Story view estimation

• Estimated views = followers x a view ratio x the number of verified Stories.
• The view ratio is the median of the account's own Reel plays divided by followers, when it has at least three Reels with usable counts. That median is pulled into the p10 to p90 band of comparable peers, and the ratio never exceeds 1.
• When the account's own Reel sample is short, the median of peers is used: same category and follower tier when that group has at least 100 accounts, otherwise the follower tier.
• A low and a high scenario use the p10 and p90 ratios of the peer group. This range is a modelled spread, not a confidence interval and not measured past views.

• Modelled interactions = estimated Story views x the account's median of (likes + comments) / plays on its Reels. At least three eligible Reels are needed.
• Reels with hidden or missing counters are left out of that median; a measured zero is kept.
• The overall engagement rate does not enter this calculation.

• It is an estimate. It is not a measured view count, not unique reach and not a count of people.
• Measured and estimated values are never added into one number. A report shows Story estimates and Reel or post counters in separate lines.
• When a follower count or the needed peer group is missing, the estimate is left empty with a reason. It is not shown as zero.
• In the influencer report the estimate can come from the peer median, not from the account's own Reels; the report says so.

• It is a model, not a measurement. No Story view count is read for it.
• The view ratio comes from Reel plays per follower, so a Story is taken to be seen at about the rate the account's Reels are played.
• Stories are in the data only from the day an account entered tracking, so the estimate for a recently added account rests only on the Stories seen since then.
• The estimate needs a follower count and, for the account's own ratio, at least three Reels with usable counts. When they are missing the estimate is left empty with a reason.

No public validation of the Story view estimate is published yet. Starlecta has not published a comparison of the estimate with Story view counts that accounts report themselves, and the low and high scenarios are a spread of peer ratios, not a measure of accuracy. Read the estimate as a planning range, not as a verified figure.