You post a video link in your channel. A few hundred people tap it. Next morning, the platform says you earned for fewer views than that — or it shows one big total with no way to check it.
Either way you're left with the same question: which of those views counted, and why?
This post explains how view counting works, the three rules that decide whether a view gets paid, and the questions to ask any platform before you trust its numbers — ours included.
The number you see isn't the number you're paid
Most view counters count link opens. Payment is based on a different, smaller number: the views an advertiser will actually pay for.
A gap between the two is normal. A hidden gap is the problem. When a platform shows you one total, pays on another number, and keeps no record of the difference, you can't tell a strict rule from a missing payment. Many creators only notice when their payouts stop adding up.
Three rules decide whether a view is real
1. Someone actually watched
A tap that closes after two seconds isn't attention, and advertisers don't pay for it. On Drisvani, a view counts after 8 seconds of real playback, measured by the video player itself — not by the page loading.
2. It's a new viewer, not a repeat
One person opening your link five times is one viewer. Drisvani credits one view per viewer, per video, every 24 hours. The repeats are still recorded so you can see them; they're credited ₹0.
3. It's a person, not a machine
Bots, automated browsers and traffic from data centres can open a link thousands of times. None of it is a person, so none of it is paid. It's recorded with the reason, and credited ₹0.
A worked example
Here's what 1,000 opens of one link could look like once those rules are applied.
| What happened | Opens | Paid views |
|---|---|---|
| Watched 8 seconds or more, first time today | 740 | 740 |
| Closed before 8 seconds | 140 | 0 |
| Same viewer again within 24 hours | 90 | 0 |
| Bot or data-centre traffic | 30 | 0 |
| Total | 1,000 | 740 |
Sample numbers. Real results depend on your channel and your audience.
A thousand opens became 740 paid views. That's the system working, not failing: the 260 that didn't count are each listed with their reason, so you can see exactly where they went — and spot it if something looks wrong.
What each paid view earns depends on what advertisers are paying at the time, which is why this post doesn't put a rupee amount on it.
Why strict rules protect you
Advertisers check the traffic they pay for. When a platform pays out for bot views, advertisers pull back or claw the money back — and the rate every creator on that platform earns goes down.
So strict rules aren't the enemy of your earnings. Secret rules are. A rule you can read, applied to a record you can check, is what makes the paid number worth trusting.
Questions to ask any platform
Before you trust an earnings number, ask:
- Can I see every view? Not just a total — a record of each view, with the time, the country and whether it counted.
- Does it tell me why a view didn't count? "Rejected" with no reason is the same as no record at all.
- Is the fee published? On Drisvani, the first 100 creators keep 80% of what their videos earn for their first 12 months, and the standard share is 70%. Our fee is never raised for a creator who has already joined.
- When can I withdraw, and how? On Drisvani the minimum is ₹200, paid to your UPI ID.
- What do my viewers go through? Pop-ups, redirects and forced app installs make people leave before the video starts — and a view that never starts never counts. Our ad policy sets out exactly what an ad on our player can and can't do.
If a platform can't answer the first two, its earnings number is something you're being asked to take on trust.
What this means for your channel
- Reposting the same link to the same people doesn't multiply earnings. A repeat view within 24 hours counts once.
- Buying views doesn't help. Bot traffic is recorded and credited ₹0.
- A clean viewing experience does help. People who can press play without fighting pop-ups stay past the first few seconds — and that's when a view counts.
- Compare on what you can check, not on the biggest rate advertised. If you're weighing a switch, our comparison pages put each platform's published terms next to ours.