Reza Rad explains what ribbon charts are and why it’s good that they’re now available in Power BI:
Ribbon Chart shows bigger value in each column at the top, then the next value comes after. Look at the sales amount value for female and male in 2005 and 2006. In 2005, Female (Black) had more sales than Male. However, in 2006, Male (Green) generated more revenue than the female, so it is on the top for the 2006 column.
The main benefit of the ribbon chart is in this re-ordering, so it’s easier to tell which categories are largest in a specific time period.