How To View Users By Date Hour Yyyymmddhh

Understanding User Activity by Hour in Google Analytics 4

Basic Report Structure

• Report Type: Free Form Exploration
• Primary Dimension: Hour
• Secondary Dimension: Date
• Metrics Focus: User counts and engagement metrics
• Visualization: Table format with optional time series chart

Steps to Create the Report

1. Open GA4 and navigate to Explore section
2. Click the Blank template to start a new exploration
3. Under the Dimensions click the + button and search for Hour and Date, check the checkbox beside them and click Confirm
4. Under the Metrics click the + button and search for Total users, Active users, and Average engagement time, check the checkboxes and click Confirm
5. Drag Hour to the Rows section
6. Drag Date as a secondary dimension to the Rows section
7. Drag your selected metrics to the Values section
8. In the Filters section, add any specific date range you want to analyze
9. Optional: Add a Line Chart visualization to see trends over time

Important Dimensions and Metrics

• Hour: Shows the hour of day (0-23) when users were active
• Date: Provides the specific date for temporal analysis
• Total users: Count of all users during the specified time period
• Active users: Number of users actively engaging with your site
• Average engagement time: How long users typically engage during each hour

Actionable Insights

1. Identify peak usage hours to schedule important content releases or updates
2. Optimize server resources based on hourly traffic patterns
3. Plan customer support staffing around hours with highest user activity
4. Adjust marketing campaign timing to align with peak engagement hours
5. Compare weekday vs weekend hourly patterns to refine content strategy

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