# View count difference in category vs data-explorer

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**Category:** Data & reporting\
**Created:** [June 28, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-count-difference-in-category-vs-data-explorer/314227 "2024-06-28T20:05:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mike\_Taku](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mike_taku/32/458580_2.png) [@Mike\_Taku](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mike_Taku)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 9:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-count-difference-in-category-vs-data-explorer/314227/4 "2024-11-09T09:16:42Z")

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Hi there, I hope you are doing well.  
The difference in view counts is likely because the topic views table tracks individual view records (like per user or IP), while the views count in the topic table is a total that includes all views. This total might also account for repeated or guest views that aren’t always in topic views. So, the topic table usually shows a higher, more complete view count.  
Thank You,  
Mike Taku.

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