# Sessions per day

Track the average number of sessions your application receives per day.

> **Automatically tracked**
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> The SDK automatically tracks the events that feed this widget.

This widget displays the average number of sessions per day within the selected date range. It also compares the current period with the previous one, allowing you to spot growth, stability, or drops in daily traffic over time.

## Metrics

![Sessions per day widget](/assets/reference/analytics/application/sessions-per-day.png)

The chart includes:

1. **Sessions per day**\
   The average number of sessions recorded per day in your application.

> **Question: What does the comparison over the last period mean?**
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> It represents the growth or decline of the metric compared to the previous period.
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> The *last period* refers to the date filter you selected. For example, if the filter is set to the **last 7 days**, the *last period* will be the **7 days immediately before that range**.

## Interpretation

This metric helps you evaluate how active users are on a day-to-day basis. It's useful for tracking engagement trends, monitoring the effects of campaigns or feature releases, and identifying changes in user behavior across time.

### What the number tells you

Here are some common insights you can get from this widget:

- An increase in average sessions per day could suggest higher engagement or growing traffic to your application. This could be driven by marketing campaigns, new content releases, or seasonal trends.
- Stable average sessions per day indicate consistent daily activity. Stability may reflect steady audience engagement and balanced traffic flow.
- A decrease in average sessions per day might signal a potential drop in engagement or visibility. Consider reviewing recent changes, such as marketing adjustments, technical issues, or shifts in user acquisition efforts, to identify possible causes.

## Explore

- [Events](/reference/event/overview#event-types): Learn how to track user events for analytics and personalization.
- [Audiences](/explanation/audience): Understand how to delivery content to specific groups of users.