Abstract: 【Purpose/significance】Data story has become a "hot word" in the academic community, but there is still a lack of under?
standing of its concept and characteristics, and even cognitive contradiction. To explore the constituent elements, development pro?
cess and common characteristics of data stories can deepen the understanding of data stories and promote the development of related
research.【Method/process】On the basis of literature research, this paper firstly combs the development course of data story and com? pares the characteristics of each stage. Then starting from the constitution and development process of data story, this paper expounds the important concepts of data story, and analyzes some representative expressions in literature. Finally, the five basic characteristics of the data story are put forward and explained through cases.【Result/conclusion】The constituent elements of a data story include: data, insights, story models, human-computer interaction interfaces, and audiences. The development process includes: data analysis stage, insight transmission stage, audience action stage. Important concepts include: data storytelling, data story, and data story model. Features include: authenticity, storytelling, technical, experiential, and interdisciplinary.【Innovation/limitation】Combined with litera? ture research and case analysis, the research on the concept and characteristics of data story can provide reference for the construction of data story theory。