Data Games That Build Communities and knowledge
Complex datasets Turned into insightful challenges that spark curiosity, connect people, and make learning fun.
Why Gamify Data?
Engagement
A playful challenge sparks deeper interest in the stories behind the data. A game could be the seed that creates the next expert in your field.
Community
Shared experiences through community building games connect people around data. Our games have gathered more than 500k monthly users getting to know each other through healthy competition.
Curiosity
From citizens exploring local data for the first time to professionals challenging their colleagues, games help lower barriers and invite everyone to engage with knowledge and spark interest.
Became an instant classic, guess the country based on an export distribution
Every day, Tradle gives you a treemap of a mystery country’s exports—from semiconductors to soybeans. Use the data, narrow down the distance, and guess the nation.
Are you a world-class economist or just a tourist? Play now and find out.
Who owns the market? 📦🌍
Think you know who exports the most Coffee?
Test your knowledge with Pick 5, the daily challenge from the Observatory of Economic Complexity.
The Goal: Guess the top 5 global exporters of the "Product of the Day."
The Twist: It’s harder than it looks—small countries often dominate niche markets!
The Reward: Earn Bronze, Silver, or Gold cups based on how much of the global market share your 5 picks represent.
Can you get the Gold today? 🏆
Master the Connectivity of the Global Market
The global economy isn't a collection of isolated islands—it's a deeply interconnected web. Connectrade, powered by the OEC, challenges you to navigate this web by identifying the "product bridges" that link diverse economies.
Whether you're moving from Brazil to Germany via iron ore or from Japan to the USA via integrated circuits, Connectrade tests your understanding of economic complexity and trade partnerships. It’s the perfect daily mental exercise for analysts, students, and trade enthusiasts looking to visualize how the world truly trades.
Raise the Stakes on Global Trade
Experience the OEC's most strategic game yet. Export Hold'em challenges players to identify a mystery country by revealing its export portfolio one "card" at a time.
As each product is flipped—from crude oil to integrated circuits—the odds shift. Can you identify the country with just two cards, or do you need the full "river" of five to be sure? It’s a test of market knowledge, geographical savvy, and economic intuition.
Blitz the Global Market! ⚡
Think fast. Move faster. Trade Swipe is the high-speed "this-or-that" challenge that tests your economic reflexes. We show you a product and a country—you decide if it’s a match.
Swipe Right for "Exporter."
Swipe Left for "No Way."
It’s a race against the clock and your own memory. Build your streak, unlock multipliers, and prove that your trade intuition is second to none. How many can you get right before the timer hits zero?
Warning: Highly addictive. Perfect for a 2-minute brain break.
Impact Beyond the Numbers
Our games are design to drive engagement, with over four million visits on Tradle and more than one million active users across our games. Yet the true impact lies in how they transform data into shared experiences. Teachers use them to capture attention in classrooms, offices turn them into daily rituals, and communities organize their own tournaments. As one user put it, “Our office has a daily Tradle competition, it’s become part of our culture.”
For institutions, this is the promise of data gamification: it doesn’t just present information, it creates curiosity, builds habits, and fosters communities around knowledge.
+4 MILLION
Tradle Sessions*
+1 MILLION
Active Users Across Games*
Since Jan 2024*
Turning Classrooms Into Data Playgrounds
Data games open new paths for learning. For younger students, they capture the attention of who might otherwise find global trade or economics too abstract. What begins as a simple puzzle quickly grows into curiosity and conversation, turning data into something students want to explore.
At university level, instructors use games to connect theory with lived examples of trade and geography. Instead of passively reading, students test their knowledge, compare results, and engage in discussions that feel alive.
Across classrooms, the effect is clear: complex issues become approachable, fun, and memorable.
Data becomes more powerful when it’s shared. Our games are designed to bring people together and create a dedicated community.
We regularly hear from enthusiasts who organize their own tournaments and competitions with colleagues or students. Some of our games now attract more than 500,000 monthly players, sparking global communities around data.
This passion has even led us to launch a merch store, where users proudly wear their favorite game’s t-shirt, turning play into identity and creating a deeper sense of belonging.
Community Building Games
Explore, Play, Learn
We believe data is for everyone. By turning it into an experience, we make it easier to understand, more enjoyable to explore, and more impactful to share.