GA4 User Engagement: Understanding the User Engagement Metric
The user engagement metric in GA4 is a new change to Google Analytics relative to the days of Universal Analytics. It is both used to log time (using engagement_time_msec event parameter) and it’s an event that you will see in your GA4 reports. It’s a foundational metric that has direct implications for calculated metrics like engagement rate, bounce rate, and more.
In this guide you’ll learn about GA4 user engagement and how to better understand your Google Analytics 4 reports.