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Bump Chart

Track how rankings shift over time with smooth, connected lines. Each line represents a category whose vertical position shows its rank at each time period. Ideal for competitive landscape analysis, market share rankings, and performance leaderboards.

Examples

When to Use

  • Tracking competitive rankings over quarters or years
  • Visualizing how market share positions change over time
  • Comparing performance leaderboards across periods
  • Showing rank volatility for sports teams, brands, or products

Data Roles

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All recipes share the same three required wells — what changes the story is the Legend column (it splits the chart into one ranked line per entity), with an optional Tooltips field for extra hover detail.

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Settings

Bump Chart

Line Thickness

number

Thickness of rank lines in pixels (1-5).

Default: 2

Show Markers

boolean

Display circular markers at each rank position.

Default: true

Marker Size

number

Size of rank position markers in pixels (4-12).

Default: 6

Color & Appearance

Color Scheme

dropdown

Controls the color palette for ranked lines.

Default: blues

Common settings like Legend, Tooltip, and Axis configuration are covered in Shared Concepts.

Tips & Best Practices

  • Use time periods (quarters, years) on the X-Axis and competitors or categories on the Y-Axis for clear ranking stories
  • Keep the number of ranked items under 10 to maintain readability
  • Enable markers for presentations -- they make rank positions easier to read at a glance

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