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# Cohorts **(CORE)**
# Cohorts **(CORE)**
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/23361) in GitLab 9.1.
As a benefit of having the [usage ping active](../settings/usage_statistics.md),
As a benefit of having the [usage ping active](../settings/usage_statistics.md),
GitLab lets you analyze the users' activities over time of your GitLab installation.
you can analyze your users' GitLab activities over time.
To see User Cohorts, go to **Admin Area > Analytics > Cohorts**.
To see user cohorts, go to **Admin Area > Analytics > Cohorts**.
## Overview
## Overview
How do we read the user cohorts table? Let's take an example with the following
How do you interpret the user cohorts table? Let's review an example with the
user cohorts.
following user cohorts:
![User cohort example](img/cohorts_v13_4.png)
![User cohort example](img/cohorts_v13_4.png)
For the cohort of March 2020, three users have been added on this server and have
For the cohort of March 2020, three users were added to this server and have
been active since this month. One month later, in April 2020, two users are
been active since this month. One month later (April 2020), two users are still
still active. Five months later (August), we can see that one user from this cohort
active. Five months later (August 2020), one user from this cohort is still
is active, or 33% of the original cohort of three that joined in March.
active, or 33% of the original cohort of three that joined in March.
The Inactive users column shows the number of users who have been added during
The **Inactive users** column shows the number of users who were added during
the month, but who have never actually had any activity in the instance.
the month, but who never had any activity in the instance.
How do we measure the activity of users? GitLab considers a user active if:
How do we measure the activity of users? GitLab considers a user active if:
- The user signs in.
- The user signs in.
- The user has Git activity (whether push or pull).
- The user has Git activity (whether push or pull).
- The user visits pages related to Dashboards, Projects, Issues, and Merge Requests ([introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/54947) in GitLab 11.8).
- The user visits pages related to dashboards, projects, issues, or merge
- The user uses the API
requests ([introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/54947) in GitLab 11.8).