How FanReceipts works out your numbers
Where the figures come from, what we calculate, and the limits of each.
The short version
Every FanReceipts report is built from three kinds of information: public figures from streaming sites, files you give us, and clicks on tracked links. We label which is which, we say when something is an estimate, and we describe patterns as observations rather than proof of cause.
1. Public streaming-site figures
For streaming sites we use figures that are publicly available online: stream sessions, viewer counts, followers, tips seen in public rooms, tip menus, hashtags and goals. These are public estimates. They are not payout statements, and they can be incomplete, delayed or wrong. Each report says so where it matters.
2. Files you give us
If you add the OnlyFans add-on, you attach the exports you download yourself: your statistics, your fan list and your messages. We read them to work out new subscribers, renewals, sales, how new fans become buyers and how many come back. The files are used only to build the report and are then deleted.
3. Tracked links
A tracked link records the time of each click, the website it came from and whether it was a phone or a computer. We filter out obvious bots and do not store visitors’ IP addresses.
What we calculate
- Income and audience trends for the last complete week, with 30-day, 90-day and to-date views.
- Fan behaviour: how quickly new fans buy, how much they spend, and how many return.
- Consistency: streaming gaps, stream length and start time, set against your income.
- Market hours: the hours you stream compared with the hours rooms like yours stream, to find open windows.
- Menu and goal patterns in your room and in rooms like yours.
Limits you should know
- Streaming figures are estimates, so a report will not match your payout to the cent.
- Times are shown in the time zone you set when you set up your account.
- A short history means weaker conclusions. Where a sample is thin, the report says so and avoids firm advice.
- A link between two things, for example a post and a rise in viewers, is an observation. It is not proof that one caused the other.
Corrections
If you think a report is wrong, or you are named in public data and want to be removed from our reports, use the contact form. We will look into it and reply by email.