Use Retention to compare cohorts and see how many visitors return.
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Open Retention from the sidebar.
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If profiles are enabled and you can read them, choose Anonymous day or Identity profile under Identify visitors by.
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Set Group cohorts by to Day, Week or Month.
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Read each row’s Cohort and Size, then move across the cells to compare returning counts and percentages.
What you should see: a retention table shows each cohort’s size and return rate for later periods or sessions.