Why do download numbers on podcast dashboards sometimes differ so drastically from the actual listen completion rates reported elsewhere?
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Why do download numbers on podcast dashboards sometimes differ so drastically from the actual listen completion rates reported elsewhere?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
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OBSERVEDOther / navigational
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 (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
IAB Tech Lab Podcast Measurement Guidelines download definition podcast analytics completion rate downloads discrepancy Google ↗
- Podcast-Technical-Measurement/PTM-Guidelines_v2.3.md at main · IABTechLab/Podcast-Technical-Measurement · github.com
- Final_PodcastMeasurement_v2.2.docx · iabtechlab.com
- Podcast Measurement v2.2 is Ready for Implementation · iabtechlab.com
- Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines · iabtechlab.com
- Why Do Third-Party Podcast Analytics Differ from Captivate? · help.captivate.fm
- Final_PodcastMeasurement_v2.2.docx · dev.iabtechlab.com