{
  "reviewed_at": "2026-09-24T00:24:08.485126+00:00",
  "source": "Saved Reddit Observatory aggregate snapshots",
  "source_sha256": "d633289521fda63f5976ef1c38b246492c650f23d0c023d48624736586a0ffb4",
  "first_million_snapshot": {
    "at": "2026-09-23T13:03:54.419Z",
    "total_views": 1027710,
    "measured_posts": 140,
    "breakout_views": 143000
  },
  "latest_snapshot": {
    "at": "2026-09-23T23:38:24Z",
    "total_views": 1028774,
    "measured_posts": 144,
    "breakout_views": 143000
  },
  "approved_claim": "978,227 recorded views from two days of posts (September 20-21, 2026), with no ad spend; 1,009,664 across all eight days of posting (September 16-23).",
  "limits": [
    "Counts are cumulative post views, not unique people, website visits or purchases.",
    "Coverage changed and includes older posts; one million newly earned views in exactly three days is not established.",
    "Some source counts were rounded or retained from earlier observations.",
    "This is one publisher case study; no typical student reach or earnings has been established.",
    "The two-day figure groups posts by publication date; their views were counted through September 23. A million views earned within two days is not established."
  ],
  "owner_report": "The owner reports that AI handled most posts and comments; the owner directed the operation.",
  "cohorts": [
    {
      "days": 3,
      "start": "2026-09-21",
      "end": "2026-09-23",
      "tracked_posts": 84,
      "measured_posts": 66,
      "views": 349066
    },
    {
      "days": 4,
      "start": "2026-09-20",
      "end": "2026-09-23",
      "tracked_posts": 114,
      "measured_posts": 92,
      "views": 996022
    },
    {
      "days": 7,
      "start": "2026-09-17",
      "end": "2026-09-23",
      "tracked_posts": 124,
      "measured_posts": 101,
      "views": 998921
    },
    {
      "days": 8,
      "start": "2026-09-16",
      "end": "2026-09-23",
      "tracked_posts": 139,
      "measured_posts": 109,
      "views": 1009664
    }
  ],
  "two_day_cohort": {
    "start": "2026-09-20",
    "end": "2026-09-21",
    "tracked_posts": 77,
    "measured_posts": 69,
    "views": 978227,
    "share_of_eight_day": 0.969,
    "note": "Posts published on these UTC days; views counted through the latest snapshot on 2026-09-23. Not views earned within two days."
  },
  "ad_spend": {
    "value": 0,
    "source": "Owner statement, 2026-09-24: no ads were bought and no posts were boosted."
  }
}