URLX
Development data

Research module · URLX-SPE-0.1

URLX Single-Property Economics Study

A separate research cohort of businesses where one primary domain represents the business. The question is not what a website is worth — it is whether the economics of an Internet property can be observed independently when the company and the property substantially overlap. Nothing here changes URLX-FV-0.1, the URLX Score, stored valuations or the unexplained variation already reported.

Illustrative / Development Data

Development research — not a validated market model

This study asks whether public or voluntarily disclosed information can produce independent property-level economic observations when the business and the Internet property are substantially the same economic entity. It is a separate research cohort: the 63-asset public-company universe is untouched, and no observation recorded here is used by URLX-FV-0.1, the URLX Score, a stored valuation, a snapshot or the unexplained variation reported by the Monetization Efficiency Lab.

The question asked of each candidate is not what the website is worth. It is whether the economics of the Internet property can be observed independently at all.

URLX research findingsMethodological record

URLX Single-Property Observability Interim Finding

URLX-SPE-0.1PUBLISHED

Scope: Eight admitted single-property candidates; 92 recorded sourcing results; official filings and investor releases only

Across eight admitted single-property businesses, 92 sourcing results establish that the single-property structure partially breaks the observability barrier identified in URLX-IE-0.1. Revenue attributable to the property was independently observed at property level for four properties, transaction counts for one, gross transaction value for two and customer counts for two - outcomes that were entirely absent in the 24 public-company cohort, where every variable returned zero independent property-level observations. No variable yet reaches the five-observation researchability threshold. Independent property-level traffic measurement remains unobservable for all eight properties, so revenue per visitor cannot be derived, and customer value remains unobservable throughout. URLX-FV-0.1, the URLX Score and the reported unexplained variation are unchanged.

Effective 2026-09-18 · spe-01-single-property-observability

URLX-SPE-0.1 Interim Finding — single-property structures and the audience boundary

URLX-SPE-0.1PUBLISHED

Scope: Eight admitted single-property research candidates. Development research; URLX-FV-0.1 remains the production methodology and is unchanged.

Single-property structures partially overcome the enterprise-attribution boundary. Independent property-level revenue and transaction observations are obtainable in some cases. However, independently sourced property-level audience measurements remain unavailable in the current eight-property cohort. Consequently, URLX cannot yet establish a defensible revenue-per-visitor measurement from this cohort.

Effective 2026-09-18 · spe-01-interim-audience-boundary

URLX-TO-0.1 Finding — property-level audience measurement is not independently observable

URLX-TO-0.1PUBLISHED

Scope: Eight admitted single-property research candidates; 29 source assessments. Development research. URLX-FV-0.1 remains the production methodology and is unchanged.

URLX research across the eight admitted single-property candidates identified no independent property-level traffic measurement meeting the URLX acceptance test, which requires direct measurement, property scope, independence from the existing URLX dataset, and a disclosed methodology. No property owner discloses visits, sessions, unique visitors or pageviews for its own domain. Disclosed registration and transacting-buyer counts are population counts, not audience measurements, and are recorded as proxies. Third-party figures are modelled estimates whose property-level sample and calibration are not disclosed, and one provider returned a figure three to four orders of magnitude below plausibility for a major property, demonstrating that modelled output cannot be accepted unverified. Accordingly, URLX does not treat modelled traffic estimates as property-level audience measurements and does not derive revenue per visitor for these properties. The absence of an independently measurable audience denominator is recorded as a data-infrastructure gap, not as missing data.

Effective 2026-09-18 · to-01-traffic-observability

URLX Measurement Sequence — status of each link

URLX-FPM-0.1PUBLISHED

Scope: Cumulative across the 63-asset public-company universe, the 24-property monetization pilot, the 8-property single-property cohort and the traffic observability study. Development research.

URLX research establishes the following sequence: URL, observable characteristics, economic attribution, audience measurement, valuation. Observable characteristics are established. Economic attribution is partially established. Property-level revenue has been independently demonstrated in limited cases. Property-level traffic is not independently established. Revenue per visitor is not established. Audience-based valuation is not established. URLX does not manufacture Internet economics: it establishes what can be independently measured, documents the source and scope of every observation, and distinguishes measured facts from estimates and unobservable information. Accordingly URLX-FV-0.1 remains the production methodology, under review, with no successor selected.

Effective 2026-09-18 · urlx-measurement-sequence-status

URLX Internet Economics Observability Finding

URLX-IE-0.1PUBLISHED

Scope: 24 public-company Internet properties · research cohort · development research, not a validated market model

URLX research across 24 public-company Internet properties found zero independent property-level observations for GMV, transaction count, platform revenue, advertising impressions, advertising yield, advertising revenue, subscriber count, paid subscriber count, subscription revenue, or customer value/LTV. Public-company disclosures frequently provide enterprise-level or multi-property economic information, but do not establish a defensible economic measurement attributable specifically to the Internet property. Accordingly, URLX does not treat enterprise-level disclosures as property-level measurements and does not infer unobservable economics from incomplete inputs.

Effective 2026-09-17 · ie-01-observability-boundary

URLX Phase 1 Measurement Scope

URLX-IE-0.1PUBLISHED

Scope: URLX Phase 1 · public-company Internet properties · development research, not a validated market model

Phase 1 of URLX is designed to prove that URLX can measure and standardize the observable characteristics of major Internet properties. It is not designed to prove that URLX can determine the complete standalone economics of every corporate website. Observable at property level or property-associated level, subject to their own source limitations: traffic, traffic growth, engagement, search growth, geographic reach, audience quality, brand strength, corporate verification, financial transparency, domain ownership, historical measurements, data provenance and the URLX Score. Frequently crossing into enterprise-level information, and therefore outside property-level measurement: gross transaction value, customer value/LTV, advertising impressions and yield, and subscriber economics. That boundary is part of the URLX methodology rather than a gap in it. URLX-FV-0.1 remains dependent on enterprise revenue because independent website-level monetization observations are not presently available in the public-company dataset. This limitation is stated rather than corrected with estimates, and the unexplained variation reported by the Monetization Efficiency Lab is left as measured.

Effective 2026-09-17 · phase-1-measurement-scope

Cohort selection criteria · definitions displayedURLX-SPE-0.1

Admission criteria · gating criteria must be met in full

One primary domain represents the business

Gating

Is there a single domain that represents the business, rather than a portfolio of brands and domains?

The domain is controlled by the business

Gating

Can control of the domain by the business be established from a documented source?

The website is the principal commercial channel

Is the website the principal channel through which commercial activity is conducted, rather than one of several?

Company and website economic scope substantially overlap

Gating

Is company revenue a defensible approximation of property-attributable revenue, and is the residual difference documented?

Financial information can be independently verified

Is there a filing, regulator, registry or official disclosure that establishes the financial figures?

Website traffic can be measured

Is there a traffic measurement for the property with a documented period and methodology?

Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the property

Does the source state a scope that allows revenue to be attributed to the property rather than to a wider group?

Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenance

Can source, period, scope, units and limitations all be recorded for the figures used?

Categories investigated and why

Lead generationThe website may directly generate the leads that are sold.
E-commerceThe website can directly process the transactions.
SaaSThe website may be the product and the distribution channel.
Digital subscriptionsThe website may directly generate the subscription revenue.
Online educationThe website may directly generate customer revenue.
Niche marketplaceThe website may constitute the platform itself.
Digital mediaThe website may directly monetize its own audience.
Professional servicesThe website can generate measurable leads, though fulfilment occurs offline.

Independence test

Every number must answer one question: what does this source independently establish that the existing URLX traffic and revenue data does not already establish? A figure calculated from the engine's own inputs is not independent, however defensible it is.

Classification of every candidate number

Observation type

Directly measured — The source explicitly reports the metric.

Company-level proxy — The number exists, but is not specific to the Internet property.

Derived — Calculated from independently sourced inputs.

Estimated — Reasonable approximation with an explicit limitation.

Unobservable — No defensible property-level source was found.

Observability

Observable — A defensible property-level measurement exists.

Proxy only — Only company-level or broader information is available.

Estimatable only — A reasonable approximation can be constructed but is not directly measured.

Unobservable — No defensible property-level observation was identified.

Independence status

Independent — The observation provides information not already contained in URLX's existing traffic, revenue, engagement or conversion dataset.

Partially independent — The observation adds information but depends partly on existing URLX measurements.

Not independent — The value is calculated entirely from existing URLX inputs.

Research cohort · assessed against the criteriaSeparate from the public-company universe

1stdibs.com

1stDibs, Inc. · Niche marketplace

Admitted to the cohort7 yes · 1 partial · 0 no · 0 unestablishedCriteria satisfied
One primary domain represents the businessYes
The domain is controlled by the businessYes
The website is the principal commercial channelYes
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapYes
Financial information can be independently verifiedYes
Website traffic can be measuredPartial
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyYes
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceYes

Economic relationship Single online marketplace; company economic scope and property scope substantially coincide.

SEC filings (Form 10-K / 10-Q) · 2026-03-31 · collected 2026-09-18 · MEDIUM confidence

besttexasroofers.com

BestTexasRoofers (HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE) · Lead generation

Rejected · recorded as a finding1 yes · 0 partial · 4 no · 3 unestablished
One primary domain represents the businessYes
The domain is controlled by the businessNot established
The website is the principal commercial channelNot established
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapNot established
Financial information can be independently verifiedNo
Website traffic can be measuredNo
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyNo
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceNo

Rejected: HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE used for engine development. No verifiable disclosure exists, so no economic observation may be recorded.

Outstanding: The domain is controlled by the business — Could not be established from a documented source. · The website is the principal commercial channel — Could not be established from a documented source. · Company and website economic scope substantially overlap — Could not be established from a documented source. · Financial information can be independently verified — Criterion not met. · Website traffic can be measured — Criterion not met. · Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the property — Criterion not met. · Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenance — Criterion not met.

URLX development dataset (hypothetical example) · 2026-09-18 · collected 2026-09-18 · LOW confidence

carvana.com

Carvana Co. · E-commerce

Rejected · recorded as a finding4 yes · 2 partial · 2 no · 0 unestablished
One primary domain represents the businessYes
The domain is controlled by the businessYes
The website is the principal commercial channelPartial
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapNo
Financial information can be independently verifiedYes
Website traffic can be measuredPartial
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyNo
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceYes

Rejected: Company revenue includes wholesale and financing activity that does not originate on the website, so company revenue is not a defensible approximation of property-attributable revenue.

Outstanding: Company and website economic scope substantially overlap — Criterion not met. · Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the property — Criterion not met.

SEC filings (Form 10-K / 10-Q) · 2026-02-28 · collected 2026-09-18 · HIGH confidence

chegg.com

Chegg, Inc. · Online education

Rejected · recorded as a finding3 yes · 4 partial · 1 no · 0 unestablished
One primary domain represents the businessPartial
The domain is controlled by the businessYes
The website is the principal commercial channelPartial
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapPartial
Financial information can be independently verifiedYes
Website traffic can be measuredPartial
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyNo
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceYes

Rejected: Consolidated revenue covers separately branded properties on other domains and is not apportioned, so the principal domain cannot be isolated.

Outstanding: One primary domain represents the business — A gating criterion cannot be satisfied partially. · Company and website economic scope substantially overlap — A gating criterion cannot be satisfied partially. · Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the property — Criterion not met.

SEC filings (Form 10-K / 10-Q) · 2026-02-28 · collected 2026-09-18 · HIGH confidence

coursera.org

Coursera, Inc. · Online education

Admitted to the cohort5 yes · 3 partial · 0 no · 0 unestablishedCriteria satisfied
One primary domain represents the businessYes
The domain is controlled by the businessYes
The website is the principal commercial channelPartial
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapYes
Financial information can be independently verifiedYes
Website traffic can be measuredPartial
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyPartial
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceYes

Economic relationship One platform domain delivers all three revenue lines; enterprise sales channel is the documented residual.

SEC filings (Form 10-K / 10-Q) · 2026-02-28 · collected 2026-09-18 · MEDIUM confidence

digitalocean.com

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. · SaaS

Admitted to the cohort6 yes · 2 partial · 0 no · 0 unestablishedCriteria satisfied
One primary domain represents the businessYes
The domain is controlled by the businessYes
The website is the principal commercial channelYes
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapYes
Financial information can be independently verifiedYes
Website traffic can be measuredPartial
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyPartial
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceYes

Economic relationship One domain is the commercial channel for a single platform business.

SEC filings (Form 10-K / 10-Q) · 2026-02-28 · collected 2026-09-18 · MEDIUM confidence

dropbox.com

Dropbox, Inc. · SaaS

Rejected · recorded as a finding3 yes · 3 partial · 2 no · 0 unestablished
One primary domain represents the businessPartial
The domain is controlled by the businessYes
The website is the principal commercial channelNo
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapPartial
Financial information can be independently verifiedYes
Website traffic can be measuredPartial
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyNo
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceYes

Rejected: Most subscription usage is delivered through installed clients and separately branded products, so website activity is not the economic channel.

Outstanding: One primary domain represents the business — A gating criterion cannot be satisfied partially. · The website is the principal commercial channel — Criterion not met. · Company and website economic scope substantially overlap — A gating criterion cannot be satisfied partially. · Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the property — Criterion not met.

SEC filings (Form 10-K / 10-Q) · 2026-02-28 · collected 2026-09-18 · HIGH confidence

duolingo.com

Duolingo, Inc. · Online education

Rejected · recorded as a finding4 yes · 1 partial · 3 no · 0 unestablished
One primary domain represents the businessYes
The domain is controlled by the businessYes
The website is the principal commercial channelNo
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapNo
Financial information can be independently verifiedYes
Website traffic can be measuredPartial
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyNo
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceYes

Rejected: Subscription revenue is predominantly app-store originated, so the website is not the principal commercial channel and revenue is not property-attributable.

Outstanding: The website is the principal commercial channel — Criterion not met. · Company and website economic scope substantially overlap — Criterion not met. · Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the property — Criterion not met.

SEC filings (Form 10-K / 10-Q) · 2026-02-28 · collected 2026-09-18 · HIGH confidence

etsy.com

Etsy, Inc. · Niche marketplace

Rejected · recorded as a finding3 yes · 3 partial · 2 no · 0 unestablished
One primary domain represents the businessPartial
The domain is controlled by the businessYes
The website is the principal commercial channelNo
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapPartial
Financial information can be independently verifiedYes
Website traffic can be measuredPartial
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyNo
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceYes

Rejected: A substantial share of marketplace transaction volume is disclosed as app-originated, so reported GMS, revenue and buyer counts cannot be attributed to the website property. Economic scope overlap is only partial.

Outstanding: One primary domain represents the business — A gating criterion cannot be satisfied partially. · The website is the principal commercial channel — Criterion not met. · Company and website economic scope substantially overlap — A gating criterion cannot be satisfied partially. · Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the property — Criterion not met.

SEC filings (Form 10-K / 10-Q) · 2026-02-28 · collected 2026-09-18 · HIGH confidence

eventbrite.com

Eventbrite, Inc. · Niche marketplace

Admitted to the cohort5 yes · 3 partial · 0 no · 0 unestablishedCriteria satisfied
One primary domain represents the businessYes
The domain is controlled by the businessYes
The website is the principal commercial channelPartial
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapYes
Financial information can be independently verifiedYes
Website traffic can be measuredPartial
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyPartial
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceYes

Economic relationship Single ticketing platform on one domain; embedded checkout is the documented residual.

SEC filings (Form 10-K / 10-Q) · 2026-02-28 · collected 2026-09-18 · MEDIUM confidence

fiverr.com

Fiverr International Ltd. · Niche marketplace

Admitted to the cohort7 yes · 1 partial · 0 no · 0 unestablishedCriteria satisfied
One primary domain represents the businessYes
The domain is controlled by the businessYes
The website is the principal commercial channelYes
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapYes
Financial information can be independently verifiedYes
Website traffic can be measuredPartial
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyYes
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceYes

Economic relationship One marketplace, one domain; the property is the economic entity.

SEC filings (Form 20-F / 6-K) · 2026-02-28 · collected 2026-09-18 · MEDIUM confidence

match.com

Match Group, Inc. · Digital subscriptions

Rejected · recorded as a finding3 yes · 1 partial · 4 no · 0 unestablished
One primary domain represents the businessNo
The domain is controlled by the businessYes
The website is the principal commercial channelNo
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapNo
Financial information can be independently verifiedYes
Website traffic can be measuredPartial
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyNo
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceYes

Rejected: A multi-brand, app-dominated portfolio has no single domain to which economics can be attributed.

Outstanding: One primary domain represents the business — Criterion not met. · The website is the principal commercial channel — Criterion not met. · Company and website economic scope substantially overlap — Criterion not met. · Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the property — Criterion not met.

SEC filings (Form 10-K / 10-Q) · 2026-02-28 · collected 2026-09-18 · HIGH confidence

shutterstock.com

Shutterstock, Inc. · Digital media

Rejected · recorded as a finding3 yes · 2 partial · 3 no · 0 unestablished
One primary domain represents the businessNo
The domain is controlled by the businessYes
The website is the principal commercial channelPartial
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapNo
Financial information can be independently verifiedYes
Website traffic can be measuredPartial
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyNo
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceYes

Rejected: Multiple brands on separate domains plus substantial enterprise, data and API licensing mean company revenue is not property-attributable.

Outstanding: One primary domain represents the business — Criterion not met. · Company and website economic scope substantially overlap — Criterion not met. · Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the property — Criterion not met.

SEC filings (Form 10-K / 10-Q) · 2026-02-28 · collected 2026-09-18 · HIGH confidence

squarespace.com

Squarespace, Inc. · SaaS

Rejected · recorded as a finding4 yes · 1 partial · 2 no · 1 unestablished
One primary domain represents the businessYes
The domain is controlled by the businessYes
The website is the principal commercial channelYes
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapYes
Financial information can be independently verifiedNo
Website traffic can be measuredPartial
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyNot established
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceNo

Rejected: No continuing periodic financial disclosure exists after the take-private transaction, so current financial figures cannot be independently verified.

Outstanding: Financial information can be independently verified — Criterion not met. · Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the property — Could not be established from a documented source. · Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenance — Criterion not met.

Public announcement of completed acquisition; cessation of SEC periodic reporting · 2026-09-18 · collected 2026-09-18 · MEDIUM confidence

udemy.com

Udemy, Inc. · Online education

Admitted to the cohort5 yes · 3 partial · 0 no · 0 unestablishedCriteria satisfied
One primary domain represents the businessYes
The domain is controlled by the businessYes
The website is the principal commercial channelPartial
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapYes
Financial information can be independently verifiedYes
Website traffic can be measuredPartial
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyPartial
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceYes

Economic relationship Single platform domain; segment reporting allows the consumer marketplace to be separated from enterprise sales.

SEC filings (Form 10-K / 10-Q) · 2026-02-28 · collected 2026-09-18 · MEDIUM confidence

upwork.com

Upwork Inc. · Niche marketplace

Admitted to the cohort7 yes · 1 partial · 0 no · 0 unestablishedCriteria satisfied
One primary domain represents the businessYes
The domain is controlled by the businessYes
The website is the principal commercial channelYes
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapYes
Financial information can be independently verifiedYes
Website traffic can be measuredPartial
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyYes
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceYes

Economic relationship Company activity and property activity substantially coincide on one domain.

SEC filings (Form 10-K / 10-Q) · 2026-02-28 · collected 2026-09-18 · MEDIUM confidence

wix.com

Wix.com Ltd. · SaaS

Admitted to the cohort7 yes · 1 partial · 0 no · 0 unestablishedCriteria satisfied
One primary domain represents the businessYes
The domain is controlled by the businessYes
The website is the principal commercial channelYes
Company and website economic scope substantially overlapYes
Financial information can be independently verifiedYes
Website traffic can be measuredPartial
Revenue can be tied reasonably closely to the propertyYes
Disclosure is sufficient to establish provenanceYes

Economic relationship Website is the product, the storefront and the delivery channel; company revenue is platform revenue.

SEC filings (Form 20-F / 6-K) and investor relations releases · 2026-02-28 · collected 2026-09-18 · MEDIUM confidence

Source scorecard · calculated dynamically5 independent property-level observations required
VariableInvestigatedDirect property-levelCompany-level proxiesDerivedEstimatedUnobservableIndependentReadiness

Independent traffic measurement

Traffic

8 / 8000080Not observable

Revenue attributable to the property

Revenue attributable to the property

8 / 8530004Partially observable

Transaction count

Transactions

8 / 8100071Limited observability

Average transaction value

Transactions

6 / 6001050Not observable

Gross transaction value

Transactions

4 / 4201012Partially observable

Customer count

Customers

8 / 8210053Partially observable

New customers

Customers

8 / 8000080Not observable

Returning customers

Customers

8 / 8000080Not observable

Revenue per visitor

Monetization

8 / 8000080Not observable

Revenue per transaction

Monetization

6 / 6001050Not observable

Paid subscriber count

Monetization

2 / 2000020Not observable

Subscription revenue

Monetization

2 / 2000020Not observable

Qualified lead count

Monetization

0 / 0000000Not yet investigated

Revenue per lead

Monetization

0 / 0000000Not yet investigated

Advertising revenue

Monetization

4 / 4000040Not observable

Advertising impressions

Monetization

4 / 4000040Not observable

Customer value / LTV

Monetization

8 / 8000080Not observable

Producing estimates never raises readiness. A variable becomes researchable only on independent property-level observations.

Observability matrix · property by variable
PropertyVariableObservable?Property-level?Independent?Source quality
1stdibs.comIndependent traffic measurementUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
1stdibs.comRevenue attributable to the propertyObservableProperty levelIndependentHIGH
1stdibs.comTransaction countUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
1stdibs.comAverage transaction valueUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
1stdibs.comGross transaction valueUnobservableNot statedNot independentMEDIUM
1stdibs.comCustomer countUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
1stdibs.comNew customersUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
1stdibs.comReturning customersUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
1stdibs.comRevenue per visitorUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
1stdibs.comRevenue per transactionUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
1stdibs.comAdvertising revenueUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
1stdibs.comAdvertising impressionsUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
1stdibs.comCustomer value / LTVUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
coursera.orgIndependent traffic measurementUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
coursera.orgRevenue attributable to the propertyObservableSegment levelPartially independentMEDIUM
coursera.orgTransaction countUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
coursera.orgAverage transaction valueUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
coursera.orgCustomer countUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
coursera.orgNew customersUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
coursera.orgReturning customersUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
coursera.orgRevenue per visitorUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
coursera.orgRevenue per transactionUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
coursera.orgCustomer value / LTVUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
digitalocean.comIndependent traffic measurementUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
digitalocean.comRevenue attributable to the propertyObservableProperty levelPartially independentMEDIUM
digitalocean.comTransaction countUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
digitalocean.comCustomer countUnobservableNot statedNot independentMEDIUM
digitalocean.comNew customersUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
digitalocean.comReturning customersUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
digitalocean.comRevenue per visitorUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
digitalocean.comPaid subscriber countUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
digitalocean.comSubscription revenueUnobservableNot statedNot independentMEDIUM
digitalocean.comCustomer value / LTVUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
eventbrite.comIndependent traffic measurementUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
eventbrite.comRevenue attributable to the propertyObservableProperty levelIndependentHIGH
eventbrite.comTransaction countObservableProperty levelIndependentHIGH
eventbrite.comAverage transaction valueEstimatable onlyProperty levelPartially independentMEDIUM
eventbrite.comGross transaction valueObservableProperty levelIndependentMEDIUM
eventbrite.comCustomer countUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
eventbrite.comNew customersUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
eventbrite.comReturning customersUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
eventbrite.comRevenue per visitorUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
eventbrite.comRevenue per transactionObservableProperty levelPartially independentMEDIUM
eventbrite.comAdvertising revenueUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
eventbrite.comAdvertising impressionsUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
eventbrite.comCustomer value / LTVUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
fiverr.comIndependent traffic measurementUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
fiverr.comRevenue attributable to the propertyObservableProperty levelIndependentHIGH
fiverr.comTransaction countUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
fiverr.comAverage transaction valueUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
fiverr.comGross transaction valueEstimatable onlyProperty levelPartially independentMEDIUM
fiverr.comCustomer countObservableProperty levelIndependentHIGH
fiverr.comNew customersUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
fiverr.comReturning customersUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
fiverr.comRevenue per visitorUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
fiverr.comRevenue per transactionUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
fiverr.comAdvertising revenueUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
fiverr.comAdvertising impressionsUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
fiverr.comCustomer value / LTVUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
udemy.comIndependent traffic measurementUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
udemy.comRevenue attributable to the propertyObservableSegment levelPartially independentMEDIUM
udemy.comTransaction countUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
udemy.comAverage transaction valueUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
udemy.comCustomer countObservableSegment levelIndependentMEDIUM
udemy.comNew customersUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
udemy.comReturning customersUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
udemy.comRevenue per visitorUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
udemy.comRevenue per transactionUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
udemy.comCustomer value / LTVUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
upwork.comIndependent traffic measurementUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
upwork.comRevenue attributable to the propertyObservableProperty levelIndependentHIGH
upwork.comTransaction countUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
upwork.comAverage transaction valueUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
upwork.comGross transaction valueObservableProperty levelIndependentMEDIUM
upwork.comCustomer countObservableProperty levelIndependentHIGH
upwork.comNew customersUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
upwork.comReturning customersUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
upwork.comRevenue per visitorUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
upwork.comRevenue per transactionUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
upwork.comAdvertising revenueUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
upwork.comAdvertising impressionsUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
upwork.comCustomer value / LTVUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
wix.comIndependent traffic measurementUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
wix.comRevenue attributable to the propertyProxy onlyCompany levelPartially independentMEDIUM
wix.comTransaction countUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
wix.comCustomer countUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
wix.comNew customersUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
wix.comReturning customersUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
wix.comRevenue per visitorUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
wix.comPaid subscriber countUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
wix.comSubscription revenueUnobservableNot statedNot independentMEDIUM
wix.comCustomer value / LTVUnobservableNot statedNot independentHIGH
Derived readings · only from independently documented inputsDerived, never measured
1stdibs.com · Revenue per visitorNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and an independent traffic measurement for the same period.
1stdibs.com · Revenue per transactionNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and a reported transaction count for the same period.
1stdibs.com · Revenue per paid subscriberNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented reported subscription revenue and a reported paid subscriber count for the same period.
1stdibs.com · Implied take rateNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and a reported gross transaction value for the same period.
coursera.org · Revenue per visitorNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and an independent traffic measurement for the same period.
coursera.org · Revenue per transactionNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and a reported transaction count for the same period.
coursera.org · Revenue per paid subscriberNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented reported subscription revenue and a reported paid subscriber count for the same period.
coursera.org · Implied take rateNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and a reported gross transaction value for the same period.
digitalocean.com · Revenue per visitorNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and an independent traffic measurement for the same period.
digitalocean.com · Revenue per transactionNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and a reported transaction count for the same period.
digitalocean.com · Revenue per paid subscriberNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented reported subscription revenue and a reported paid subscriber count for the same period.
digitalocean.com · Implied take rateNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and a reported gross transaction value for the same period.
eventbrite.com · Revenue per visitorNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and an independent traffic measurement for the same period.
eventbrite.com · Revenue per transaction$3.7Derived from property-attributable revenue ÷ a reported transaction count, both reported for FY2025.
eventbrite.com · Revenue per paid subscriberNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented reported subscription revenue and a reported paid subscriber count for the same period.
eventbrite.com · Implied take rate9.73%Derived from property-attributable revenue ÷ a reported gross transaction value, both reported for FY2025.
fiverr.com · Revenue per visitorNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and an independent traffic measurement for the same period.
fiverr.com · Revenue per transactionNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and a reported transaction count for the same period.
fiverr.com · Revenue per paid subscriberNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented reported subscription revenue and a reported paid subscriber count for the same period.
fiverr.com · Implied take rate40.64%Derived from property-attributable revenue ÷ a reported gross transaction value, both reported for FY2025.
udemy.com · Revenue per visitorNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and an independent traffic measurement for the same period.
udemy.com · Revenue per transactionNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and a reported transaction count for the same period.
udemy.com · Revenue per paid subscriberNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented reported subscription revenue and a reported paid subscriber count for the same period.
udemy.com · Implied take rateNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and a reported gross transaction value for the same period.
upwork.com · Revenue per visitorNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and an independent traffic measurement for the same period.
upwork.com · Revenue per transactionNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and a reported transaction count for the same period.
upwork.com · Revenue per paid subscriberNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented reported subscription revenue and a reported paid subscriber count for the same period.
upwork.com · Implied take rate19.70%Derived from property-attributable revenue ÷ a reported gross transaction value, both reported for FY2025.
wix.com · Revenue per visitorNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and an independent traffic measurement for the same period.
wix.com · Revenue per transactionNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and a reported transaction count for the same period.
wix.com · Revenue per paid subscriberNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented reported subscription revenue and a reported paid subscriber count for the same period.
wix.com · Implied take rateNOT AVAILABLERequires independently documented property-attributable revenue and a reported gross transaction value for the same period.
Cohort comparison · where the information boundary liesTwo cohorts · two different questions

Public-company cohort · 24 properties

What can be measured when the website is one component of a large enterprise?

Single-property cohort · 8 properties

What can be measured when the website and the economic entity substantially overlap?

VariablePublic company · investigatedPublic company · independentPublic company · conclusionSingle property · investigatedSingle property · independentSingle property · conclusion
Gross transaction value120UNOBSERVABLE42PARTIALLY OBSERVABLE
Transaction count120UNOBSERVABLE81PARTIALLY OBSERVABLE
Advertising impressions90UNOBSERVABLE40UNOBSERVABLE
Advertising revenue90UNOBSERVABLE40UNOBSERVABLE
Paid subscriber count90UNOBSERVABLE20UNOBSERVABLE
Subscription revenue90UNOBSERVABLE20UNOBSERVABLE
Customer value / LTV180UNOBSERVABLE80UNOBSERVABLE

The comparison is drawn only for variables both studies investigate. Neither column is evidence about valuation; both describe what can be observed.

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Final research questionURLX-SPE-0.1

When the business and the Internet property are substantially the same economic entity, can public or voluntarily disclosed information produce independent property-level economic observations?

Candidates assessed

17

8 admitted · 9 rejected · 0 under assessment

Investigations recorded

92

15 of 17 variables touched

Independent property-level observations

10

4 company-level proxies · 75 unobservable findings

Variables reaching researchable

0

Estimates never raise readiness

Independent traffic measurement0 independent property-level of 8 applicableUNOBSERVABLE
Revenue attributable to the property5 independent property-level of 8 applicablePARTIALLY OBSERVABLE
Transaction count1 independent property-level of 8 applicablePARTIALLY OBSERVABLE
Average transaction value0 independent property-level of 6 applicableUNOBSERVABLE
Gross transaction value2 independent property-level of 4 applicablePARTIALLY OBSERVABLE
Customer count2 independent property-level of 8 applicablePARTIALLY OBSERVABLE
New customers0 independent property-level of 8 applicableUNOBSERVABLE
Returning customers0 independent property-level of 8 applicableUNOBSERVABLE
Revenue per visitor0 independent property-level of 8 applicableUNOBSERVABLE
Revenue per transaction0 independent property-level of 6 applicableUNOBSERVABLE
Paid subscriber count0 independent property-level of 2 applicableUNOBSERVABLE
Subscription revenue0 independent property-level of 2 applicableUNOBSERVABLE
Qualified lead count0 independent property-level of 0 applicableNOT YET INVESTIGATED
Revenue per lead0 independent property-level of 0 applicableNOT YET INVESTIGATED
Advertising revenue0 independent property-level of 4 applicableUNOBSERVABLE
Advertising impressions0 independent property-level of 4 applicableUNOBSERVABLE
Customer value / LTV0 independent property-level of 8 applicableUNOBSERVABLE

Production boundary

Production Methodology: URLX-FV-0.1 · Research Status: UNDER REVIEW · Next Methodology: NOT YET SELECTED