# Discrepancy in User List Export: Decrease in Total Users

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discrepancy-in-user-list-export-decrease-in-total-users/313385>\
**Category:** Data & reporting\
**Created:** [June 24, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discrepancy-in-user-list-export-decrease-in-total-users/313385 "2024-06-24T14:05:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![NebulaWhisper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nebulawhisper/32/510292_2.png) [@NebulaWhisper](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NebulaWhisper)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discrepancy-in-user-list-export-decrease-in-total-users/313385/3 "2024-07-01T14:41:09Z")

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Thank you so much for your quick response, that aligns with what I was thinking as well and having reviewed our settings (I’ve just taken over a forum) that makes sense. Now I just need to understand the definitions of ‘active’ vs ‘inactive’ users for reporting.

Thanks again!

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