How Is Referral Traffic Tracked on Google Analytics?

Created by Jack Russels, Modified on Fri, 16 Sep, 2022 at 2:28 PM by Jack Russels

Referral Traffic in Google Analytics

Because Google tracking systems recognize visitors from social networks and websites as referrals when they end up on another site, companies also use UTM codes to track these traffic sources precisely. Referral traffic comes from backlinks.


See How Google Analytics Tracks Referral Traffic

In order to view Acquisition » Traffic Acquisition reports in Google Analytics version 4, go to Reports:



Please contact our support team if you need help tracking your Referral Traffic on Google Analytics. 


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