# Why there is huge difference in Pageviews tracking number on discourse admin dahboard and on google analytics

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**Category:** Data & reporting
**Tags:** analytics
**Created:** [17. Februar 2015 um 05:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-there-is-huge-difference-in-pageviews-tracking-number-on-discourse-admin-dahboard-and-on-google-analytics/25306 "2015-02-17T05:36:39Z")
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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [5. Juni 2017 um 16:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-there-is-huge-difference-in-pageviews-tracking-number-on-discourse-admin-dahboard-and-on-google-analytics/25306/26 "2017-06-05T16:34:06Z")

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Since my original message I have reconciled multiple sites multiple times.

We simply count differently to what google does.

Google uses JavaScript ajax calls to count page views. We work hard only to issue them on first load or when you transition routes (like move from topics to latest list)

Our Page View counting is performed on the “raw requests” made (accounting for a header that informs us when to count)

Bots, JavaScript disabled are counted by us but omitted from Google.

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