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Ryagram turns public data into short animated films, and checks each one against its data before you get it.

A film made with Ryagram: Rise of the Interstate Highway, 1956–1993. Watch the full film
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Films made with Ryagram

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A map of the contiguous United States with the Interstate Highway System drawn in blue, from the film's final frame: 1993, 39,279 Interstate miles constructed.

Rise of the Interstate Highway, 1956–1993

The Interstate Highway System, contiguous United States: 39,279 miles constructed, 1956–1993.

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Data: Brooks & Liscow (2023), CC BY 4.0, transformed by Ryagram.

A chart of new US housing permits since 1990 with the headline 23.5% to 29.9% of new homes in buildings with 5 or more units, 1990 to 2024.

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America's Housing Permits: The Construction Mix (1990–2024)

In 1990, 23.5% of the new homes America authorized were in buildings with 5 or more units. By 2024 it was 29.9%.

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

How it works

  1. Ask

    Tell us the question you want data to answer.

  2. We draw it

    Ryagram builds an animated film from public data, with every source listed.

  3. You get it, checked

    Each film is checked against its data first, then it is yours to publish.

Every film is checked against its data before you get it: honest axes, every number traced, uncertainty stated.

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For YouTubers, podcasters, newsletter writers, journalists, teachers and researchers who have a question that data can answer. Tell us who you are and the question, and we may invite you to make a film with it.

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Compilation Maker

Say a phrase. Ryagram finds every time it is said in your own footage and strings the moments together. Soon it will turn your clips into songs, too.

Phrase of the people, by the people
  1. 0:41 of the people, by the people, for the people
  2. 3:17 a government of the people, by the people
  3. 6:02 ...that it is of the people, by the people...
An illustration with public-domain words (Lincoln, 1863) and made-up timestamps, not a screenshot.