The KDP Select Global Fund for Kindle Unlimited for October 2022 rose by $100,000 to $45.2 million from $45.1 million in September.
The $45.2 million payout in October represented a 13.5% increase on an annualised basis from $39.8 million in October 2021.
The US KENP rate for October 2022 fell back to $0.0045 from $0.0047 in September.
In the UK, the KENP rate for October 2022 decreased to $0.0031 from £0.0033 in September.
Readership figures for October leapt above 10 billion KENPs again to 10.04 billion from 9.59 billion KENPs read during September.
The figures I use for total KENPs read are entirely unofficial and use a calculation of dividing the total KDP Select Global Fund ($45.2 million) by the US KENP rate ($0.0045). These estimates are based entirely on the amount paid out under the KDP Select Global fund and are only an indication of possible trends.
October 2022 continued with the new increased monthly payouts of $1.5 million for the expanded KDP Select All-Stars bonuses awarded to best-selling authors and extended to all KDP markets.
Kindle Vella bonus cash leaps by $125,000 in October
The October Kindle Vella bonus for October 2022 shot up by $125,000 to $1,125,000 from $1 million in September
The big rise in October for the serial-based story platform follows several recent monthly increases of just $25,000, and tops the same month’s KDP Fund rise for Kindle Unlimited of $100,000.
For the month of October, Vella stories were rewarded based on share of overall customer activity such as Faves, Follows, and Token redemption, as well as publishing activity.
The bonus also includes compensation for episodes unlocked during the free promotional event from October 5-11, and compensation for episodes unlocked using free Tokens.
If you’ve earned a bonus for October, you will get an email and can see the bonus amount posted in your Kindle Vella Dashboard (https://kdpreports.amazon.com/kindle-vella). Bonuses and Kindle Vella royalty earnings will be paid out with total KDP payments in December.
KINDLE UNLIMITED PAYOUTS 2020-2022
The US KENP payout figures for 20120-2022 are:
2020
January: $0.0044
February: $0.0045
March: $0.0046
April: $0.0042
May: $0.0042
June: $0.0045
July: $0.0043
August: $0.0043
September: $0.0045
October: $0.0045
November: $0.0046
December: $0.0045
2021
January: $0.0042
February: $0.0045
March: $0.0044
April: $0.0045
May: $0.0044
June: $0.0044
July: $0.0043
August: $0.0042
September: $0.0045
October: $0.0045
November: $0.0047
December: $0.0047
2022
January: $0.0043
February: $0.0045
March: $0.0043
April: $0.0044
May: $0.0045
June: $0.0046
July: $0.0043
August: $0.0042
September: $0.0047
The monthly KDP Select Global Fund totals for 2020-2022 are:
2020
January: $28.2 million
February: $27.2 million
March: $29 million
April: $30.3 million
May: $32.2 million
June: $32.3 million
July: $32.4 million
August: $32.6 million
September: $32.7 million
October: $32.9 million
November: $33.2 million
December: $34 million
Total for 2020: $377 million
Annual increase from 2019 to 2020: 25%
2021
January: $36 million
February: $33.5 million
March: $35.4 million
April: $35.5 million
May: $35.9 million
June: $36.5 million
July: $38.1 million
August: $39.6 million
September: $39.7 million
October: $39.8 million
November: $39.9 million
December: $40.2 million
Total for 2021: $450.1 million
Annual increase from 2020 to 2021: 19%
2022
January: $42.9 million
February: $39.4 million
March: $41.4 million
April: $41.5 million
May: $43.3 million
June: $43.4 million
July: $45 million
August: $45.1 million
September: $45.1 million
October: $45.2 million
The annual total figures for Kindle Unlimited since it started are:
2014: $31.735 million (Jul-Dec)
2015: $131.6 million
2016: $186 million
2017: $222.6 million
2018: $267.8 million
2019: $301.4 million
2020: $377 million
2021: $450.1 million
2022: $468.5 million so far
Grand total overall since Kindle Unlimited launched in July 2014 of $2,374,535,000 ($2.374 billion)