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Definition · GA4 Glossary

What is Engaged Session?

A session that lasts longer than 10 seconds, has a conversion event, or has at least 2 pageviews or screenviews.

In GA4, the 'Engaged Session' metric replaces the old Universal Analytics 'Bounce Rate'. While bounce rate measured sessions that triggered only one request to the analytics server, an engaged session measures active interest based on time or depth.

Criteria for an Engaged Session:

A session becomes an "engaged session" the moment it meets any one of the following three criteria:

It lasts longer than 10 seconds (this duration can be customized in Admin settings up to 60 seconds).
It results in one or more conversion events (now called Key Events).
It registers two or more page or screen views.

Engagement Rate vs Bounce Rate:

Engagement Rate is simply the percentage of total sessions that were engaged sessions. The GA4 'Bounce Rate' is precisely the inverse of the Engagement Rate. For example, if your Engagement Rate is 65%, your Bounce Rate is 35%.

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Related terms.

Key Event

The GA4 terminology (formerly 'Conversions') used to designate the most important user actions that drive business success.

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