Tableau Bubble Chart : Bijay Kumar

July 25, 2025 July 25, 2025

Tableau Bubble Chart
by: Bijay Kumar
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### Summary of Content: In a retail company, a Sales Analyst focused on analyzing the sales performance of various product sub-categories to determine which ones were most profitable. To visualize this data, a bubble chart was created using Tableau. In this chart: - Bubbles represent different product sub-categories. - The size of each bubble indicates total sales value. - The color of the bubble shows profit levels (blue for high profit and orange for low or negative profit). The tutorial explains how to create a bubble chart in Tableau, including steps to visualize sales and profit effectively. It highlights that a bubble chart is useful for comparing categories and showing relationships between variables. #### Steps to Create a Bubble Chart: 1. Connect to the Tableau Superstore data. 2. In the Marks section, select "Circle" as the type. 3. Add 'Sales' to the Size card and 'Sub-category' to the Details. 4. Use 'Profit' for the Color card to depict profit levels. 5. Add a label by including 'Category' in the Label card for better understanding. Additionally, users can create a stacked bubble chart to visualize order-level sales by region. ### Additional Information: - Bubble charts are effective in visualizing two to three statistics for comparison but can become cluttered with too many data dimensions. - Other chart types like area charts, radar charts, and line charts can also be useful in Tableau for distinct visualizations. ### Hashtags for SEO: #Tableau #DataVisualization #BubbleChart #SalesAnalysis #RetailAnalytics #DataScience #BusinessIntelligence #TableauTutorial #DataVisualizationTools #ProfitAnalysis

As a Sales Analyst in a retail company, I analyzed the Sales performance of different product sub-categories to identify which ones generated the most revenue and profit. To visualize this data, I created a bubble chart in Tableau.

In this chart, each bubble represents a sub-category of products. I used the size of the bubble to show the total sales value, and the color of the bubble to represent the profit, where blue indicates higher profit and orange indicates lower or negative profit.

Using this bubble chart, we were able to visualize which sub-categories were performing well in both sales and profit.

In this Tableau tutorial, I will explain what a bubble chart is in Tableau and how we can use it for data visualization.

What is a Bubble Chart in Tableau?

In Tableau, the bubble chart displays data using circles (bubbles) of different sizes and colors, allowing for the visualization of multiple dimensions and measures. This chart is useful in scenarios where we need to compare the relative sizes of different categories or for showing relationships between variables.

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Create a Bubble Chart in Tableau

To create a bubble chart, we will use the Tableau superstore data. After connecting the data with the superstore data, follow the steps below.

In the Marks section, select the type as Circle. Next, add ‘Sales‘ to the Size card and set the chart view to ‘Entire View‘.

Now in the circle, we have one data, which is the total sales.

For a dimension, add a sub-category to the details section.

To visualize the profit for sales of product subcategories, add ‘Profit‘ to the Color card. With this, each bubble will show the data for profit in sales of product subcategories.

To add more information to the bubble chart, we will add a category label for each bubble. For this, add the Category to the Label card, and now you will see the bubbles of each specific category.

With this bubble chart, we can analyze multiple data values, such as the statistics of Sales and Profit for various product categories.

This way, we can create a Bubble chart in Tableau by following the above steps.

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Create a Bubble Chart Using Built-in Chart

Another way we can create a Bubble chart in Tableau is by using the built-in Bubble chart from the “Show Me” tab.

In the Show Me tab, as we click on the Bubble Chart, it will show that we need to select the Measure and Dimension for Size, Detail, Color, and Label cards.

In the Data tab, press Ctrl and select the dimension Region and measure Profit. After this, click on the Bubble chart in the “Show Me” tab.

Now, we can see the circles or bubbles showing the Sales data for each region. Here, a bigger circle indicates higher sales.

Compare data in Tableau using Bubble Chart

When the sizes of two bubbles are nearly similar, it is difficult to compare the data. For this, we can display actual Sales figures in the bubbles by adding Sales to the Label card.

This way, we can use the built-in Bubble chart to visualize the data in Tableau.

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Create a Stacked Bubble Chart in Tableau

In Tableau, we can also create a stacked bubble chart. In this example, we will create a stacked bubble chart where we’ll visualize individual order-level sales using bubbles. Each bubble will represent a single order, sized based on the sales amount and colored by region.

This chart helps us compare how sales from different regions and spot which regions have more high-value orders.

To create the stacked bubble chart, set the chart type to “Circle” from “Automatic“.

Drag the Region to Color card, Sales to Size card, and Product Id to Detail card.

Create a Stacked Bubble Chart in Tableau

This will display the sales data of the different regions in a stacked bubble chart.

We should avoid using the bubble chart when we have more data dimensions on the chart, because it will be difficult to view each data point.

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I hope that, with the above examples, you understand how to create and use the Bubble chart in Tableau to compare data. Be sure to avoid using the Bubble chart when you need to display multiple measures. It is more useful in scenarios where we need to compare two to three statistics for a dimension, such as comparing sales in different regions.

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Tableau Bubble Chart : Bijay Kumar

What is a Bubble Chart in Tableau?

Create a Bubble Chart in Tableau

Create a Bubble Chart Using Built-in Chart

Create a Stacked Bubble Chart in Tableau

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