# Revenue sharing as a dividend Viewing Spaces as analogous to stock quotes, it is crucial to understand the benefits of holding Spaces beyond mere price speculation. In traditional stock markets, the obligation for transparency through the publication of financial statements ensures, among other things, the honest distribution of dividends based on the financial results of the companies. However, applying this transparency model to Spacy's Spaces is impractical due to the disproportionate burden it would place on content creators, the complexity it would introduce for amateur investors, and the intrusive nature it would have on activities typically managed by individuals. Nonetheless, Spacy provides access to certain key data such as subscription numbers and microtransaction volumes, which can serve as a simplified proxy for financial statements in traditional markets. The issue of dividends, and thus the utility of holding Spaces, remains. Without comprehensive and honest financial statements, it is impossible to determine profits that could be distributed to shareholders. Therefore, the dividend system must be simplified or even replaced. Instead of deriving revenue sharing for Space holders from financial results, Spacy draws from the fees charged on content sold by creators. These collected fees can replace profits in our analogy, leading to the distribution of dividends. In essence, Spacy's fees redirect a portion of content creators' revenues towards revenue sharing for Space holders. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://spacy.gitbook.io/spacy/appendixes/1-spaces-as-a-stock-quote/revenue-sharing-as-a-dividend.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.