Big Whale Hunting
Visualizes S&P 500 market value against employee headcount.
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What is Big Whale Hunting?
Big Whale Hunting displays S&P 500 companies as interactive bubbles. The area of each bubble represents the company market capitalization. Inside the bubbles, stick figures represent employees, with one figure standing for ten thousand workers.
The visualization highlights how much market value each company generates per worker. Densely packed bubbles indicate lower value per employee, while sparse bubbles show higher value per employee. Only companies meeting minimum thresholds for staff and market cap are included, along with select large firms shown at half scale.
Users can click any bubble to view detailed information, scroll or pinch to zoom into smaller entries, and switch between different data views. The tool also provides sortable tables tracking market cap, employee counts, directors, and insider holdings. All employee figures come from recent annual reports and may lag by up to a year.
Big Whale Hunting features
- Interactive bubble chart sized by market capitalization
- Stick figures representing ten thousand employees each
- Clickable bubbles linking to detailed company data
- Sortable tables for market cap, staff counts, and directors
- Sector grouping and filtering for large-cap companies
- Zoom and pinch navigation for small company bubbles
Who uses Big Whale Hunting and for what
- Comparing labor efficiency across major public companies
- Researching market valuation trends relative to workforce size
- Preparing presentations on corporate scale and financial metrics
- Tracking sector-wide employment patterns in the stock market
Big Whale Hunting FAQ
Is Big Whale Hunting free to use?
The website does not mention any cost or account requirement, so it is free to use.
What data does Big Whale Hunting display?
It shows S&P 500 companies grouped by sector. Bubble area represents market capitalization. Stick figures represent employee counts, with one figure equal to ten thousand workers. Employee numbers come from recent annual reports.
Does Big Whale Hunting work on mobile devices?
The website supports touch interactions like pinching to zoom and scrolling, which indicates it works on mobile browsers. The website does not say if there is a dedicated mobile application.
How often is the employee data updated?
The website states that employee counts are pulled from each company latest annual report and may lag by up to a year. The website does not say how frequently the market cap figures refresh.
Can I export the data from Big Whale Hunting?
The website provides clickable details and sortable tables for market cap, employees, and directors. The website does not say whether you can download or export the dataset.
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