Yes. FlowingData is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does FlowingData take?

Clear your evening. We warned you. We file it under "Rabbit hole" — nathan Yau on what the numbers are doing to us.

Does FlowingData work on a phone?

FlowingData really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.

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FlowingData

Nathan Yau on what the numbers are doing to us

Visit flowingdata.com More Data Made Visible

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What FlowingData actually is

A long-running visualisation blog alternating between critique of other people's charts and original projects about American life: how people spend their days, when couples meet, how careers end. Tutorials cover the R and D3 work behind each piece.

Why it is worth your time

The day-in-the-life simulations, where thousands of dots move between activities hour by hour, make time-use survey data legible in a way no bar chart manages.

Common questions

Is FlowingData free?: Yes. FlowingData is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does FlowingData take?: Clear your evening. We warned you. We file it under "Rabbit hole" — nathan Yau on what the numbers are doing to us.
Does FlowingData work on a phone?: FlowingData really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.
What kind of site is FlowingData?: We list it under Data Made Visible — numbers that finally mean something. The day-in-the-life simulations, where thousands of dots move between activities hour by hour, make time-use survey data legible in a way no bar chart manages.

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Nathan Yau on what the numbers are doing to us

Visit flowingdata.com More Data Made Visible

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Free, no sign-up · online since 2007

What FlowingData actually is

Why it is worth your time

The day-in-the-life simulations, where thousands of dots move between activities hour by hour, make time-use survey data legible in a way no bar chart manages.

Common questions

Is FlowingData free?: Yes. FlowingData is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does FlowingData take?: Clear your evening. We warned you. We file it under "Rabbit hole" — nathan Yau on what the numbers are doing to us.
Does FlowingData work on a phone?: FlowingData really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.
What kind of site is FlowingData?: We list it under Data Made Visible — numbers that finally mean something. The day-in-the-life simulations, where thousands of dots move between activities hour by hour, make time-use survey data legible in a way no bar chart manages.