August recorded 582 transactions worth $760,953.61 across SWAPD.
That is down 30.4% in volume and 11.1% in transaction count from July’s $1,094,055.42 across 655 deals.
The average transaction fell 21.7%, from $1,670.31 to $1,307.48. We closed fewer deals, and the average deal was smaller. Both contributed to the decline.
There were still some strong results inside the month. Publishing & PR and TikTok grew, Instagram remained the largest category, and several familiar names climbed the leaderboards.
- 582 transactions
- $760,953.61 in SWAPD volume
- $1,307.48 average transaction
- $650 median transaction
- $27,124 largest transaction
- 8 transactions worth at least $10,000
- 312 distinct buyers
- 191 subcontractors, plus SWAPD direct sales
- 18.8 transactions per day
- $24,547 average daily volume
The median is useful here. Half the transactions were $650 or less, so the typical deal was considerably smaller than the average.
Instagram led with $244,848.80 across 124 deals. Google & Search followed with $128,486 across 140 deals, the highest transaction count of any category.
The six largest categories accounted for approximately 78% of total volume.
| Category | Deals | SWAPD Volume |
|---|---|---|
| 124 | $244,848.80 | |
| Google & Search | 140 | $128,486 |
| YouTube | 36 | $60,279 |
| Publishing & PR | 37 | $55,246 |
| TikTok | 54 | $53,950.66 |
| 39 | $50,448.88 | |
| Advertising & Marketplace | 7 | $24,790 |
| 22 | $23,658.26 | |
| Snapchat | 5 | $18,499.94 |
| Unspecified Assets | 13 | $15,889 |
| Wikipedia | 12 | $15,291 |
| Meta / Cross Platform | 11 | $11,586 |
| Marketing & Consulting | 3 | $8,760 |
| Other Reputation & Content | 5 | $7,300 |
| Rights Management | 6 | $7,180 |
| Trustpilot | 13 | $7,038 |
| X / Twitter | 8 | $4,850 |
| Unspecified Services | 9 | $4,385 |
| 6 | $3,383.40 | |
| Kick | 2 | $2,900 |
| AI & Software | 10 | $2,396.14 |
| Music Services | 1 | $1,900 |
| 3 | $1,346 | |
| Twitch | 2 | $1,320 |
| 3 | $1,180 | |
| OnlyFans | 2 | $800 |
| Raya | 2 | $795 |
| Other Review Platforms | 2 | $660 |
| Quora | 1 | $600 |
| Business Services | 1 | $400 |
| Media & Web Assets | 1 | $336 |
| Web & Digital Services | 1 | $252.53 |
| SWAPD Services | 1 | $198 |
| Total | 582 | $760,953.61 |
Categories are assigned from ticket descriptions and comments. Each transaction appears once, including bundled work. 22 transactions totaling $20,274 lacked enough detail to identify a platform or specific service reliably and remain in the two unspecified rows.
Advertising & Marketplace includes four SWAPD homepage ad auctions totaling $22,140. These were sold on August 31 for September placements, so they belong to August’s sales figures.
What Changed From July?
Using July’s published categories as the comparison:
| Category | Change in Volume |
|---|---|
| Publishing & PR | +43.7% |
| Snapchat | +35.3% |
| TikTok | +32.2% |
| Wikipedia | +4.7% |
| YouTube | −8.3% |
| −22.9% | |
| Google & Search | −46.9% |
| −50.4% | |
| −61.6% | |
| Trustpilot | −70.6% |
| X / Twitter | −91.4% |
These are directional comparisons: August’s categories were reconstructed from the export, and ambiguous tickets were left unspecified.
Publishing & PR reached $55,246, while TikTok generated $53,950.66. Both were bright spots in a slower month.
Google & Search still produced plenty of activity, with 140 transactions. Its average deal was approximately $918. A busy category can generate less money when the mix shifts toward smaller jobs.
Category Leaders
The two highest-volume contributors in each identifiable category were:
| Category | #1 by Volume | #2 by Volume |
|---|---|---|
| @Rayman, $33,835 | @charizard, $27,124 | |
| Google & Search | @porcupine, $39,425 | @Profsell, $29,316 |
| YouTube | @Bol, $10,594 | @Bappy, $8,600 |
| Publishing & PR | @Lunar, $19,050 | @p, $12,000 |
| TikTok | @TikTok, $18,180 | @mkh, $12,640 |
| @thecfx, $28,100 | @its.mear, $5,260 | |
| Advertising & Marketplace | SWAPD direct, $22,140 | @gurii, $2,000 |
| @RedditNinja, $11,585 | @Hooper, $7,125 | |
| Snapchat | @Montana, $10,989.02 | @Bicoo, $6,112 |
| Wikipedia | @TiK, $9,200 | @Memo, $4,530 |
| Meta / Cross Platform | @thecfx, $7,500 | @HamzaKhan, $1,800 |
| Marketing & Consulting | @SXI, $8,210 | @Trish, $550 |
| Other Reputation & Content | @ufo, $4,100 | @elitemediaboost660, $1,600 |
| Rights Management | @win, $3,950 | @yaseenbangash, $1,120 |
| Trustpilot | @Gravity2, $3,010 | @ZYZTEM_STUDIO, $1,100 |
| X / Twitter | @google1, $1,850 | @Vishu01234, $1,400 |
| @Rich, $2,717.40 | @ZKO, $291 | |
| Kick | @stargate, $2,900 | — |
| AI & Software | @seatheminer, $1,778 | @djinn, $450.14 |
| Music Services | @dylann, $1,900 | — |
| @ROMARIO, $550 | @Yuvraj04, $440 | |
| Twitch | @enver, $770 | @jalimakdu, $550 |
| @Jamshed.66, $995 | @Kaptan, $185 | |
| OnlyFans | @gioeste, $800 | — |
| Raya | @Hooper, $405 | @mediarush, $390 |
| Other Review Platforms | @greenbenjamin670, $400 | @USDT, $260 |
| Quora | @GOATofSMM, $600 | — |
| Business Services | @Kay, $400 | — |
| Media & Web Assets | @fett, $336 | — |
| Web & Digital Services | @djinn, $252.53 | — |
| SWAPD Services | @Brant, $198 | — |
A dash means only one contributor appears in that category. SWAPD direct advertising is labeled separately. Unspecified transactions count toward the overall rankings below but are excluded from category awards.
These members generated the most SWAPD volume during August:
| Rank | Buyer | Volume | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ivanelgrande | $27,124 | 1 |
| 2 | @slayoxus | $24,500 | 1 |
| 3 | @Liquid | $22,881 | 7 |
| 4 | @Rainman | $18,853 | 3 |
| 5 | @R70 | $15,696 | 5 |
| 6 | @Dimitry1 | $15,120 | 15 |
| 7 | @veteranheroe | $14,550 | 6 |
| 8 | @Rayman | $13,110 | 2 |
| 9 | @nimirov | $12,885.22 | 6 |
| 10 | @Kazkaz | $11,917 | 3 |
@ivanelgrande took first place with the month’s largest transaction. @slayoxus followed with another substantial individual deal.
@Liquid reached third place with seven transactions, while @Dimitry1 completed 15 deals, the most among the top ten buyers.
Together, the top ten buyers accounted for $176,636.22.
And yes, @Rayman appears on both sides of the report. His two homepage ad purchases put him on the buyer leaderboard as well.
Top Subcontractors
These subcontractors handled the largest amount of SWAPD volume during August:
| Rank | Subcontractor | SWAPD Volume Fulfilled | Transactions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @porcupine | $59,854 | 26 |
| 2 | @thecfx | $39,760 | 14 |
| 3 | @Rayman | $33,835 | 33 |
| 4 | @Profsell | $30,928 | 19 |
| 5 | @charizard | $27,124 | 1 |
| 6 | @animegirl | $24,500 | 1 |
| 7 | @Hooper | $22,150 | 5 |
| 8 | @Lunar | $19,050 | 18 |
| 9 | @TikTok | $18,180 | 10 |
| 10 | @Abstract | $16,750 | 2 |
@porcupine retained first place with $59,854 across 26 transactions.
@thecfx took second place, and @Rayman handled the most transactions among the top ten, with 33.
@Profsell contributed $30,928 across 19 transactions, including the month’s largest Google & Search deal. @Lunar led Publishing & PR, and @TikTok led the TikTok category.
The top ten subcontractors collectively handled $292,131, approximately 38.4% of August volume. SWAPD’s own ad sales are excluded from this subcontractor ranking.
Biggest Transactions of August
| Rank | Transaction Value |
|---|---|
| 1 | $27,124 |
| 2 | $24,500 |
| 3 | $13,548 |
| 4 | $12,000 |
| 5 | $11,000 |
| 6 | $10,989.02 |
| 7 | $10,750 |
| 8 | $10,000 |
| 9 | $9,500 |
| 10 | $9,250 |
The ten largest deals totaled $138,661.02, or approximately 18.2% of the month. The largest single deal represented 3.6%.
Eight transactions reached five figures, compared with 15 in July.
The export explicitly classifies 450 transactions as services, totaling $600,692.47.
That is 78.9% of total volume and 77.3% of all transactions.
Another 128 transactions classified as items accounted for $138,121.14. The remaining four homepage ad auctions generated $22,140 and have no sale-type label in the export.
Those classifications are preserved as recorded. They describe the transaction mix, rather than the number of individual accounts, posts, or deliverables supplied.
Account support, removals, publishing, search work, username services, and other specialist jobs continue to account for most of the business passing through SWAPD.
A Slower Month, With Some Strong Performances
August finished below July in both transaction count and value. The growth in publishing, TikTok, and Snapchat did not offset the declines elsewhere.
Even so, 312 buyers transacted through SWAPD, and 191 subcontractors contributed to fulfillment and asset supply. There was business at nearly every price point, from smaller repeat orders to five-figure transactions.
Thank you to everyone who bought, supplied, delivered, and kept the work moving. Congratulations to the members on this month’s leaderboards. See you in September’s report.
Figures use the August 1–31, 2026 sales export. Volume means recorded transaction value, not SWAPD revenue or subcontractor take-home earnings. Rankings use recorded buyer and seller names. Daily averages use all 31 calendar days.
