Page Views (PV)
Date created: Jan 15, 2019 • Last updated: Feb 24, 2022
What is Page Views?
Page Views, as commonly used with Google Analytics, is the count of times the content of a page is loaded or re-loaded.
Alternate names: Pageview, Page ImpressionPage Views Formula
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How to visualize Page Views?
You can start with a basic summary chart to visualize your Page Views data. This chart displays the current value that you can then compare to a previous period.
Page Views visualization example
Summary Chart
Page Views
363.70
21.77
vs previous period
Summary Chart
Here's an example of how to visualize your current Page Views data in comparison to a previous time period or date range.More about Page Views
For advertising funded sites, Page Views is of particular interest, as ad impressions are frequently monetized. Although Page Views continues to be widely used as a core metric, its utility has been surpassed by related metrics that include a qualitative element, such as Users or Page Views Per User.