Spurious

beautifully meaningless correlations

Gangnam Style YouTube views

correlates with

Atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa

r = 0.99399% · 2012-2022
Gangnam Style YouTube viewsAtmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa

These two datasets have a 99% correlation over 2012-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

Data Sources

Gangnam Style YouTube viewsen.wikipedia.org
Atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loagml.noaa.gov
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation

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