the region since 1995. We're quivering over the consistent color scheme and the custom shading in the table headers.

Royal Wedding - Where Sat the Queen?

Author: Simon Rogers published on Guadian Data Blog

The world went crazy over Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding. Use this viz to see who got the best seats for this momentous occasion.

Visualizing Major League Baseball

Author: Bill Petti published on Beyond the Boxscore

Bill Petti takes his baseball seriously. In his viz below you can see numerous metrics ranking every MLB team over the past 10 years. Click around and enjoy!

Crime in Ireland

Author: The Irish Times and the All-Island Research Observatory published on The Irish Times

The Irish Times and the All-Island Research Observatory viz crime statistics for every police station in Ireland.

Teen Pregnancy Declines

Author: Tamarine Cornelius published on Wisconsin Council on Children and Families

Tamarine Cornelius from the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families vizes the decline in births to teen mothers in Wisconsin.

Blackjack in Vegas

Author: Alex Kerin published on Data Driven

With the intuitive use of streets on a dark map, and beautiful custom shapes, this viz is worthy of ogling even if you are not a gambler.

Bicycling Is on the Climb in European Cities

Author: Camille Josse published on OWNI.fr

Bicycling still makes up only a fraction of all European commute trips, but it's the fastest growing transit mode in cities. The map shows the percent of home-to-work and home-to-school bicycle trips in each of the European capitals.

Console Wars!

Author: Dylan F. Tweney published on Wired

For fifteen years, the Sony PlayStation dominated the console market, both in its original configuration and as the Playstation 2. It seems the tables have turned, however, as you can see from the viz below.

Different States, Different Pay for Correction Officers

Author: Jasmine Nachtigall published on California Common Sense

The average pay for correctional officers in California is well above the national average. Jasmine Nachtigall saved and shared her own view of Evan Storms' Employee Pay Nationwide to focus on pay for correctional officers.

Cash Cows

Author: Mike Shedlock published on Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

Mike Shedlock is devoted to debunking economic myths and exposing the type of irresponsibility that led to the economic crises of 2008. His latest data? Cash amongst America's 50 largest corporations, and his readers agreed with him in their 56 comments- the view is not as pretty as ...

Changes in the Venture Capital Industry

Author: Paul Kedrosky published on Infectious Greed

This viz was retweeted 22 times after Paul Kedrosky published it on his blog, Infectious Greed. It shows how the venture capital flowing into software firms has been flat, while the venture capital flowing into biotech has been increasing.

Worker Injury Claims

Author: Sanjay Bhatt published on Seattle Times

Sanjay Bhatt used this interactive visualization to complement his story on Washington's Initiative 1082, which would essentially privatize the workers injury compensation industry in Washington state. The controversial story raised some rowdy comments, with many suggesting that ...