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Bounce Rate

Bounce rate is the percentage of visitors who land on a page and leave without taking any further action or visiting a second page.

A bounce is a single-page visit with no further interaction. A high bounce rate can mean a mismatch between what the visitor expected and what the page gave — slow loading, irrelevant content, or a confusing layout.

But see the context before you panic about a high number. A blog post that fully answers a question may have a high bounce rate and still be a success — the visitor got what they came for.

Also note that newer analytics (like GA4) focus on 'engagement rate' instead — counting engaged sessions by time, conversions or page views. That is often a more useful lens than the classic bounce rate.

Example

If 700 of 1,000 visitors to a page leave without a second interaction, the bounce rate is 70%.

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