Guides
Everything about making animated charts and data videos: the chart types, the how-tos and the tools.
Chart makers
What each chart type is for and how to make one.
- Make a bar chart race video in minutesMake a bar chart race video from Excel, Google Sheets or CSV in minutes. Flags, logos, captions and a leaderboard ending. Export MP4 for Reels, TikTok and YouTube.
- Animated line chart races that tell a storyTurn any time series into an animated line chart race. Live labels, moving date range, story captions and a ranked ending. Export MP4 in seconds.
- Animated donut charts for market share and pollsCreate animated pie and donut chart videos that show market share changing over time. Live legend, percentages and totals. Export MP4 for social.
- Animated column charts and leaderboardsMake animated column chart videos where vertical bars grow and swap places. Perfect for leaderboards, sales contests and countdowns.
- Data videos made for Reels, TikTok and ShortsMake vertical 9:16 animated chart videos built for Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts, with safe zones, hook titles and leaderboard endings.
- From spreadsheet to bar chart race, with one pasteCopy cells from Excel or Google Sheets and paste them to get an animated bar chart race. No formatting, plugins or code required.
- A free chart maker that also makes the videoMake bar, line, column and donut charts from any spreadsheet, free. Watch them animate, then export an MP4 video or a full-size PNG. No signup to start.
- Bar graph maker: from a list to a moving bar chartMake a bar graph from a list or a spreadsheet in seconds. Bars grow and re-rank on screen; export an MP4 video or a PNG image. Free, no signup.
- Line graph maker for data that changes over timeTurn any time series into a line graph that draws itself. Live labels, captions, auto-scaling axis. Export an MP4 or a PNG. Free, no signup to start.
- Animated leaderboards your team will actually watchTurn a sales sheet, fundraiser or fantasy league into an animated leaderboard video. Columns grow and swap places; the winner gets an end card. Free to try.
- Make ranking and top 10 videos from a spreadsheetMake 'top 10' and ranking videos from a spreadsheet: animated bars re-rank over time and end on a leaderboard. Export MP4 for TikTok, Reels and YouTube.
- Animated infographics from a spreadsheetMake animated infographic videos from your data: moving bar, line and donut charts with titles, captions and a source line. Export MP4 for social or slides.
- Turn data into a video, no code requiredTurn data into a video: animated bar chart races, line races and donut charts rendered in your browser and exported as MP4. Free to start, no code.
How-to guides
Step-by-step guides for animated charts, from data to posting.
- How to make a bar chart race, step by stepA practical guide to making a bar chart race video: finding data, shaping it, choosing the story, and exporting for social media.
- The viral chart video formulaThe formula behind viral chart videos on TikTok and Reels: hook, race, reveal. Plus topic ideas, posting tips and the exact settings to use.
- 50 chart video ideas that write themselvesNever run out of content: 50 proven chart race ideas across money, world data, sports, tech and creators, with the hook for each.
- A simpler, faster RaceCharts alternativeLooking for a RaceCharts alternative? MakeYourChart renders bar, line, column and donut races instantly in your browser with a free watermarked export.
- Need a bar chart race as a video? Skip the screen recordingNeed your bar chart race as a video, not an embed? MakeYourChart exports MP4 directly, sized for Reels, TikTok, Shorts and YouTube.
- What is a bar chart race?A bar chart race is an animated bar chart where bars grow and swap places over time. Here's how they work, when to use one, and examples with real data.
- How to animate a chart in PowerPointStep-by-step: animate a chart in PowerPoint by series or category with Wipe and Effect Options, export it as video, and when a real animated chart works better.
- How to animate a chart in ExcelExcel has no animation button, but you can still animate a chart: with PowerPoint, a simple VBA macro, or by turning your Excel data into a video. Steps for each.
- Make an animated chart from Google SheetsGoogle Sheets charts can't animate over time. Here's how to turn a Sheets table into an animated bar chart race or line chart video in a couple of minutes.
- Making a bar chart race in Python (and the no-code shortcut)How to make a bar chart race in Python with pandas and the bar_chart_race library, the pitfalls, and when a no-code tool is faster for social video.
- Where to find data for chart videosThe best free data sources for bar chart races and animated charts: World Bank, Our World in Data, UN, FRED, Wikipedia and more, with what each is good for.
Comparisons and alternatives
Honest notes on when another tool is the better fit.
- The best bar chart race makers, comparedComparing Flourish, RaceCharts, MakeYourChart, Python, After Effects templates and PowerPoint for making bar chart race videos: output, price, speed and skill needed.
- When you need a Datawrapper chart that movesDatawrapper is great for static and interactive newsroom charts. When you need the chart to move, as an MP4 for social or slides, here's the alternative.
- Chart animation without After EffectsSkip keyframing charts in After Effects. Paste data, get an animated bar, line, column or donut chart, and export MP4 in seconds. When AE is still worth it.
Data chart templates by topic
70 animated charts built on real data, ready to watch, download or remix.