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Dramatically Faster Metrics for Large Podcasts

If you've ever waited for your metrics to load, this one's for you. We overhauled how download data is stored, queried, and rendered across the board.

Performance

  • Lazy-loading charts — Metrics pages now load the dashboard immediately and fill in individual charts as the data arrives, instead of making you wait for everything at once.
  • Pre-aggregated monthly data — Download charts now render from pre-aggregated monthly totals instead of counting individual records. For podcasts with years of download history, this is dramatically faster.
  • Faster top episodes — The top episodes query was rewritten to return results much more quickly.
  • Efficient download totals — Episode download counts now use monthly aggregates and bulk queries, reducing the load on every page that shows download numbers.

Features

  • Spotify in download charts — Spotify downloads are now included in your downloads-per-month charts for a more complete picture of your audience.

Fixes

  • Fixed metrics display for podcasts currently on hiatus.
  • Cleaned up stat cards and shareable metrics pages.

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