📊📉FridayChartQuiz: this shows something as % of global GDP back to 1880. But what is the "something"?
The fact it's falling and forecast to keep falling, is a clue. It's important for the global economy, even more for the UK
* Opinions are my own and do not represent the views of Schroders *
The fact it's falling and forecast to keep falling, is a clue. It's important for the global economy, even more for the UK
* Opinions are my own and do not represent the views of Schroders *
November 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
📊📉FridayChartQuiz: this shows something as % of global GDP back to 1880. But what is the "something"?
The fact it's falling and forecast to keep falling, is a clue. It's important for the global economy, even more for the UK
* Opinions are my own and do not represent the views of Schroders *
The fact it's falling and forecast to keep falling, is a clue. It's important for the global economy, even more for the UK
* Opinions are my own and do not represent the views of Schroders *
🎵 #FridayChartQuiz x The Economist: what characteristic of hit songs has shot up to a new record high?
Wrong answers encouraged!
Thanks to @alexselbyb.bsky.social at The Economist for the chart
You should follow Alex for cool charts - no cheating by looking at his posts for the answer tho!
Wrong answers encouraged!
Thanks to @alexselbyb.bsky.social at The Economist for the chart
You should follow Alex for cool charts - no cheating by looking at his posts for the answer tho!
August 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM
🎵 #FridayChartQuiz x The Economist: what characteristic of hit songs has shot up to a new record high?
Wrong answers encouraged!
Thanks to @alexselbyb.bsky.social at The Economist for the chart
You should follow Alex for cool charts - no cheating by looking at his posts for the answer tho!
Wrong answers encouraged!
Thanks to @alexselbyb.bsky.social at The Economist for the chart
You should follow Alex for cool charts - no cheating by looking at his posts for the answer tho!
⚽️ #FridayChartQuiz: football edition to mark the start of the new season
Each phrase sounds like a British football team. Name them
Feel free to confirm each others guesses to save waiting for me to respond
Source: a mate via WhatsApp 🤣 probably a pub quiz originally?
Each phrase sounds like a British football team. Name them
Feel free to confirm each others guesses to save waiting for me to respond
Source: a mate via WhatsApp 🤣 probably a pub quiz originally?
August 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
⚽️ #FridayChartQuiz: football edition to mark the start of the new season
Each phrase sounds like a British football team. Name them
Feel free to confirm each others guesses to save waiting for me to respond
Source: a mate via WhatsApp 🤣 probably a pub quiz originally?
Each phrase sounds like a British football team. Name them
Feel free to confirm each others guesses to save waiting for me to respond
Source: a mate via WhatsApp 🤣 probably a pub quiz originally?
📊#FridayChartQuiz: what do these 9 US states have in common?
As always, wrong answers encouraged!
As always, wrong answers encouraged!
August 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
📊#FridayChartQuiz: what do these 9 US states have in common?
As always, wrong answers encouraged!
As always, wrong answers encouraged!
📊#FridayChartQuiz is back!
This is the number of what in the USA? It’s fallen a third since 2023
Clue: President Trump cares about it
This is the number of what in the USA? It’s fallen a third since 2023
Clue: President Trump cares about it
August 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
📊#FridayChartQuiz is back!
This is the number of what in the USA? It’s fallen a third since 2023
Clue: President Trump cares about it
This is the number of what in the USA? It’s fallen a third since 2023
Clue: President Trump cares about it
📊#FridayChartQuiz: this shows mentions of a particular word in UK budget speeches back to the 1700s. What word?
It barely registered 1940-1999, especially in the 60s and 70s. But was much more common before, and has been since.
It barely registered 1940-1999, especially in the 60s and 70s. But was much more common before, and has been since.
July 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
📊#FridayChartQuiz: this shows mentions of a particular word in UK budget speeches back to the 1700s. What word?
It barely registered 1940-1999, especially in the 60s and 70s. But was much more common before, and has been since.
It barely registered 1940-1999, especially in the 60s and 70s. But was much more common before, and has been since.
📊#FridayChartQuiz: what is this stock market chart that? It’s at an all-time high in $ but falling when scaled. Clue: it attracts a lot of attention
The scaling is relative to something sensible
Data to March 2025
The scaling is relative to something sensible
Data to March 2025
July 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
📊#FridayChartQuiz: what is this stock market chart that? It’s at an all-time high in $ but falling when scaled. Clue: it attracts a lot of attention
The scaling is relative to something sensible
Data to March 2025
The scaling is relative to something sensible
Data to March 2025
📊#FridayChartQuiz: what is this topical UK chart showing?
Colour differentiation less important than general trend
Colour differentiation less important than general trend
June 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
📊#FridayChartQuiz: what is this topical UK chart showing?
Colour differentiation less important than general trend
Colour differentiation less important than general trend
📊#FridayChartQuiz: this is the number of acres harvested/year of which two crops, in the US?
June 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
📊#FridayChartQuiz: this is the number of acres harvested/year of which two crops, in the US?
#FridayChartQuiz: this shows the debt/GDP ratio of two countries. Historically very different, recently more similar - but not always. Can you guess either?
June 13, 2025 at 7:58 AM
#FridayChartQuiz: this shows the debt/GDP ratio of two countries. Historically very different, recently more similar - but not always. Can you guess either?
📊#FridayChartQuiz: this is the % of people in each country who are what?
This is an important issue, in my opinion. Some of the within-Europe differences stand out
This is an important issue, in my opinion. Some of the within-Europe differences stand out
June 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
📊#FridayChartQuiz: this is the % of people in each country who are what?
This is an important issue, in my opinion. Some of the within-Europe differences stand out
This is an important issue, in my opinion. Some of the within-Europe differences stand out
This’ll provide material to up the quality of my #FridayChartQuiz for months!
Mary Meeker’s Trends Report is back. Often called THE most essential deck of the year. 🔥
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May 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This’ll provide material to up the quality of my #FridayChartQuiz for months!
📊#FridayChartQuiz: what are these percentages ?
I don’t think it’s Greggs penetration. But their sausage rolls are pretty good
I don’t think it’s Greggs penetration. But their sausage rolls are pretty good
May 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
📊#FridayChartQuiz: what are these percentages ?
I don’t think it’s Greggs penetration. But their sausage rolls are pretty good
I don’t think it’s Greggs penetration. But their sausage rolls are pretty good
🚨ANSWER to the #FridayChartQuiz: it’s China’s CO2 emissions, which have started falling, 6yrs ahead of schedule
Why? Clean energy! ☀️💨☢️
“Electricity supply from new wind, solar and nuclear capacity was enough to cut coal-power output even as demand surged”
Source:Carbon Brief
🥳Some rare good news
Why? Clean energy! ☀️💨☢️
“Electricity supply from new wind, solar and nuclear capacity was enough to cut coal-power output even as demand surged”
Source:Carbon Brief
🥳Some rare good news
May 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🚨ANSWER to the #FridayChartQuiz: it’s China’s CO2 emissions, which have started falling, 6yrs ahead of schedule
Why? Clean energy! ☀️💨☢️
“Electricity supply from new wind, solar and nuclear capacity was enough to cut coal-power output even as demand surged”
Source:Carbon Brief
🥳Some rare good news
Why? Clean energy! ☀️💨☢️
“Electricity supply from new wind, solar and nuclear capacity was enough to cut coal-power output even as demand surged”
Source:Carbon Brief
🥳Some rare good news
📊#FridayChartQuiz: what is this China related chart?
May 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📊#FridayChartQuiz: what is this China related chart?
📊 #FridayChartQuiz: what are Europe and the UK so far behind the US on? And falling further back
Clue: it gets people worked up. It’s also important for listed companies
(It’s not the level of the stock market, number of listed companies, gdp or productivity growth - before you guess any of those)
Clue: it gets people worked up. It’s also important for listed companies
(It’s not the level of the stock market, number of listed companies, gdp or productivity growth - before you guess any of those)
May 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
📊 #FridayChartQuiz: what are Europe and the UK so far behind the US on? And falling further back
Clue: it gets people worked up. It’s also important for listed companies
(It’s not the level of the stock market, number of listed companies, gdp or productivity growth - before you guess any of those)
Clue: it gets people worked up. It’s also important for listed companies
(It’s not the level of the stock market, number of listed companies, gdp or productivity growth - before you guess any of those)
📊 #FridayChartQuiz: Who am I? I was briefly the world's most valuable public company. I've had some ups and downs, some of my own doing
✍ Intentionally wrong answers with a good explanation for why it fits the chart beat the right answer any day
✍ Intentionally wrong answers with a good explanation for why it fits the chart beat the right answer any day
May 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
📊 #FridayChartQuiz: Who am I? I was briefly the world's most valuable public company. I've had some ups and downs, some of my own doing
✍ Intentionally wrong answers with a good explanation for why it fits the chart beat the right answer any day
✍ Intentionally wrong answers with a good explanation for why it fits the chart beat the right answer any day
#FridayChartQuiz: What did over 840,000 apply to do in 2025, an unbelievable ramp up in recent years
The green bar shows how many (excuse the grammar in the pic) were successful. That hasn’t changed much over time
The green bar shows how many (excuse the grammar in the pic) were successful. That hasn’t changed much over time
May 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
#FridayChartQuiz: What did over 840,000 apply to do in 2025, an unbelievable ramp up in recent years
The green bar shows how many (excuse the grammar in the pic) were successful. That hasn’t changed much over time
The green bar shows how many (excuse the grammar in the pic) were successful. That hasn’t changed much over time
📊 #FridayChartQuiz: What are these blue and green stock market indices?
One has outperformed the other by nearly 20% since mid-2024
One has outperformed the other by nearly 20% since mid-2024
April 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
📊 #FridayChartQuiz: What are these blue and green stock market indices?
One has outperformed the other by nearly 20% since mid-2024
One has outperformed the other by nearly 20% since mid-2024
📊 #FridayChartQuiz Which major European city has had an insane amount of rain in March? 920% of its average March rainfall ☔
Many others had one of their driest Marches ever. London shown for comparison purposes 🌞
* This is a tariff-free zone today. Although reciprocating kindness encouraged *
Many others had one of their driest Marches ever. London shown for comparison purposes 🌞
* This is a tariff-free zone today. Although reciprocating kindness encouraged *
April 4, 2025 at 7:39 AM
📊 #FridayChartQuiz Which major European city has had an insane amount of rain in March? 920% of its average March rainfall ☔
Many others had one of their driest Marches ever. London shown for comparison purposes 🌞
* This is a tariff-free zone today. Although reciprocating kindness encouraged *
Many others had one of their driest Marches ever. London shown for comparison purposes 🌞
* This is a tariff-free zone today. Although reciprocating kindness encouraged *
📊 #FridayChartQuiz What is this important financial markets chart? It’s a story of two halves
Where it goes from here could be a huge deal for investors across all major asset classes
Where it goes from here could be a huge deal for investors across all major asset classes
March 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
📊 #FridayChartQuiz What is this important financial markets chart? It’s a story of two halves
Where it goes from here could be a huge deal for investors across all major asset classes
Where it goes from here could be a huge deal for investors across all major asset classes
📊 #FridayChartQuiz In what has Germany led US since the second half of the 20th century? India falls short
As with all these things, more ancient data should be interpreted with caution
As with all these things, more ancient data should be interpreted with caution
March 21, 2025 at 8:59 AM
📊 #FridayChartQuiz In what has Germany led US since the second half of the 20th century? India falls short
As with all these things, more ancient data should be interpreted with caution
As with all these things, more ancient data should be interpreted with caution
📊 #FridayChartQuiz What has gone up for under 35-year-old single US males but down for 35-44 year olds? The population overall looks very different
Clue: higher is normally considered better
And, if it helps, the level is lower but the uptrend is the same for under-35yr old females
Clue: higher is normally considered better
And, if it helps, the level is lower but the uptrend is the same for under-35yr old females
March 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
📊 #FridayChartQuiz What has gone up for under 35-year-old single US males but down for 35-44 year olds? The population overall looks very different
Clue: higher is normally considered better
And, if it helps, the level is lower but the uptrend is the same for under-35yr old females
Clue: higher is normally considered better
And, if it helps, the level is lower but the uptrend is the same for under-35yr old females
Bit early for a @duncanlamont2.bsky.social style #FridayChartQuiz but guess the banks - percentage change since November 4 last year>>
March 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Bit early for a @duncanlamont2.bsky.social style #FridayChartQuiz but guess the banks - percentage change since November 4 last year>>
📊 #FridayChartQuiz What are these percentages of, that have got so much higher since the 1980s?
Clues: It's a good thing. And the lines are variants of each other
Clues: It's a good thing. And the lines are variants of each other
March 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
📊 #FridayChartQuiz What are these percentages of, that have got so much higher since the 1980s?
Clues: It's a good thing. And the lines are variants of each other
Clues: It's a good thing. And the lines are variants of each other