Can someone explain in plain English how podcast download numbers are calculated and why my numbers dropped this week?
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Can someone explain in plain English how podcast download numbers are calculated and why my numbers dropped this week?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
podcast download numbers dropped this week November 2026 Apple Podcasts Spotify podcast analytics measurement changes outage Google ↗
podcast download measurement IAB Tech Lab Podcast Measurement Guidelines 2.2 unique downloads filtering 2026 Google ↗
- Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines · iabtechlab.com
- Final_PodcastMeasurement_v2.2.docx · iabtechlab.com
- Analytics · podcasters.apple.com
- Analytics glossary · support.spotify.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
podcast download numbers dropped this week November 2026 Apple Podcasts Spotify podcast analytics measurement changes outage OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
podcast download measurement IAB Tech Lab Podcast Measurement Guidelines 2.2 unique downloads filtering 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |