Kim Kardashian Instagram followers

correlates with

Putin approval rating

r = -0.92993% · 2014-2021

Kim Kardashian Instagram followersPutin approval rating

These two datasets have a 93% correlation over 2014-2021. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

Kim Kardashian Instagram followersscreenrant.com ↗

Putin approval ratingen.wikipedia.org ↗

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Kim Kardashian Instagram followers

Putin approval rating

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