A List View Chart is a small inline chart shown next to a list view — bar, donut, or line chart of records currently filtered in that list view. It's a Lightning Experience feature.
Key differences from a regular Report:
- No report needed — driven by the list view's filter directly.
- Limited chart types — three basic forms.
- No subscriptions, no scheduled refresh, no export — it's a presentation overlay, not a saved analytical artefact.
- Single-object — can only chart fields on the list view's primary object.
Use it when sales reps want a quick "Pipeline by Stage" pie next to their open opportunities list, without leaving the list. For anything beyond a glance — sharing, trending, multi-object analysis, exporting — build a proper report and dashboard component instead.