Sixteen Years of Social Networks in One Bar-Chart Race
A 150-second animated ranking turns social-network user counts into a continuous race with early reversals and a late TikTok surge.
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Why it works
The first three seconds teach the ranking rule with a visible reversal, while all 4,487 frames remain one continuous scene. A measured 120 BPM bed supports the moving counters and rank hand-offs; 91 of the retained 150 cues sit on its beat grid. The right title and later end card refresh the composition without adding a cut.
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