Why I can't see any adds and any downloads

[Mattches]

@Jamesarias,
We have a couple FAQs you should reference first and see if it covers your issue:

FAQ: Why am I not seeing Brave Ads?

A Note about Brave Ads Before we jump into troubleshooting issues, it seems that there may be a slight misconception about the goals and the way in which the Brave Ads feature is designed. This misconception generally takes the form of: "When I opt in to Brave Ads, my browser will show me ads whenever I use it." This is not entirely true. In reality, this statement should be: "When I opt in to Brave Ads, my browser will try to show me ads which are relevant to me." The difference in wo…

Brave Ads Windows 10 Troubleshooting

Given the many reports received of Ad notifications not appearing for some users, we’ve compiled a short list of [Windows] settings to check to ensure that the Ads platform and your OS play nicely together. In this thread – please let us know if any of these steps resolved the issue for you (and if so, which ones?). Check OS notification settings Windows 10 has specific notification toggle switches that can be enabled and disabled across all applications, and for individual applications. From…

As for your referral metrics – I believe that you have to allow 24-48 hours for any changes to these metrics to propagate.