Difference between "new user" and "new visitor"?

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    I have 32 % new visitors and 0 % new users.

    What is the difference?

    For a long time, I assumed that users are visitors. As sessions are essentially visits.
    Help me understand :)

    This article says "users" are "unique visitors":
    https://www.seroundtable.com/google-analytics-sessions-users-18424.html

    Still don't get the difference between new visitors and new users. It sounds the same to me.
     
    Mr.Dog, Mar 27, 2015 IP
  2. lemontwist

    lemontwist Member

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    Here is an article that may help. https://www.e-nor.com/blog/google-analytics/google-analytics-new-labels-mystery-of-the-returning-visitors
     
    lemontwist, Mar 27, 2015 IP
  3. aceriker

    aceriker Banned

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    Hi,

    Unique users is counted by a computer and the IP address associated with the computer, using "cookies" on the computer, and not by a person .
    unique visitor refers to a person who visits a Web site more than once within a specified period of time. Visits refers to the number of times a site is visited, no matter how many visitors make up those visits.
     
    aceriker, Mar 30, 2015 IP