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Create a sunburst chart showing company revenue breakdown by division and product line

Here's a sunburst chart showing the hierarchical revenue breakdown from company level down through divisions and individual product lines.

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How to make a hierarchical sunburst

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Company revenue broken down by division and product line

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Provide paths and values

List each category's parent and numeric value. Specify the unit and reporting period.

Arrange the rings

Ask for broad categories near the center and more detailed subcategories farther out.

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Reconcile the total

Check child values against parents and remove overlap. Reduce depth when labels become crowded.

What is a sunburst chart?

A sunburst displays a hierarchy in concentric rings. Each outward segment belongs to an inward parent, while its angular span represents its value within the hierarchy.

When nested composition matters

Use it to explore how divisions break into product lines or budgets into subcategories. It works best when each item has one parent and all values represent the same additive measure.

Rules for trustworthy hierarchy charts

Give each item one parent. Overlapping membership can count the same value twice.
Use one measure. Do not combine revenue, headcount, and percentages as if they add.
Reconcile parent totals. Explain any remainder not assigned to a child.
Limit visible depth. Too many rings leave little room for labels.
Name the unit. The chart needs a currency, count, or other explicit measure.

How MyMap builds the hierarchy

MyMap can turn your nested data into an editable chart on the canvas. The example divides company revenue into Software, Services, and Hardware, then product lines; provide units and reporting dates for your own version.

Alternatives for nested data

Treemap	Uses nested rectangles to show hierarchical proportions.
Stacked bar chart	Compares composition across several groups.
Tree diagram	Explains parent-child relationships without encoding value.
Ranked bar chart	Makes precise category comparisons easier.

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Each item has one parent

Values use the same unit

Children reconcile with parents

Labels remain readable at the chosen depth

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Common questions

What data should I paste?

Provide parent, child, and value fields, plus units and period. For deeper hierarchies, include the full path to each leaf.

Can I use categories without numeric values?

Use a tree diagram if hierarchy alone is the point. For a sunburst, specify what size represents, such as item counts.

Why do my totals not match?

Check for duplicated items, overlapping categories, unassigned remainders, or a mix of parent totals and leaf values.

Is a sunburst good for comparing small differences?

Small angular differences are hard to compare. A sorted bar chart is often clearer when precise ranking matters.

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