How does Popify calculate monthly unique visitors?

General Questions · 2 min read

Monthly unique visitors are the number of different people who visit pages of your store that run the Popify snippet in the last 30 days. Popify bills by monthly unique visitors, not impressions. A visitor counts once, however many sessions they start, pages they open or popups they see in that period.

What is a monthly unique visitor?

A monthly unique visitor, sometimes called a "monthly unique", is anyone who visits one of your website pages with the Popify snippet in the last 30 days. A visitor may start several sessions and view many pages, but Popify still counts that person as one visitor, as long as they keep the same browser cookies, device and browser.

How Popify counts a unique visitor

  • Once per 30 days. Each visitor is counted one time in a 30-day period, no matter how many times they return.

  • Impressions do not count. A single visitor who views 100 notifications is still counted as one visitor on your plan.

  • Cookies, device and browser matter. If a visitor deletes their browser cookies, or visits on a different device or browser, they are counted as a new visitor.

  • Visitors count even when no popup shows. Popify keeps track of actions on your store even when popups are not shown, so your social proof data is always up to date and ready to display.

How to calculate unique visitors: an example

The numbers below are a made-up example store, not real data. They show how visits, page views and popup views reduce to one monthly unique visitor count.

Shopper (example)Activity in 30 daysCounted as
Shopper A1 visit, 3 pages, 5 popups seen1 visitor
Shopper B6 visits, 40 pages, 100 popups seen1 visitor
Shopper C2 visits on the same phone, no popup shown1 visitor
Shopper D1 visit on a laptop, 1 visit on a phone2 visitors
Shopper E2 visits, cookies cleared in between2 visitors
Total13 visits, 105+ popups seen7 monthly unique visitors

In this example, 13 visits and more than 105 popup views add up to 7 monthly unique visitors, because repeat visits and popup views from the same browser are not counted again.

Where to see your usage

You can see your monthly unique visitor usage at the top of your Popify dashboard. Check it regularly to know how close your store is to your plan's visitor limit.

What if I need more visitors?

If your store needs more monthly unique visitors, move to a larger plan. Paid plans start at 5,000 monthly unique visitors and go up from there, and larger plans are available on request. On Wix, the free plan covers 1,200 monthly unique visitors. Compare plans on the pricing page, and change plan from the Popify dashboard under Plans. See how to change your plan.

Questions about your usage? Email [email protected] or use the contact page.