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How does Google Analytics track sessions?

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 6:11 am
by Rina7RS
Google Analytics uses cookies to collect and store visitor data. These cookies can track user behavior, interests, and traffic history.

With cookies, Google Analytics can recognize a user's interactions within a session if the user uses the same browser and device. If a user visits one of your pages in another window using the same browser and device, Google Analytics will still count it as a session.

To filter sessions, select Acquisition from the left menu, then portugal mobile database All Traffic. Google Analytics allows you to view total sessions by channel, treemap, sourcemedium, and referral.

Select SourceMedium to see your top traffic sources and how each one performs.

When does a Google Analytics session end?
Each session has an expiration time and can end in three ways:

1. Time-based expiration : When a user does not interact with the site for 30 minutes, the session will automatically end. Google will reset the 30-minute countdown on each interaction.

2. End of day expiration: Sessions will automatically expire at the end of the day based on your time zone settings. If a user visits your site at 11:59 PM and leaves after 5 minutes, two sessions will be counted.