Smoking rate among US adults

correlates with

MrBeast YouTube subscribers

r = -0.93093% · 2016-2022

Smoking rate among US adultsMrBeast YouTube subscribers

These two datasets have a 93% correlation over 2016-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

Smoking rate among US adultscdc.gov ↗

MrBeast YouTube subscriberssocialblade.com ↗

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Smoking rate among US adults

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