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24 alternatives to The Globe, $15 Trillion of exports visualized with webGL

One dot equals $100M of exports

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Globe, $15 Trillion of exports visualized with webGL launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Atlas of Economic Complexity▲125

   Beautiful graphics of imports and exports by country

   2016 · atlas.hks.harvard.edu · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Globestudio▲84

   Open-source dotted maps and 3D globes for designers

   25d ago · globestudio.app · its alternatives →

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   I simulated closing the Strait of Hormuz on real oil trade data▲244

   OP here: I created this visualization tool as the byproduct of a supply chain class I taught at Columbia. The pedagogical exercise grew into a full blown visualization and paper about global oil trade. The model: The mechanics are the same as the financial network Eisenberg-Noe: Instead of banks, every country consumes oil interconnected via bilateral trading. Shocks propagate throughout the network, depleting oil reserves when bottleneck nodes (such as the Strait of Hormuz) are blocked. Insights: The interesting part is the mechanics of how the crisis unfolds: for example, France receives 0…

   Jul 2026 · globaloilnetwork.staffinganalytics.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Globe visualizations in Golang▲258

   Globe wireframe visualizations in Golang. Contribute to mmcloughlin/globe development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Rendering One Million Datapoints with D3 and WebGL▲200

   Over the weekend I was discussing the latest news relating to open weights with some of my non-techie friends. After 30 mins of waffling, I realised it is quite a long and interesting story, with many twists and turns. I've always wanted to create a 'long scroll' story, but have never found a suitable story to tell. This felt like a fun weekend project to undertake. The story itself doesn't have too many scroll effects (which is probably a good thing), it was more about trying to tell a story with a certain style that wouldn't really fit on my personal blog. Would love to get your feedback…

   2020 · blog.scottlogic.com · its alternatives →

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   Interactive WebGL visualization of all 47K buildings in Manhattan▲151

   An interactive 3D visualization of the all the buildings in Manhattan.

   2018 · tbaldw.in · its alternatives →

7. 7AO
   An open source WebGL renderer in 300 lines of JavaScript with 30 maps▲5

   2018 · comanche3d.com · its alternatives →

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   10,000ft Insights▲81

   Shared visualizations of content, ideas, and decisions

   2015 · 10000ft.com · its alternatives →

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   Visual scale of money (stacks of $100 bills in realistic size in WebGL)▲7

   2018 · alteredqualia.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Variance▲91

    Build powerful data visualizations for the web.

    2014 · variancecharts.com · its alternatives →

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    Million Dollar Map▲126

    Geographic spin on the Million Dollar Homepage concept

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Observatory of Economic Complexity by MIT▲6

    Visualization engine for international trade data.

    2017 · media.mit.edu · its alternatives →

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    Analyse Asia 105: The Next Billion Initiative for Google with Caesar Sengupta▲55

    Google's Next Billion initiative in Asia Pacific

    2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →

14. 14W1
    WebGL 1M particles▲8

    2017 · img42.com · its alternatives →

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    Million Dollar Homepage▲58

    1k pixels. $1 per pixel. Own part of the Internet.

    2014 · milliondollarhomepage.com · its alternatives →

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    Analytx▲75

    Geo visualization of Bitcoin transactions

    2015 · ariadne.swiss · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Keep Out!▲65

    Remarkable WebGL Experiment.

    2015 · playkeepout.com · its alternatives →

18. 18LB
    Live Bitcoin Transactions from around the globe in WebGL▲34

    I built this over the weekend. Any feedback is appreciated. Please note you will need a WebGL enabled browser. Thank you for checking it out. --UPDATE-- HN Traffic is strangling earthbit. There is sporadic downtime due to the web services I am using, if no transactions appear after a few seconds, then please try again in an hour.

    2013 · earthbit.net · its alternatives →

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    Analyse Asia 147: Twilio in Asia and Product Management with Patrick Malatack▲55

    Twilio's expansion into Asia

    2016 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hundred K▲14

    We built this fun bitcoin price ticker. Each viewer's location is plotted on a globe in real-time.

    2024 · doppiowallet.com · its alternatives →

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    an Interactive Map of the World Migrations in HTML5▲6

    昼夜問わず多くの人で賑わう渋谷には、朝から夜まで遊べるキャバクラ店が軒を連ねています。ミグレイションズマップでは、そんな渋谷及び近隣エリアでおすすめのキャバクラ店をご紹介しています。また、キャバ嬢、同伴やアフターに使えそうな飲食店、口コミなども取りあげています。

    2011 · migrationsmap.net · its alternatives →

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    Ycharts▲26

    The Financial Terminal of the Web

    2014 · ycharts.com · its alternatives →

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    WebGL Globe Renderer▲11

    2016 · k9.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24TS
    The Scale of Wealth – a 3D interactive webpage side project▲6

    2022 · zach.ws · its alternatives →

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