Author Topic: Shutterstock Stats (Read 7476 times)

WarrenPrice · « **on:** April 03, 2010, 13:46 »

I just learned of an interesting stat on the Shutterstock Earnings/Payout report. It gives info on how much you made from images sold in the USA and how much was made elsewhere. I was quite surprised to learn that only one-third of my earnings are from the US. I wish they would break it down even further. Reminds me a bit of the old Fotolia when buyers location was listed with each sale.

microstockphoto.co.uk · « **Reply #1 on:** April 03, 2010, 15:43 »

Yes, it's interesting, and I was surprised as well - my proportion is roughly the same

but they are giving separate US / rest of the world data only for tax obligations, and I'm afraid they will never break it down further unless absolutely required: buyers' location is sensitive business data to keep hidden from the competition

(Panthermedia is the only site I am aware that still tells the name of buyers - but their buyers are almost entirely from Germany)

elvinstar · « **Reply #2 on:** April 03, 2010, 19:23 »

I guess this info must be available only to contributors outside the US...

sc · « **Reply #3 on:** April 03, 2010, 19:43 »

Quote from: elvinstar on April 03, 2010, 19:23

I guess this info must be available only to contributors outside the US...

I'm in the U.S. and I have it.
On your Details page go down to

Gross Earnings
(click here for your actual payment history) :

and click on Payment History.

Klauts · « **Reply #4 on:** April 04, 2010, 07:26 »

My percentages are about the same.
However, I'm surprised the us percentage is so high, not so low. After all, the US population counts for 4.59% of the world population.

Unless...
http://www.wulffmorgenthaler.com/strip.aspx?id=656c268e-ff70-43a3-9e52-b4923c42e1f2

elvinstar · « **Reply #5 on:** April 04, 2010, 07:55 »

Quote

I'm in the U.S. and I have it.
On your Details page go down to

Gross Earnings
(click here for your actual payment history) :

and click on Payment History.

Thanks!

ShadySue · « **Reply #6 on:** April 04, 2010, 08:10 »

Quote from: Klauts on April 04, 2010, 07:26

My percentages are about the same.
However, I'm surprised the us percentage is so high, not so low. After all, the US population counts for 4.59% of the world population.

But a huge proportion of the world's population will know nothing about buying images from Shutterstock*, and more still would never dream of it.
* or anywhere else.

mwp1969 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 04, 2010, 14:48 »

The majority of my sales are still from outside of the U.S. on Shutterstock. Recent payouts in the last year were as high as 75% outside of the United States although my most recent payout was around 54% outside of the US. This was on a portfolio of just over 900 images.

-Mark
http://markwpayne.wordpress.com

tamasvargyasi · « **Reply #8 on:** April 04, 2010, 17:18 »

10% US
90% Others

Microstock Posts · « **Reply #9 on:** April 22, 2010, 04:47 »

US source dropped by 10% to 16.5%.

Albert Martin · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2010, 16:34 »

Quote from: Komar on April 22, 2010, 04:47

US source dropped by 10% to 16.5%.

Crisis ;-)

Microstock Posts · « **Reply #11 on:** April 24, 2010, 03:24 »

Quote from: Albert Martin on April 23, 2010, 16:34

Quote from: Komar on April 22, 2010, 04:47
US source dropped by 10% to 16.5%.

Crisis ;-)

Lol, I don't care where the sales come from, so long as they keep coming. However, it's astonishing that figures for the US are so low.

ap · « **Reply #12 on:** April 24, 2010, 12:06 »

i find that during months with el sales, the us buyers account for 60% (rather than the usual 20%). either there are more us buyers of ELs or the non US buyers are using images w/o an EL.