{"id":17686,"date":"2016-11-30T11:40:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T16:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/resources.outgrow.co\/?p=17686"},"modified":"2025-01-20T01:00:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:00:41","slug":"top-viral-calculators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/top-viral-calculators","title":{"rendered":"5 Viral Calculators That Almost Broke the Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Viral_Calculators_That_Almost_Broke_the_Internet\"><\/span><strong>5 Viral Calculators That Almost Broke the Internet<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_62 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d946148068b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d946148068b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/top-viral-calculators\/#5_Viral_Calculators_That_Almost_Broke_the_Internet\" title=\"5 Viral Calculators That Almost Broke the Internet\">5 Viral Calculators That Almost Broke the Internet<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/top-viral-calculators\/#1_NY_Times_Buy_Vs_Rent_Calculator\" title=\"#1 NY Times Buy Vs. Rent Calculator\">#1 NY Times Buy Vs. Rent Calculator<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/top-viral-calculators\/#2_VOX_Tax_Calculator\" title=\"#2 VOX Tax Calculator\">#2 VOX Tax Calculator<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/top-viral-calculators\/#3_NY_Times_Student_Loan_Calculator\" title=\"#3 NY Times Student Loan Calculator\">#3 NY Times Student Loan Calculator<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/top-viral-calculators\/#4_CNN_Millionaire_Calculator\" title=\"#4 CNN Millionaire Calculator\">#4 CNN Millionaire Calculator<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/top-viral-calculators\/#5_BBC_Class_Calculator\" title=\"#5 BBC Class Calculator\">#5 BBC Class Calculator<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They go viral more than any other kind of content. Top viral <a href=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/interactive-calculators-content-make-digital-marketing-agency-stand-out\/\">calculators<\/a> are more interactive than articles, more personalized than infographics and most importantly, add a lot of value to the audience.\u00a0Here,\u00a0we have compiled a list of 5 calculators that did exceptionally well and tried to unpack their success!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_NY_Times_Buy_Vs_Rent_Calculator\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2014\/upshot\/buy-rent-calculator.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>#1 NY Times Buy Vs. Rent Calculator<\/b><\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To rent or to buy? This question is important to\u00a0everyone who\u2019s looking for their dream house. This <a href=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/interactive-calculators-content-make-digital-marketing-agency-stand-out\/\">interactive<\/a> calculator evaluates factors such as home price, expected stay duration, mortgage details, tax scenario, and future trends to decide between renting and buying.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49564 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/rent-buy.png\" alt=\"rent vs buy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/rent-buy.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/rent-buy-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/rent-buy-768x305.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>What makes it tick?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It answers a very fundamental question. If you look at the trends, rent vs buy has always had a high search volume. This means the question has been at top of peoples\u2019 minds and this calculator is answering it for them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border aligncenter wp-image-17572 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/rent-vs-buy-1024x474.png\" alt=\"Publishing Calculators interactive content rent vs buy search trend\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/rent-vs-buy-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/rent-vs-buy-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/rent-vs-buy-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/rent-vs-buy.png 1228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>Other things that make this calculator appealing are &#8211;<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interactive interface<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy to answer questions<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upfront results<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Backed by research<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>The Digital Viral Footprint<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It was shared <strong>187K times<\/strong> in last one year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49565 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/loooking-for-backlinks.png\" alt=\"looking for backlinks\n\" width=\"1024\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/loooking-for-backlinks.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/loooking-for-backlinks-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/loooking-for-backlinks-768x275.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In comparison to this, one of NY Times writeups on the same topic managed to clock up only over <strong>4,000 social interactions<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border aligncenter wp-image-17689 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NYT-article-shares-1-1024x236.png\" alt=\"Social Engagement Statistics for NYT Article\" width=\"1024\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NYT-article-shares-1-1024x236.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NYT-article-shares-1-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NYT-article-shares-1-768x177.png 768w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NYT-article-shares-1.png 1120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It got more than <strong>51K<\/strong>\u00a0backlinks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49566 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/backlinks.png\" alt=\"looking for backlinks\" width=\"1024\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/backlinks.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/backlinks-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/backlinks-768x365.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It was embedded by top sites like Inc., Lifehacker and Marketwatch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border aligncenter wp-image-17574 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NY-times-calculator-embed-1024x447.png\" alt=\"Publishing Calculators interactive content rent vs buy shares\" width=\"1024\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NY-times-calculator-embed-1024x447.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NY-times-calculator-embed-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NY-times-calculator-embed-768x335.png 768w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NY-times-calculator-embed.png 1115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_VOX_Tax_Calculator\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2016\/3\/25\/11293258\/tax-plan-calculator-2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>#2 VOX Tax Calculator<\/b><\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Vox Media partnered with the Tax Policy Center to <a href=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/create-a-calculator\">create a calculator<\/a> that estimates how each presidential candidate&#8217;s tax plan would affect the masses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border aligncenter wp-image-17575 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vox-Tax-Calc.png\" alt=\"Publishing Calculators interactive content vox tax calculator\" width=\"699\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vox-Tax-Calc.png 699w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vox-Tax-Calc-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>What makes it tick?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2016 US presidential elections have been the most talked about in the United States. Here\u2019s a proof &#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>Google Trends had a dedicated section for it!<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49567 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/google-trends.png\" alt=\"Google's trends\n\" width=\"640\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/google-trends.png 640w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/google-trends-300x141.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a subject of national importance that\u2019s generating so much interest, why do you think the calculator around it won\u2019t work. And then there are other reasons like &#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n\u2022 Personalized results &#8211; Each person gets a personalized result based on their annual income, filing status, children, and <a href=\"https:\/\/turbotax.intuit.com\/tax-tools\/calculators\/tax-bracket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 tax brackets<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u2022 Short and sweet &#8211; You can take the quiz in under a minute! Yes! We tried it.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>The Digital Viral Footprint<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It was shared <strong>503K<\/strong> times!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border aligncenter wp-image-17577 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vox-Calculator-Social-Shares-1024x253.png\" alt=\"Publishing Calculators interactive content vox tax calculator shares\" width=\"1024\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vox-Calculator-Social-Shares-1024x253.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vox-Calculator-Social-Shares-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vox-Calculator-Social-Shares-768x190.png 768w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vox-Calculator-Social-Shares.png 1111w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Influencers including actors, columnists, journalists, and pop artists shared it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49569 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vox-Calculator-Sharers-3.png\" alt=\"Vox Calculator Sharers\" width=\"1024\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vox-Calculator-Sharers-3.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vox-Calculator-Sharers-3-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vox-Calculator-Sharers-3-768x293.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49570 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/actors-shared-it.png\" alt=\"actors-shared links\n\" width=\"1024\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/actors-shared-it.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/actors-shared-it-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/actors-shared-it-768x286.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">More than 200 sites are linked back to the calculator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49571 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sites-linked-calculators.png\" alt=\"sites linked calculators\" width=\"1024\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sites-linked-calculators.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sites-linked-calculators-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sites-linked-calculators-768x338.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49572 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/vox-tax-calculator.png\" alt=\"vox tax calculator\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/vox-tax-calculator.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/vox-tax-calculator-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/vox-tax-calculator-768x371.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/NeutralPolitics\/comments\/4c2cy2\/how_realistic_is_this_calculator_vox_tax_burden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Reddit discussion<\/a> got over 100 Comments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border aligncenter wp-image-17583 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vox-Calculator-Reddit.png\" alt=\"Publishing Calculators interactive content vox tax calculator reddit\" width=\"1003\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vox-Calculator-Reddit.png 1003w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vox-Calculator-Reddit-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Vox-Calculator-Reddit-768x407.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>Related:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/influencers.outgrow.us\/is-your-interactive-content-fit-to-go-viral\">Find Out if Your Calculator Will Go Viral<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_NY_Times_Student_Loan_Calculator\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2014\/your-money\/student-loan-repayment-calculator.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>#3 NY Times Student Loan Calculator<\/b><\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The topmost thing on any student&#8217;s mind is financing his\/her education. And for most of them, student loan is the ultimate solution. In the U.S., the average Class of 2016 graduate owes $37,172 in student loan debt, up six percent from last year. This has been the case always, and thus it makes sense for students to understand the borrowing picture well. Keeping this in view, NY Times has created a student loan calculator that tells students about loan options at various institutions and what will it take to repay the loans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49573 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/student-loan-calculator.png\" alt=\"student loan calculator\" width=\"1024\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/student-loan-calculator.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/student-loan-calculator-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/student-loan-calculator-768x370.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>What makes it tick?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As discussed above, student loan is a big issue in the US. And this calculator attempts to help student determine how much money do they need to sponsor their studies, which is a huge help. This is one of the key reasons the calculator was shared so much!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>Other reasons include &#8211;<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interactive design.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fewer Inputs Required.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ease of Sharing with multiple share options on the top.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>The Digital Viral Footprint<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">More than <strong>4K<\/strong> Shares.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border aligncenter wp-image-17585 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NY-times-student-loan-calc-shares-1024x222.png\" alt=\"Publishing Calculators interactive content ny-times-student-loan-calc-shares\" width=\"1024\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NY-times-student-loan-calc-shares-1024x222.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NY-times-student-loan-calc-shares-300x65.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NY-times-student-loan-calc-shares-768x166.png 768w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NY-times-student-loan-calc-shares.png 1095w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Backlinks from more than <strong>100 domains.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49574 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/backlinks-metre.png\" alt=\"backlinks metre\n\" width=\"1024\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/backlinks-metre.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/backlinks-metre-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/backlinks-metre-768x405.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>Pro Tip: Find Out if Your Interactive Content is Fit to Go Viral<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<div id=\"5971f77e32fce0452448178f\" class=\"op-interactive\" data-url=\"https:\/\/influencers.outgrow.us\/5971f77e32fce0452448178f?sLead=1\" data-surl=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/wkDUhP\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/dyv6f9ner1ir9.cloudfront.net\/assets\/js\/sloader.js\"><\/script><script>initIframe('5971f77e32fce0452448178f');<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_CNN_Millionaire_Calculator\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/calculator\/pf\/millionaire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>#4 CNN Millionaire Calculator<\/b><\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Who doesn\u2019t dream of becoming a millionaire? This calculator by CNN helps you determine just how long will it take to fulfill this dream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border aligncenter wp-image-17591 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CNN-Millionaire-Calculator.png\" alt=\"Publishing Calculators interactive content cnn-millionaire-calculator\" width=\"671\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CNN-Millionaire-Calculator.png 671w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CNN-Millionaire-Calculator-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>What makes it tick?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a tool told you exactly how long will it take for you to become a millionaire, wouldn\u2019t you just love to share it with your network? This is exactly what worked in the favor of this calculator. This, and some other things like &#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s interactive &#8211; slider format makes it easy to give inputs<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upfront results- the calendar gives you a definite year without asking for your email!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>The Digital Viral Footprint<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">More than <strong>10K<\/strong> shares.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49575 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Digital-Viral-Footprint.png\" alt=\"digital viral footprint\n\" width=\"1024\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Digital-Viral-Footprint.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Digital-Viral-Footprint-300x51.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Digital-Viral-Footprint-768x130.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A lot of organic traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border aligncenter wp-image-17593 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CNN-Millionaire-Calculator-backlinks-1024x485.png\" alt=\"Publishing Calculators interactive content cnn-millionaire-calculator-backlinks\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CNN-Millionaire-Calculator-backlinks-1024x485.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CNN-Millionaire-Calculator-backlinks-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CNN-Millionaire-Calculator-backlinks-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CNN-Millionaire-Calculator-backlinks.png 1118w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_BBC_Class_Calculator\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/special\/2013\/newsspec_5093\/index.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>#5 BBC Class Calculator<\/b><\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Though a controversial entity, this calculator has been quite popular and gone viral. It apparently tells you the &#8220;class&#8221; (British social division), you belong to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border aligncenter wp-image-17588 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbc-class-calculator.png\" alt=\"Publishing Calculators interactive content bbc-class-calculator\" width=\"980\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbc-class-calculator.png 980w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbc-class-calculator-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbc-class-calculator-768x409.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>What makes it tick?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The controversial subject<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Results backed by research<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>The Digital Viral Footprint<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">More than 386K shares in the last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border aligncenter wp-image-17589 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbc-class-calculator-shares-1024x179.png\" alt=\"Publishing Calculators interactive content bbc-class-calculator-shares\" width=\"1024\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbc-class-calculator-shares-1024x179.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbc-class-calculator-shares-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbc-class-calculator-shares-768x134.png 768w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbc-class-calculator-shares.png 1089w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">More than 2K backlinks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border aligncenter wp-image-17590 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbc-class-calculator-backlinks-1024x484.png\" alt=\"Publishing Calculators interactive content bbc-class-calculator-backlinks\" width=\"1024\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbc-class-calculator-backlinks-1024x484.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbc-class-calculator-backlinks-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbc-class-calculator-backlinks-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bbc-class-calculator-backlinks.png 1112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an industry like publishing where content creation is an endless process, differentiation is the key to success. And this is why these major publications chose to go down a different path &#8211; that of interactive content. And these top publishing calculators are the ultimate form of interactive content that provides <a href=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/top-roi-calculators-outgrow\">great ROI<\/a>. They\u2019re are easy to create, deliver personalized results, add value, and above all, are shareable.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\">Inspired enough? Get started with designing your own viral calculators and quizzes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.outgrow.co\/signup\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-46895\" src=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/general-cta-6-300x62.png\" alt=\"General CTA\" width=\"895\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/general-cta-6-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/general-cta-6-1024x210.png 1024w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/general-cta-6-768x158.png 768w, https:\/\/outgrow.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/general-cta-6.png 1198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 Viral Calculators That Almost Broke the Internet They go viral more than any other kind of content. 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