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Marimekko (Mekko) charts in Google Slides
Create a Marimekko (Mekko) chart in Google Slides — variable-width stacked columns for market maps and segmentation, native and editable. No screenshots.
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What is a marimekko chart?
A Marimekko (or Mekko) chart is a variable-width stacked column chart: column width encodes one dimension (segment size) and the stacked height a second (share), so a whole market map fits on one slide. It's a consulting staple — and Google Slides can't draw one at all.
When to use it
- Market maps: segment size against competitor or product share.
- Two-dimensional segmentation where both size and split matter.
- Board slides that need the whole market in one picture.
How to make a marimekko chart in Google Slides
- No native Mekko in Google SlidesThe built-in chart tool has bar, column, line and pie only — nothing that varies column width by value.
- Insert a ChartKit MekkoPick Mekko from the chart menu; column widths scale to your first series and each column stacks to its share, with segment labels.
- Type the two dimensions and style itEnter segment sizes and shares in the grid; apply your palette and labels. It stays a native, editable object on the slide.
Common questions
Can you make a Marimekko chart in Google Slides?
Not with the native tool — it has no variable-width columns. ChartKit adds a native Mekko (Marimekko) chart you insert and edit directly on the slide.
What's the difference between a Mekko and a stacked bar chart?
A stacked bar uses equal-width bars; a Mekko varies each column's width by a second value (like segment size), so it encodes two dimensions at once.
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The way to create charts in Google Slides
ChartKit adds consulting-grade charts directly inside Google Slides, editable on the slide and on your brand. Free to install.