PostHogPostHog new users in the MacBook notch
What PostHog new users means, exactly
Person profiles PostHog first created in the window. Anonymous visitors who are never identified do not create one, so this counts people PostHog can tell apart rather than every first visit.
A whole number.
How the widget behaves
- Buckets
- daily, weekly and monthly
- Shape
- A figure with a sparkline
- Against last period
- Yes
- Fetched from
- us.posthog.com, eu.posthog.com
This connector is in beta. It connects and returns numbers; the edges are still being worked on.
New users from other sources
Notch Metrics reports new users from 3 other sources. Each defines it its own way, so the widgets stay separate rather than being added together.
RevenueCatRevenueCat new customers · 28 daysApp User IDs first seen in the last 28 days, as RevenueCat's Overview counts them. The window is fixed by RevenueCat and ignores the widget's range. Aliased IDs count once.- AmplitudeAmplitude new usersUsers whose first ever event Amplitude recorded in the window. A user is new on exactly one day, so these bars do add up to the headline. Days are your Amplitude project's timezone, so the figures match its own charts.
Google AnalyticsGoogle Analytics new usersGA4 newUsers: people whose first session fell in the window.
Questions
- How is PostHog new users calculated?
- Person profiles PostHog first created in the window. Anonymous visitors who are never identified do not create one, so this counts people PostHog can tell apart rather than every first visit. Notch Metrics reports that number, unchanged, in the MacBook notch.
- Can I see PostHog new users over time?
- Yes. PostHog new users is bucketed daily, weekly and monthly, so the widget carries a sparkline alongside the headline figure, and a comparison against the previous window.
- What unit is PostHog new users in?
- A whole number.
- Which other sources report new users?
- Besides PostHog, Notch Metrics reports new users from RevenueCat, Amplitude and Google Analytics. Each provider defines the number its own way, so the widgets stay separate rather than being added together.
- What does it cost to put PostHog new users in the notch?
- $9 a month, or $49 a year, with every connector included and no per-integration charge. The seven-day trial needs no card, so you can see your own new users before deciding.