Creator payout mechanisms on major platforms typically operate through a hybrid model: revenue streams from reply-based advertising combined with premium subscription pools. Current market rates hover around $8.50 per million verified impressions—essentially $0.0085 per thousand impressions for eligible creators.

Here's the interesting part: if inactive accounts and engagement farmers continue declining, how does the math shift? With fewer low-quality impressions skewing the total, verified engagement metrics could see compression. The denominator (total impressions) shrinks, but does the numerator (total payout pool) remain constant or adjust downward?

The core calculation stays straightforward—total earnings divided by verified impressions—but the composition of that pool becomes crucial. Quality over quantity might finally start paying off.