Archive for January, 2026

New Examples of Visual Storytelling in Action — DataViz Weekly

January 23rd, 2026 by AnyChart Team

New Examples of Visual Storytelling in ActionVisualizing data can help tell a story by making trends and patterns easier to see and letting insights land faster. Here are a few recent projects we are glad to share in DataViz Weekly this time that work as clear examples of visual storytelling in action.

  • 2025 heat in the global warming trend — The Economist
  • Circular AI deals network — The Big Take
  • Births versus deaths across France — Le Monde
  • 2025 year in Reuters graphics — Reuters

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How to Use Excel with Qlik Sense: Comprehensive Guide

January 21st, 2026 by AnyChart Team

Excel spreadsheet UI and a Qlik analytics dashboard connected with arrowsMicrosoft Excel has been declared obsolete countless times. Yet even with the rise of modern BI platforms like Qlik Sense by Qlik, spreadsheets remain central in enterprise analytics. And that is unlikely to change anytime soon.

These two worlds are not rivals; they complement each other. Qlik Sense delivers trusted data, scale, and interactive dashboards. Excel gives formulas, quick checks, and everyday collaboration in an interface everyone knows. Together, they bring a single source of truth plus the familiar flexibility of spreadsheets.

This article provides a comprehensive guide to using Excel with Qlik Sense. We will cover methods from simple exports and imports to advanced integrations such as automated reporting, live connectors, and embedding fully functional spreadsheets directly into Qlik dashboards.

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Fresh Data Visualization Picks to Explore — DataViz Weekly

January 16th, 2026 by AnyChart Team

Presenting Fresh Data Visualization Picks to ExploreDataViz Weekly is back on the AnyChart blog! It is our regular roundup where we share the most interesting data visualization work we have come across recently. In this edition:

  • Bollywood’s shift away from romance — Kontinentalist
  • Homeland Security footprint in Minnesota — The Minnesota Star Tribune
  • Traffic noise inside Singapore homes — The Straits Times
  • Trump deal connections — The New York Times

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Best Data Visualizations of 2025 — DataViz Weekly

January 9th, 2026 by AnyChart Team

Best Data Visualizations of 2025 Title ImageIn 2025, data visualization kept proving its value as a practical way to work through complexity without losing the thread. From conflict and humanitarian crises to climate risks, technology, culture, and long-running social trends, charts and maps helped people see structure, scale, and change more clearly.

This special edition of DataViz Weekly brings together the best data visualizations of 2025 as selected in major year-end picks. It features selections from FlowingData, GIJN, The Pudding, and Datawrapper, followed by a set of newsroom year-in-graphics roundups for more storytelling standouts from across the year.

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