Stream Graph

Content Consumption by Format Stream

Stream graph showing digital content consumption trends by format type.

Output
Content Consumption by Format Stream
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

COLORS = {
    'layers': ['#EF4444', '#F59E0B', '#10B981', '#3B82F6', '#8B5CF6'],
    'background': '#ffffff',
    'text': '#1f2937',
    'grid': '#e5e7eb',
}

np.random.seed(3030)
years = np.arange(2015, 2025)
n = len(years)

video = 30 + 4 * (years - 2015) + np.random.normal(0, 2, n)
audio = 20 + 2 * (years - 2015) + np.random.normal(0, 1, n)
text = 35 - 1 * (years - 2015) + np.random.normal(0, 2, n)
interactive = 10 + 1.5 * (years - 2015) + np.random.normal(0, 1, n)
live = 5 + 2 * (years - 2018) * (years >= 2018) + np.random.normal(0, 0.5, n)

data = [np.clip(d, 1, None) for d in [video, audio, text, interactive, live]]

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(14, 6), facecolor=COLORS['background'])
ax.set_facecolor(COLORS['background'])

ax.stackplot(years, *data, colors=COLORS['layers'], alpha=0.85, baseline='sym',
             labels=['Video', 'Audio/Podcasts', 'Text/Articles', 'Interactive', 'Live Streaming'])

ax.axhline(0, color=COLORS['grid'], linewidth=0.5)
ax.set_xlim(2015, 2024)

ax.set_title('Digital Content Consumption by Format', color=COLORS['text'], fontsize=14, fontweight='bold', pad=15)
ax.set_xlabel('Year', color=COLORS['text'], fontsize=11)
ax.set_ylabel('Hours/Week per User', color=COLORS['text'], fontsize=11)

ax.legend(loc='upper center', bbox_to_anchor=(0.5, -0.12), frameon=False, fontsize=9, ncol=5)

for spine in ax.spines.values():
    spine.set_color(COLORS['grid'])
ax.tick_params(colors=COLORS['text'], labelsize=9)

plt.tight_layout()
plt.subplots_adjust(bottom=0.18)
plt.show()
Library

Matplotlib

Category

Time Series

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