WitnessWatch Weekly Report #3: How much do witnesses make?

Have you ever wondered what witnesses make?

STEEM witnesses are the secret sauce that make Steemit function. Every post you submit, transfer you send, and vote you cast are processed by the witnesses. Being a witness is a big responsibility, and the equipment and maintenance can be expensive and time-intensive. Because of this, witnesses are compensated with SP for every "block" of transactions that they process.

The blockchain, through the witnesses, processes 21 blocks of transactions in each 63-second round. The top 19 witnesses get 1 block every round, with the other 2 blocks being distributed among the other active witnesses according to their ranking.

We have run a script that has analyzed every block over the last 7 days to calculate what each witness earned over the week.

Bar Chart

This bar chart shows the distribution over the last week among the witnesses that produced blocks:

Cluster

This cluster chart puts in perspective the returns earned by each witness:

Table

For a more detailed breakdown of the witness income over the last week, see the table below.

Note that the $ value attributed is based on the current STEEM price at the time publishing of $6.17. This price has fluctuated wildly over the last few months.