What's the difference between estimated and finalized earnings?

Estimated earnings, which you see on your Home pages, reflect close estimates of your recent account activity. These pages show estimated earnings to give you a close estimate of recent account activity as soon as possible. However, these earnings aren't finalized until the end of the month and won't necessarily reflect the amount you will ultimately be paid.

Finalized earnings are accurate earnings amounts that include all revenue you will be paid for validated clicks and impressions. After our earnings records are processed and verified by the 10th of the month, finalized earnings from the previous month are posted to your Payments page and to the "Finalized earnings" section of your Home page.