{"id":18810,"date":"2019-12-12T14:08:18","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T14:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/?p=18810"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:36:00","slug":"highcharts-8-faster-better-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/product-updates\/highcharts-8-faster-better-charts\/","title":{"rendered":"Highcharts V.8: Faster, better, more powerful."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Highcharts 8 is out. It includes exciting, new charts and features across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/products\/highcharts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Highcharts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/products\/stock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Highcharts Stock<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/products\/maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Highcharts Maps<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/products\/gantt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Highcharts Gantt<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>New chart type: Radial Bar Chart<\/h5>\n<p>A radial (or circular) bar series visualizes columns on a polar coordinate system. Since the xAxis is vertical and yAxis is circular, as opposed to non-inverted variant, the shape of the columns is circular.<\/p>\n<p>Under the hood, this is a column series in an inverted and polar chart, and the data format is the same as in any other column or bar series. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/docs\/chart-and-series-types\/radial-bar-chart\">examples here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"demo-container\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/mushigh\/embed\/zYxBZwx?height=265&amp;theme-id=light&amp;default-tab=result\" height=\"700\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" title=\"A pie chart displays results of the winter olympic medals per top 10 countries\"><br \/>\nSee the Pen <a href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/mushigh\/pen\/zYxBZwx\">Highcharts Sample<\/a> by mustapha mekhatria<br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/mushigh\">@mushigh<\/a>) on <a href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\">CodePen<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Make charts easier to read with marker clusters<\/h2>\n<p>Marker clusters is the concept of sampling the data values into larger blocks in order to ease readability and increase performance. Is a simple solution to display a large number of markers on a map or a chart. The number on a cluster shows how many markers it contains. As you zoom into the map the points will start to show and the cluster will contain fewer markers.<\/p>\n<p>You may choose from three available clustering algorithms.<br \/>\nThe marker-clusters module supports mappoint and scatter series types. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/docs\/advanced-chart-features\/marker-clusters\">examples here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"demo-container\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/mushigh\/embed\/BayzWZV?height=265&amp;theme-id=light&amp;default-tab=result\" height=\"700\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" title=\"European map using marker cluster to display the train stations' location near airport\"><br \/>\nSee the Pen <a href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/mushigh\/pen\/BayzWZV\">Highcharts Sample<\/a> by mustapha mekhatria<br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/mushigh\">@mushigh<\/a>) on <a href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\">CodePen<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Real-time data sorting<\/h2>\n<p>Highcharts 8 introduces a possibility of presenting data in ascending or descending order, as a part of the Highcharts core. This concept, in a simple way, allows distinguishing points with the highest or lowest values, which is very useful for dynamic data.<\/p>\n<p>A nice touch is the option to animate sorting on updates. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/docs\/advanced-chart-features\/data-sorting\">examples here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"demo-container\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/mushigh\/embed\/KKwMWvE?height=265&amp;theme-id=light&amp;default-tab=result\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" title=\"An animated bar chart displays random data\"><br \/>\nSee the Pen <a href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/mushigh\/pen\/KKwMWvE\">Highcharts Sample<\/a> by mustapha mekhatria<br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\/mushigh\">@mushigh<\/a>) on <a href=\"https:\/\/codepen.io\">CodePen<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Other<\/h2>\n<p>Additionally, there are a host of under-the-hood performance upgrades that affects all products, including enhancements to the Accessibility module. Separately, Highstock has bee updated with a Slow Stochastic indicator, to the list of built-in technical indicators. See the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/changelog\/\">changelog here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Click to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highcharts.com\/blog\/download\/\">download<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.highsoft.com\/\">buy<\/a> today*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* If your license has an active Advantage, you can upgrade to version 8 for free. For questions about upgrades, please get in touch with our <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.highsoft.com\/contact?t=other\">sales team<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highcharts 8 is out. This latest version includes exciting, new charts and features across Highcharts, Highcharts Stock, Highcharts Maps and Highcharts Gantt. 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