Same here.  Down 40% or so from previous month.  Looks like we got screwed.  Very disappointing.

Okay, something has happened. My July earnings have gone up within today.

LOL, yeah me too. Still down a lot on last year, but not the 40% anymore. Hope they will add more!

Yep my income number has also been revised upwards, now roughly in line with the sales numbers.

It remains to be seen whether this was just an error, or whether we were being screwed and Canva reversed that decision in response to all the backlash.

Yep my income number has also been revised upwards, now roughly in line with the sales numbers.

It remains to be seen whether this was just an error, or whether we were being screwed and Canva reversed that decision in response to all the backlash.

assuming your conspiracy theory, you overestimate the influence of a handful of protests compared to the thousands of contributors

So for me August looks even worse than July initially did ...

After last month I refuse to look until at least the 15th! My nerves couldn't take it.

Dreadful numbers, and down to just above 20% of my monthly average in 2022.

Is AI now just making us totally expendable, or is this just another example of corporate greed? All these companies got rich off the back of us, and now just throw us peanuts.

Meanwhile, Melanie Perkins, co-founder of Canva is estimated to be worth $3.6 billion, and Canva has a value of $40 billion.

https://www.forbes.com/profile/melanie-perkins/

I have no issue with people getting rich from a good idea, and she and her co-founder have pledged a large chunk of their Canva share to charitable causes, which is commendable, but what about us??

Don't we deserve to be paid a living wage for our contribution? Don't we need help during a global economic crisis, or do we have to wait until we've bankrupted ourselves and become homeless to maybe get assistance from 'charitable causes'?

Not good here too and I am worried as Canva was my number one earner from the stock sites I contribute to.

Same here, but I'm not surprised - the writing has been on the wall for a while.  On the other hand August is usually not a good month for me - so many people around the world on holiday.  For me sales usually rebound in September and rise towards the end of the year.

The drop is so drastic

New message on Canva:
On October 1, we will start paying for template "usages" instead of "exports". This improvement means you earn royalties each time your design is downloaded, printed, OR presented.

I suppose this is for template creators.

Also here are parts of two answers from Canva to emails from contributors regarding the low earnings from another forum.( Editing for clarity)
If I understand it right it seems that the low earnings are due to two main factors, one is that template creators are now a priority and they receive more money and the second part is that it doesn't matter whether you sell more, if others sell more too, you receive less.

Here are those parts of the answers:

"Adjustment to the Royalty Pool: To enhance the sustainability and consistency of Creator earnings in the long term, there has been a recalibration in the royalty pool. Initially, the pool was linked to a fraction of pro subscriptions, causing considerable fluctuations in earnings as subscriptions can vary each season. The purpose of this adjustment is to stabilize these inconsistencies.
Boosted Category Opportunities: Our recent focus has been on Pro templates which are now receiving boosted payments. However, categories like Presentations, Resumes and Infographics are no longer benefiting from boosted earnings. This could lead to decreased earnings for those who primarily created free templates or focused on the aforementioned categories when boosted earnings were in effect.
Boosted Locale Opportunities: We have been promoting local content creation, making it increasingly lucrative. If your locale currently doesn't have boosted payments, this might affect your earnings."

 And another one:
"...an increase in exports doesn't always correspond to more earnings. The share that each creator earns is influenced by a number of varying factors including the total exports by other creators and opportunities for boosted earnings.

Perhaps, you've observed a situation where your exports increased in a certain month, but your earnings remained the same or reduced. This is usually an indication that other creators have also experienced an uptick in exports and thus received a larger share of the total earnings pool.

There's a high tendency for this scenario to occur during peak months like the end of the summer holiday season or during major local or religious events such as Christmas, Ramadan, or as students prepare to return to school. Users tend to use Canva more during these periods, resulting in more exports for most creators.

To this end, although it may seem that your exports have significantly increased during high-active months, it's essential to understand that your earnings still correspond to your relative share of the earnings pool."

If Canva had used this payout model when starting out, they'd have had no content. 123rf did start out with this setup (a pool scheme with no minimum, but no boosted categories). It very quickly changed to include a minimum payout on subscription downloads because the royalties were so much lower than SS's and contributors weren't happy.

In addition to this they promised a guaranteed amount of income for a period of time otherwise many people would had left.