In plain English
GA4 combines web page views and app screen views into one metric called views. Repeat views by the same person all count.
It is a reasonable measure of content consumption and a poor measure of anything else. High views with no engagement usually means people arrived and left.
What to know
Pages and screens combined
One metric across platforms.
Counts repeats
Not unique viewers.
Useful for content
Which pages get read.
Not an outcome
Views are not results.
Why it matters
Views are worth tracking per page to see which content earns attention. Reported as a headline number they say nothing about whether the site works.
Common mistakes
×Reporting views as a business result.
×Confusing views with unique visitors.
×Comparing GA4 views to previous pageview figures.
×Judging content on views alone.
FAQs
Views or page views?
GA4 uses views to cover pages and app screens together.
Are views a useful metric?
Per page, for content. As a headline, no.
WRITTEN BY TARIQ SALLAM
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