Data Transparency

What's behind the numbers

CreatorFuse HQ surfaces publicly available creator metrics and provides directional estimates to help you benchmark, discover, and compare creators faster. This page explains exactly what we track, what we estimate, and where we have gaps.

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Platforms covered

24h

Refresh cycle

100%

Public data

Public data only

We only surface information that is publicly visible. No private account data, no scraping of authenticated content.

Estimates are labeled

Earnings, scores, and growth figures are always labeled as estimates. We never present them as exact platform payouts.

Data has a timestamp

Every metric shows when it was last refreshed. Stale data is clearly indicated so you can judge its reliability.

Platform Coverage

What we track and what's available depends on each platform's public data policy.

YouTube
Live data

What we track

  • Subscriber count
  • Total lifetime views
  • Video upload count
  • Channel creation date
  • Country & language
  • Content category & topic

Limited availability

  • Audience demographics
  • Per-video revenue
TikTok
Curated data

What we track

  • Follower count
  • Total likes

Limited availability

  • View counts
  • Audience insights
Instagram
Curated data

What we track

  • Follower count
  • Post count

Limited availability

  • Story and reel insights
  • Engagement breakdown
Twitch
Curated data

What we track

  • Follower count
  • Stream schedule (where public)

Limited availability

  • Subscriber count
  • Revenue data

How We Calculate Estimates

Estimates use publicly visible metrics and industry benchmarks. They are directional signals — not platform-reported exact values.

Estimated earnings range

Calculated from publicly visible view counts and industry-average revenue benchmarks for each content category. These are directional ranges — actual creator income varies significantly based on audience location, ad formats, brand deals, and off-platform revenue.

30-day subscriber growth

Derived from the difference between a channel's current count and its count from 30 days prior, based on periodic data snapshots. Short-term spikes from viral content are reflected once captured in a snapshot.

Momentum score

A composite signal (0–100) combining recent growth rate, acceleration relative to a creator's 90-day average, and size-adjusted performance. A smaller creator growing 10% monthly outscores a large one growing 1%.

Consistency score

Measures the smoothness of a creator's growth curve. Low variance across recent periods = high consistency. Creators with erratic spikes followed by drops score lower than steady growers.

Ranking (global, country, category)

Sorted by subscriber or follower count among all creators tracked in CreatorFuse HQ for a given platform, country, or content category. These are relative to our coverage — not official platform charts.

How Often Data Refreshes

Data freshness by feature so you know how current the numbers are.

Creator profiles (YouTube)

Every 24 hours

Top creator lists

Every 24 hours

Discover & filter results

Every 24 hours per filter

Earnings estimates

Recalculated on each profile load

Search autocomplete

Results cached for 30 minutes

Hidden Gems discovery

Refreshed every 4 hours

TikTok, Instagram, Twitch

Periodic updates

Disclaimers

  • Earnings estimates are calculated from publicly visible view counts and industry-average benchmarks. They do not represent actual creator income, which also includes brand partnerships, memberships, merchandise, and other off-platform revenue not captured here.

  • CreatorFuse HQ is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or partnered with YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, or any platform listed. All data is sourced from publicly accessible information.

  • Channels that have been deleted, made private, or suspended may continue to appear with stale data until our next sync cycle removes them.

  • Subscriber and follower counts may lag real-time platform counts by up to 24 hours.

  • Rankings (global, country, category) reflect relative position within the creators tracked by CreatorFuse HQ — not official platform leaderboards.

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