Google Analytics — Help Center Lies!

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15 Nov 2005

Help Center: Supporting Google Analytics.

How long does it take to see report data after adding the tracking code?

After you first install the tracking code, it may take several hours for report data to appear in your account. Google Analytics generally updates your reports every hour, but data can take up to 6 hours to appear in your account.

Here.

It’s now over 24 hours, and no data.

For a company that prides itself on its massive data infrastructure and processing capabilities, the influx of millions of users trying a new service should not be an issue…right?

Maybe they need to follow up with some of their colleagues at the NSA and borrow one their supercomputers. The data is eventually going to end up there anyway.


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