Video data overview
Platform metrics
Video metrics are not consistent between platforms. Since Spotify and YouTube collect their own metrics that are then fetched to Podspace, definitions will differ and delays may occur. In the below table we highlight the key metrics and the most important differences between platforms.
Platform | Key metrics | IAB certified metrics | Data delay |
|---|---|---|---|
Apple Podcasts | Listens (including views), Unique listeners (including viewers) | Yes | None |
Spotify | Streams, Listeners (including viewers) | No | 1-2 days |
YouTube | Views | No | 3-4 days |
Podspace metrics
In your Podspace analytics dashboards you'll also see aggregations of these metrics into two umbrella metrics called "Plays" and "Listeners and viewers". In the below table you can see which platform metrics are included in each.
Metric | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube |
|---|---|---|---|
Plays | Listens | Streams | Views |
Listeners or viewers | Listeners | Listeners | - |