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Why We Stopped Reporting on Bounce Rate

Shabir Malik 3 min readJuly 16, 2024

GA4 redefined it

GA4's bounce rate isn't UA's bounce rate. Reports mixing both are garbage. Pick one, stick to it.

Engagement rate is the replacement

GA4's engagement rate is more actionable. Sessions with 10+ seconds of engagement — a better signal of content quality.

Use per-page, not site-wide

Site-wide bounce/engagement is meaningless average. Page-level diagnosis is where value lives.

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