Snapchat — Overview — Time comparison

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Why use this board

Use this board to compare Snapchat profile metrics between two date ranges; explain what improved, declined, or held steady in weekly and monthly reports.

Board controls

  • Owned Snapchat Profiles: Select profile.

  • Adaptive filters: Open Filter in the toolbar to narrow posts by Content Label, Media Type, Content Type, Full text, or Advanced filter. Active filters appear as chips below the toolbar; remove a chip to clear that filter.

  • Date range: Defaults to the last 30 days. The board subtitle shows the active range when available.

  • Compare period: Previous period, Previous day, Previous week, Previous month, Previous quarter, Previous year. Default: Previous period.

  • Aggregated by: Day, Week, Month, Quarter, Year.

  • Engagement rate: Impressions engagement rate, Reach engagement rate. Default: Impressions engagement rate.

Metrics on this board

  • Average engagements — Average number of engagements

  • Impressions — Content impressions

  • Number of snaps — Content trend

  • Video views — Video views trend

  • Impressions — Impressions by media type

  • Engagements — Number of engagements

  • Number of engagements — Engagements trend

  • Snaps — Total content

  • Video views — Video views

  • Impressions engagement rate — Impressions engagement rate trend

  • Reach engagement rate — Impressions engagement rate trend

  • Impressions engagement rate — Impressions engagement rate

  • Reach engagement rate — Impressions engagement rate

  • Number of impressions — Content impressions trend

  • Number of snaps — Content by media type

  • Average engagements — Average engagements trend

Widgets

Average number of engagements

What it measures: The average number of times users engaged with a post that was published by selected pages during the selected date range. Note: This metric shows both organic and boosted data. Shown as a KPI with period-over-period change — use it to see whether the metric is rising or falling.

Metrics: Average engagements

Visualization: Value with change

Content impressions

What it measures: The sum of all posts published on selected pages during the selected date range. Shown as a KPI with period-over-period change — use it to see whether the metric is rising or falling.

Metrics: Impressions

Visualization: Value with change

Content trend

What it measures: An overview of the total number of snaps published by selected profiles during the selected date range, segregated by publication date. Shown as bars over time — use it to compare day-by-day or period-by-period volume and spot spikes.

Metrics: Number of snaps

Visualization: Bar trend

Video views trend

What it measures: An overview of the total number of times a video snap published by selected profiles during the selected date range was viewed, segregated by publication date. A view is counted immediately upon opening the video snap and for each time it is rewatched. Shown as bars over time — use it to compare day-by-day or period-by-period volume and spot spikes.

Metrics: Video views

Visualization: Bar trend

Impressions by media type

What it measures: The distribution of content pieces published during the selected date range, segregated by media type (image, video, link, etc.). Shown as a ranked horizontal bar chart — longer bars mean higher values; use it to compare many categories at once.

Metrics: Impressions

Visualization: Horizontal bar chart

Number of engagements

What it measures: The total number of times users engaged with a snap that was published by selected profiles during the selected date range. This includes swiping up, shares, comments and screenshots. Shown as a KPI with period-over-period change — use it to see whether the metric is rising or falling.

Metrics: Engagements

Visualization: Value with change

Engagements trend

What it measures: An overview of the total number of times users engaged with a snap that was published by selected profiles during the selected date range, segregated by publication date. Engagements include swiping up, shares, comments and screenshots. Shown as bars over time — use it to compare day-by-day or period-by-period volume and spot spikes.

Metrics: Number of engagements

Visualization: Bar trend

Total content

What it measures: The total number of snaps published by selected profiles during the selected date range. Shown as a KPI with period-over-period change — use it to see whether the metric is rising or falling.

Metrics: Snaps

Visualization: Value with change

Video views

What it measures: The total number of times a video snap that was published during the selected date range was viewed during its lifetime. A view is counted immediately upon opening the video snap and for each time it is rewatched. Shown as a KPI with period-over-period change — use it to see whether the metric is rising or falling.

Metrics: Video views

Visualization: Value with change

Impressions engagement rate trend

What it measures: Post-level metrics show data for posts published during a selected date range. Regardless of when an engagement happened, all post data is aggregated and displayed for the day the post was published. This means it can include data about engagement that occurred even after the selected date range. Shown as bars over time — use it to compare day-by-day or period-by-period volume and spot spikes.

Metrics: Impressions engagement rate, Reach engagement rate

Visualization: Bar trend

Impressions engagement rate

What it measures: Post-level metrics show data for posts published during a selected date range. Regardless of when an engagement happened, all post data is aggregated and displayed for the day the post was published. This means it can include data about engagement that occurred even after the selected date range. Shown as a KPI with period-over-period change — use it to see whether the metric is rising or falling.

Metrics: Impressions engagement rate, Reach engagement rate

Visualization: Value with change

Content impressions trend

What it measures: An overview of the number of posts published on selected pages during the selected date range, segregated by publication date. Shown as bars over time — use it to compare day-by-day or period-by-period volume and spot spikes.

Metrics: Number of impressions

Visualization: Bar trend

Content by media type

What it measures: The distribution of all posts published during the selected date range, segregated by media type (image, video, link, etc.). Shown as a ranked horizontal bar chart — longer bars mean higher values; use it to compare many categories at once.

Metrics: Number of snaps

Visualization: Horizontal bar chart

Average engagements trend

What it measures: An overview of the average number of times users engaged with a post that was published by selected pages during the selected date range, segregated by publication date. Note: This metric shows both organic and boosted data. Shown as bars over time — use it to compare day-by-day or period-by-period volume and spot spikes.

Metrics: Average engagements

Visualization: Bar trend