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GSC Discrepancy

Yesterday data in GSC was different than today!

         

Saji

9:14 am on Aug 9, 2023 (gmt 0)



Hello everyone, I'd like to share a perplexing and unusual situation.

Yesterday, I conducted an analysis of the data from August 6th to 7th, comparing it to the day immediately prior.

During my analysis, I observed that the GSC Click count was recorded as X. However, today, the count has unexpectedly decreased to X-3k.

Considering that I used the data from the previous day and assuming that the data in the Google warehouse remained consistent, I would have anticipated an increase in the count, not a decrease.

I know that GSC has a delay of 2 days or so, but I used 2 days before yesterday!

To experience this, open your GSC and look for a day like 2 days ago and keep it open, then tomorrow refresh the URL and you'll see your GSC clicks are lowered!

not2easy

1:04 pm on Aug 9, 2023 (gmt 0)

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Hi Saji and welcome to WebmasterWorld [webmasterworld.com]

GSC is not a reliable source of data, and because it is "re-evaluated" throughout the day, it can change. If you want reliable information on your traffic, you need to look into an analytics solution like GA4, Statcounter, Matomo, a commercial stats data solution or DIY log analysis. GSC is not made to give you accurate traffic statistics.