What's new on Chartly

September 2026

• Sep 25, 2026

  See what's new on Chartly

  A new What's new page, linked in the footer, lists the latest charts and features, newest first.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Copy a ready-made citation for any chart

  Every chart now has a "Cite this chart" button. It copies a reference with the chart's title, its Chartly link, the original source and the dates, ready to paste into an essay or article.

• Sep 25, 2026

  More charts on the same topic after each chart

  Every chart page now ends with a few more charts from the same topic, so your next chart is one click away.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Clearer, consistent charts on every page

  Every chart now uses the same colors in light and dark mode, shows numbers in plain units like $4.50, 1.2M and 12%, and keeps its labels readable on a phone. Some line charts now zoom in on the change and say so under the chart.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Ranked bars and U.S. maps for state charts

  Charts that compare states, airports, colleges or countries now show sorted bars with the U.S. figure marked, and open on the top and bottom 10 on phones. State charts can also be shown as a U.S. map with a color legend.

• Sep 25, 2026

  New privacy, terms and contact pages

  Chartly now has its own Privacy Policy and Terms of Use that explain how to reuse and credit its charts, plus a simpler contact form for corrections and chart ideas. The header and footer have a new logo and are about Chartly only.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Charts load every time you open them

  Charts now always appear when you open them from the chart library or use the back button, not only when you visit a page directly.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Explore exoplanets and close asteroid flybys

  Six new Space charts from NASA show how many planets around other stars are found each year and how, and which asteroids have passed closest to Earth. They also show how many near-Earth asteroids are discovered each year.

• Sep 25, 2026

  See where NIH's medical research money goes

  Six new charts show NIH research funding since 2012: the total each year, which institutes and states get the most, and how much goes to diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's, HIV and opioids.

• Sep 25, 2026

  See FDA recalls and reported drug side effects

  New charts show how many drug and food recalls the FDA lists each year, how serious they are and why they happen. Others show the side effects reported most for atorvastatin, metformin and lisinopril, and explain that a report isn't proof the drug caused the problem.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Road safety charts from U.S. crash data

  Six new charts show how many people die on U.S. roads each year, how the death rate per mile driven has changed, which states have the highest and lowest rates, and how many deaths involve alcohol, speeding or no seat belt.

• Sep 25, 2026

  See which national parks draw the most visitors

  Six new charts from National Park Service data show the busiest parks, visits over the years since 1979, the busiest months and the parks that grew fastest.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Crime rates since 1985 and by state

  Six new charts show how violent crime, property crime and murder in the U.S. have changed since 1985, and how every state compares. Each one explains the 2021 change in how police report crime to the FBI.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Explore earthquakes worldwide and across the U.S.

  Six new charts from the U.S. Geological Survey show how often big earthquakes strike, the biggest since 1900, which states shake the most, and Oklahoma's surge in earthquakes.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Explore clinical trials: diseases, sponsors and results

  Seven new charts from ClinicalTrials.gov show how many clinical trials start each year, which diseases and phases they study, who runs them, and how many post their results.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Hacker News front page history for 2026

  The Hacker News dashboard is now filling in with every front page story since January 1, 2026, and adds each new day automatically.

• Sep 25, 2026

  See which airlines and airports run late

  8 new charts from federal flight data show which airlines and airports have the most delays and cancellations, the worst months and hours to fly, and what causes most delays. You can search for any major U.S. airport.

• Sep 25, 2026

  New college football charts

  Eight new charts on college football: scoring and home-field advantage over time, the strongest conferences, the most-played rivalries and who leads them, and how often ranked teams lose to unranked teams.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Inflation and jobs charts now show full history

  The inflation, unemployment, rent, car insurance and egg price charts now go back as far as the government's monthly records do. For inflation that's 1914, and for unemployment it's 1948.

• Sep 25, 2026

  See which drugs drive US overdose deaths

  Six new CDC charts compare the drugs involved in overdose deaths and show how deaths involving methamphetamine, cocaine, prescription opioids and heroin have changed since 2015. They also show which age groups have the highest overdose death rates.

• Sep 25, 2026

  See how US causes of death changed since 1900

  New charts show how heart disease, cancer, and flu and pneumonia death rates changed since 1900, and how heart disease compares with cancer. Three more show what Americans die of most often at ages 15 to 24, 45 to 54, and 85 and over.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Explore 8 NFL charts, 1999 to 2025

  A new NFL topic charts scoring, home-field advantage, fourth-down decisions, passing versus running, field goal accuracy by distance and the highest-scoring teams since 1999, using data from nflverse.

• Sep 25, 2026

  See where each state's electricity comes from

  Eight new energy charts: how solar, wind, nuclear and hydropower's share of US electricity has changed since 1949, and which states get the most power from coal, gas, wind and solar, or nuclear.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Charts look good when shared

  Sharing a chart on social apps or in a message now shows a preview image of the chart itself. Search engines can also find every chart and its data source.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Browse every chart from the home page

  The home page now lists every chart by topic, newest first, with each topic's source and data date. There's also a direct link to the Hacker News dashboard.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Explore Hacker News 2026 in charts

  A new dashboard shows which sites, stories and posters reached the Hacker News front page in 2026. It also covers the best times to post, Show HN and Ask HN trends, rising topics and stories that stayed for days, and every story links to its article and discussion.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Compare countries on wealth, health and internet

  Nine new World Bank charts show GDP per person, population, life expectancy, internet use and electricity access for every country, plus world trends. A new tool lets you pick countries and compare them side by side.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Health charts: life expectancy, deaths and births

  Eight new charts from CDC data show how long Americans live, what they die of most often, overdose deaths nationally and by state, and at what ages women have babies. Each chart shows its source and date, and says when recent numbers are provisional.

• Sep 25, 2026

  See how US temperature and rainfall have changed

  Eight new Climate charts from NOAA show US temperature and rainfall since 1895, the hottest and wettest years on record, and which states have warmed the most. Another shows how the last 12 months compared with normal. They update themselves as NOAA adds new data.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Look up any baby name's popularity since 1880

  Type any name to see how many U.S. babies got it each year since 1880. Seven more charts show the fastest rising and falling names and the top names by decade and by state, all from Social Security records.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Look up any college's cost, debt and earnings

  New College charts show what students really pay after grants, which majors earn the most, and how debt compares with pay. You can also search about 1,700 colleges for their earnings, net price and graduates' debt. Earnings cover only students who received federal aid.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Compare states and look up your county

  New charts compare the states on income, rent, home values, commute time, working from home and poverty, using Census survey data with its margins of error. You can also search any U.S. county to see its typical household income.

• Sep 25, 2026

  See inflation, jobs and wages charts

  Nine new charts from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show how fast prices are rising for eggs, rent, car insurance and other everyday items, unemployment across the US and by state, and what different kinds of jobs pay. They update themselves as new numbers come out.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Gas and electricity price charts

  Nine new Energy charts show what gas costs nationally and by region, what homes pay for electricity in each state, and where US power comes from and how that has changed. Gas prices update every week.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Explore 9 charts on US debt and spending

  New Federal budget charts show the national debt back to 1790, debt per person, interest costs, where federal money comes from and goes, and yearly deficits. They come from U.S. Treasury data and update automatically.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Browse charts by topic

  The chart library now groups every chart by topic, and each topic, such as Health or Climate, has its own page. You can jump to any topic from the home page.

• Sep 25, 2026

  Browse charts with source, date and data

  Each chart now has its own page with the question it answers, an interactive chart, the answer in plain words, its public source and license, the date, and a table of the numbers. Find them all under Charts.

• Sep 24, 2026

  Chartly is live

  Chartly now has a home at chart.ly. It explains what we're building: a library of clear, interactive charts from trustworthy public data, each with a source, its data and a date. You can create a free account and sign in to follow along as the first charts arrive.