Google Universal Analytics: Data Limits

Google Analytics Data Limits and Specs-  Remember Google analytics is software. Software has maximum data limits. Understanding these parameters ensures best user experiences.

Table Aggregation 

50,000                       

The number of rows in a table before aggregation 

Once reached further data rows are aggregated into a single entry labeled “other” 

Custom Variables

5

a single custom variable can have multiple values. Three scopes page visit visitor

Hits Per Session 

500

Includes pageviews events, transactions- any time _utm.gif is sent Any hits over are ignored 

Events Per Session 

Rate Limit

Token bucket algorithm 

Data transmission in packets –hits that are replenished at a rate of hits per second 

E- Commerce transactions per day 

50,000

Same as Table Aggregation Limit 

Unique Dimension Combos

1,000,000

 Over this threshold and the report data is sampled. 

Sessions for non pre-calculated reports 

500,000

 Over this threshold and the report data is sampled. 

Goals per Profile 

20

Four Goal Sets each containing up to 5 goals. 

Funnel Steps PerGoal 

10

Max profile hits per day 

1,000,000

Over Max data is processed only once per day at 12 am

Max profiles per account 

50

Max Number Advanced Segments

100

Max Number Characters Define Profile Filter 

256

Data Export Limit 

20,000

You can manually export 20K rows at a time.

Max Visits Per Month

10,000,000

Over the limit and you will need to upgrade to Analytics 360