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Increasing transparency by making invisible visible: 7 charts and 2 tables with daily Steem metrics.

# Introduction

This is a third version of my daily reports that are designed to be a comprehensive source of Steem metrics for all community members. I am working on adding more metrics and visual improvements.

# Changelog

* New chart: number of daily votes/percentile by whales, dolphins and minnows
* Better tick formats, several charts now start at zero, other UI improvements,

# How to read

Every chart starts on 1st of June and extends to yesterday. The number on the label attached to the Y axis is the yesterday's value for that chart. Click to enlarge the charts.

# User acquisition
[![](https://i.imgur.com/YMkISI0.jpg)](https://i.imgur.com/YMkISI0.jpg)

A basic metric of any startup, user acquisition provides insights into the future trends of Steem platform.

Chart is based on number of new accounts grouped by the created date. Only accounts that have performed any of these actions are included: post, comment, vote.

# User engagement
[![](https://i.imgur.com/aNr0vEp.jpg)](https://i.imgur.com/aNr0vEp.jpg)


A number of engaged accounts grouped by distinct activity. At least one action (vote, post or comment) is required.

# Content

[![](https://i.imgur.com/9C38Gtc.jpg)](https://i.imgur.com/9C38Gtc.jpg)

Content generation has a well positive feedback loop with traffic acquisition through short term viral promotion and long term SEO benefits.

Only posts with >= 2 votes and comments with >= 0 votes are counted.

# Daily votes by marine fauna

[![](https://i.imgur.com/5FeAx8C.jpg)](https://i.imgur.com/5FeAx8C.jpg)

Number of votes made yesterday by minnows, dolphins and whales by percentiles. Chart shows that most Steem users do not maximize their voting power and therefore do not maximize their curation rewards.

Note: Voting power depletes completely by voting 200 times during 5 days, so this chart has some degree of imprecision.

If you are interested in increasing your curation rewards, get in touch with me on steemit.chat

# Payout metrics

Payout data is a sum of pending and past payouts for posts created on the given date.

[![](https://i.imgur.com/uACHkuq.jpg)](https://i.imgur.com/uACHkuq.jpg)


# Distribution of post payouts for 30th of September 2016

[![](https://i.imgur.com/CbfgkTj.jpg)](https://i.imgur.com/CbfgkTj.jpg)

This is a payout breakdown of post per percentile. The chart should be read like this: "X percent of posts have payouts higher than Y" where X and Y are points on the line chart.


# Top 25 post payout ranking for 30th of September

[![](https://i.imgur.com/dHboMSu.jpg)](https://i.imgur.com/dHboMSu.jpg)

<div><h1>Top 25 Posts by Payout Ranking for 30th September</h1><table><thead><tr><td> Payout</td><td> Percent of total daily payout</td><td> Title</td><td> Author</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>945 SBD</td><td>4.11%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/cryptogeechronicles/@cryptogee/asimov-s-ghost-chapter-2-phantoms-in-the-chain">Asimov's Ghost - Chapter 2 - Phantoms In The Chain</a></td><td>@cryptogee</td></tr><tr><td>853 SBD</td><td>3.71%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/money/@dollarvigilante/deutsche-bank-hangs-by-a-thread-on-eve-of-jubilee">Deutsche Bank Hangs By A Thread On Eve Of Jubilee</a></td><td>@dollarvigilante</td></tr><tr><td>695 SBD</td><td>3.02%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/photography/@anyx/a-trip-through-history-in-la-sainte-baume">A trip through history in La-Sainte-Baume</a></td><td>@anyx</td></tr><tr><td>614 SBD</td><td>2.67%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/voting/@larkenrose/democracy-tricking-the-profoundly-gullible">Democracy: Tricking the Profoundly Gullible</a></td><td>@larkenrose</td></tr><tr><td>547 SBD</td><td>2.38%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/life/@wadepaterson/20-questions-with-jesse-heiman-world-s-greatest-extra">20 questions with Jesse Heiman (World's Greatest Extra)</a></td><td>@wadepaterson</td></tr><tr><td>522 SBD</td><td>2.27%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/food/@mibenkito/a-steemian-s-world-food-journal-singapore">A steemian's world food journal: Singapore</a></td><td>@mibenkito</td></tr><tr><td>518 SBD</td><td>2.25%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/curie/@curie/the-daily-curie-29th-sept-30th-sept-2016-part-1">The Daily Curie (29th Sept - 30th Sept 2016) - Part 1</a></td><td>@curie</td></tr><tr><td>513 SBD</td><td>2.23%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/cryptogeechronicles/@nekromarinist/my-sci-fi-colaboration-with-cryptogee-original-illustrations-for-cryptogeechronicles">My sci-fi colaboration with @cryptogee Original illustrations for #cryptogeechronicles</a></td><td>@nekromarinist</td></tr><tr><td>513 SBD</td><td>2.23%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steemfest/@liondani/witness-liondani-and-the-steemfest-initiative">witness liondani &amp; the steemfest initiative</a></td><td>@liondani</td></tr><tr><td>478 SBD</td><td>2.08%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/life/@calaber24p/why-the-euro-was-always-destined-to-fail">Why The Euro Was Always Destined To Fail</a></td><td>@calaber24p</td></tr><tr><td>477 SBD</td><td>2.07%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steeminterest/@aizensou/steeminterest-updates-bugs-fixed">SteemInterest - Updates + bugs fixed</a></td><td>@aizensou</td></tr><tr><td>415 SBD</td><td>1.8%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/story/@perspective/solitary-chill">Solitary Chill</a></td><td>@perspective</td></tr><tr><td>406 SBD</td><td>1.76%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/story/@ericvancewalton/still-i-shudder-an-original-poem">STILL I SHUDDER (An Original Poem)</a></td><td>@ericvancewalton</td></tr><tr><td>296 SBD</td><td>1.28%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steemsports-ncaaf/@steemsports/steemsports-ncaaf-clemson-tigers-vs-louisville-cardinals-mass-sp-distribution-game">SteemSports NCAAF: Clemson Tigers vs Louisville Cardinals - Mass SP Distribution Game!</a></td><td>@steemsports</td></tr><tr><td>285 SBD</td><td>1.24%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/poetry/@serejandmyself/raining-eyes-an-original-poem">RAINING EYES (An Original Poem)</a></td><td>@serejandmyself</td></tr><tr><td>267 SBD</td><td>1.16%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steem/@ozchartart/usdsteem-btc-daily-poloniex-bittrex-technical-analysis-market-report-update-60-some-things-are-worth-fighting-for-sept-30-2016">$STEEM/BTC Daily Poloniex+Bittrex Technical Analysis / Market Report Update #60, "Some things are worth fighting for,,," Sept 30, 2016</a></td><td>@ozchartart</td></tr><tr><td>256 SBD</td><td>1.11%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/farm/@anwenbaumeister/embracing-ugly-foods-diverting-food-waste-and-filling-my-stomach-with-cheap-organic-produce">Embracing Ugly Foods - Diverting Food Waste And Filling My Stomach With Cheap, Organic Produce</a></td><td>@anwenbaumeister</td></tr><tr><td>250 SBD</td><td>1.09%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steem-sports/@steemsports/steemsports-ufc-brooks-vs-oliveira-faszholz-vs-viera-mass-sp-distribution-game">SteemSports: UFC - Brooks vs Oliveira + Faszholz vs Viera- Mass SP Distribution Game!</a></td><td>@steemsports</td></tr><tr><td>236 SBD</td><td>1.03%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/sirwinchester/@sirwinchester/the-family-of-musicians-is-now-complete">The Family Of Musicians Is Now Complete!</a></td><td>@sirwinchester</td></tr><tr><td>235 SBD</td><td>1.02%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/life/@lifeisawesome/my-decline-and-rebirth-part-3">My decline and rebirth. Part 3</a></td><td>@lifeisawesome</td></tr><tr><td>231 SBD</td><td>1.01%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/travel/@knozaki2015/frequent-traveller-5-fly-intra-europe-return-for-7-usd">Frequent Traveller #5: Fly intra europe (return) for 7 USD !!!</a></td><td>@knozaki2015</td></tr><tr><td>215 SBD</td><td>0.93%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/story/@ericvancewalton/alarm-clock-dawn-an-original-novel-episode-40">ALARM CLOCK DAWN (An Original Novel - Episode 40)</a></td><td>@ericvancewalton</td></tr><tr><td>205 SBD</td><td>0.89%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/sirwinchester/@sirwinchester/sirwinchester-let-me-show-you-my-passion-dance-9">@Sirwinchester: Let me show you my passion - DANCE! #9</a></td><td>@sirwinchester</td></tr><tr><td>191 SBD</td><td>0.83%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/art/@anritco/sebastian-the-cleric-part-1-original-concept-art-tiny-story">Sebastian, the cleric (Part 1) - Original Concept Art - Tiny Story</a></td><td>@anritco</td></tr><tr><td>187 SBD</td><td>0.81%</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/life/@honeyscribe/sex-ed-by-romance-novel">Sex ed by romance novel</a></td><td>@honeyscribe</td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<div><h1> Top 15 Posts by Unique Comment Authors Ranking for 30th September</h1><table><thead><tr><td> Number of unique commenters</td><td> Number of comments</td><td> Payout</td><td> Title</td><td> Author</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>41</td><td>84</td><td>0</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/guesshowmany/@bola/guess-how-many-15">Guess How Many?  #15</a></td><td>@bola</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>25</td><td>4</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/kr/@woo7739/7-20161001-steem-lottery-in-korea-announcement-7"># 7. 20161001 Steem Lottery in Korea Announcement(제7회 스팀 로또 시행 공지)</a></td><td>@woo7739</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>45</td><td>76</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/money/@timcliff/steemit-s-biggest-investment-problem-the-cost-benefit-analysis-reward-curve">Steemit's Biggest Investment Problem - The Cost/Benefit Analysis Reward Curve</a></td><td>@timcliff</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>25</td><td>398</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steemsports-ncaaf/@steemsports/steemsports-ncaaf-clemson-tigers-vs-louisville-cardinals-mass-sp-distribution-game">SteemSports NCAAF: Clemson Tigers vs Louisville Cardinals - Mass SP Distribution Game!</a></td><td>@steemsports</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>25</td><td>18</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steem/@dana-edwards/the-future-of-steemit-is-live-streaming-video">The future of Steemit is live streaming video</a></td><td>@dana-edwards</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>32</td><td>518</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steemfest/@liondani/witness-liondani-and-the-steemfest-initiative">witness liondani &amp; the steemfest initiative</a></td><td>@liondani</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>37</td><td>614</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/voting/@larkenrose/democracy-tricking-the-profoundly-gullible">Democracy: Tricking the Profoundly Gullible</a></td><td>@larkenrose</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>38</td><td>236</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/sirwinchester/@sirwinchester/the-family-of-musicians-is-now-complete">The Family Of Musicians Is Now Complete!</a></td><td>@sirwinchester</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>44</td><td>14</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steemit/@thecryptofiend/a-little-idea-for-steemit-that-could-end-up-being-a-big-idea-for-progress-the-ideas-factory">A little idea for Steemit that could end up being a big idea for progress: The Ideas Factory</a></td><td>@thecryptofiend</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>23</td><td>256</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/farm/@anwenbaumeister/embracing-ugly-foods-diverting-food-waste-and-filling-my-stomach-with-cheap-organic-produce">Embracing Ugly Foods - Diverting Food Waste And Filling My Stomach With Cheap, Organic Produce</a></td><td>@anwenbaumeister</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>22</td><td>0</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steemit/@son-of-satire/a-great-or-a-terrible-idea-you-decide-a-chance-to-make-some-serious-steem">A great or a terrible idea. You decide - A CHANCE TO MAKE SOME SERIOUS STEEM-</a></td><td>@son-of-satire</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>21</td><td>854</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/money/@dollarvigilante/deutsche-bank-hangs-by-a-thread-on-eve-of-jubilee">Deutsche Bank Hangs By A Thread On Eve Of Jubilee</a></td><td>@dollarvigilante</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>39</td><td>45</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steemit/@rea/the-first-steemit-usb-giveaway-at-the-egx-2016">The First Steemit USB Giveaway At The EGX 2016</a></td><td>@rea</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>38</td><td>41</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steemit/@dragonanarchist/re-steem-4-re-steem-an-initiative-to-boost-each-other">Re-Steem 4 Re-Steem : An Initiative to Boost Each Other</a></td><td>@dragonanarchist</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>39</td><td>172</td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/life/@calaber24p/confession-i-can-t-stand-looking-at-beautiful-people">Confession:  I Can’t Stand Looking At Beautiful People</a></td><td>@calaber24p</td></tr></tbody></table></div>

# Disclaimer
The data and visualization in this post may contain errors and inaccuracies. Don't make important decisions without verifying data yourself. If you have any suggestions or found an error in the data, please get in touch with me on steemit.chat.