3D Bar Chart
AR/VR App Downloads
Download counts across platforms and app categories
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D
from matplotlib.colors import LinearSegmentedColormap
fig = plt.figure(figsize=(12, 8), facecolor='#0d1117')
ax = fig.add_subplot(111, projection='3d')
ax.set_facecolor('#0d1117')
platforms = 4
categories = 5
xpos = np.arange(platforms)
zpos = np.arange(categories)
xpos, zpos = np.meshgrid(xpos, zpos)
xpos = xpos.flatten()
zpos = zpos.flatten()
ypos = np.zeros_like(xpos)
dx = 0.6
dz = 0.55
np.random.seed(777)
dy = np.random.lognormal(6, 1, size=20)
cmap = LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list('neon', ['#4927F5', '#F527B0', '#F5276C', '#F54927'])
norm = plt.Normalize(min(dy), max(dy))
colors = [cmap(norm(v)) for v in dy]
ax.bar3d(xpos, ypos, zpos, dx, dy, dz, color=colors, alpha=0.85, edgecolor='#1a1a2e', linewidth=0.4)
ax.set_xlabel('Platform', fontsize=11, color='white', labelpad=12)
ax.set_ylabel('Downloads (K)', fontsize=11, color='white', labelpad=12)
ax.set_zlabel('Category', fontsize=11, color='white', labelpad=10)
ax.set_title('XR Application Downloads', fontsize=14, color='white', fontweight='bold', pad=20)
ax.set_xticks(range(4))
ax.set_xticklabels(['Quest', 'Vision Pro', 'PSVR', 'Steam VR'], fontsize=7, color='#888888')
ax.set_zticks(range(5))
ax.set_zticklabels(['Gaming', 'Social', 'Fitness', 'Education', 'Productivity'], fontsize=6, color='#888888')
ax.tick_params(colors='#888888', labelsize=9)
ax.xaxis.pane.fill = False
ax.yaxis.pane.fill = False
ax.zaxis.pane.fill = False
ax.xaxis.pane.set_edgecolor('#333333')
ax.yaxis.pane.set_edgecolor('#333333')
ax.zaxis.pane.set_edgecolor('#333333')
ax.grid(True, alpha=0.2, linewidth=0.5)
ax.view_init(elev=22, azim=45)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
3D Charts
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