Author Topic: iStock download numbers don't match (Read 4500 times)

rene · « **on:** February 27, 2020, 12:37 »

Every year istock reset downloads number on first of January.

On 31st of January I checked # downloads. Once the earnings for January were published I compared both. They don't match.
The number of downloads in "Profile / Downloads Year to Date" is 18% higher compared to data in "Performance / Downloads" and numbers in Exports from "Royalties" page.
So I calculate numbers of my downloads in Deepmeta. They are diffrent of both above, somewhere in the middle...
Is a part of my dowloads lost in Bermuda triangle?

cristianstorto · « **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2020, 13:58 »

I've noticed the same things, I miss almost 50 download.

ShadySue · « **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2020, 14:10 »

No stat on iS seems to match any other stat.

One reason is that although sub sales record in almost real time on the year-to-date counter, they don't always count as sales in the calendar month, because subs can carry forward, and the calculation is done when the carry-forward ends. That often/usually means that the value to us of a sub is higher than it was when we got flat rates.

Also if you're exclusive, 'plussed' file sales count as 2 on the ytd counter. That doesn't apply to indies.

Other than that ... they have said that the ytd counter 'pulls stats from a different source', so

$:-\$

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2020, 09:28 »

Quote from: ShadySue on February 27, 2020, 14:10

No stat on iS seems to match any other stat.

One reason is that although sub sales record in almost real time on the year-to-date counter, they don't always count as sales in the calendar month, because subs can carry forward, and the calculation is done when the carry-forward ends. That often/usually means that the value to us of a sub is higher than it was when we got flat rates.

Also if you're exclusive, 'plussed' file sales count as 2 on the ytd counter. That doesn't apply to indies.

Other than that ... they have said that the ytd counter 'pulls stats from a different source', so $:-\$

Makes sense, except their part in all of that. My audio downloads are counted as photo downloads, but reported as audio when I get the reports from ESP. Why should Getty care if our reports and counts are consistent? We're just a flea on the camel's back.

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