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# Usage Trends **(CORE)**
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/235754) in GitLab 13.5 behind a feature flag, disabled by default.
> - [Became enabled by default](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/46962) in GitLab 13.6.
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> - [Renamed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/285220) from Instance Statistics to Usage Trends in GitLab 13.6.
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> - It's enabled on GitLab.com.
> - It's recommended for production use.
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CAUTION: **Warning:**
This feature might not be available to you. Check the **version history** note above for details.
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Usage Trends gives you an overview of how much data your instance contains, and how quickly this volume is changing over time.
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To see Usage Trends, go to **Admin Area > Analytics > Usage Trends** .
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## Total counts
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At the top of the page, Usage Trends shows total counts for:
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- Users
- Projects
- Groups
- Issues
- Merge Requests
- Pipelines
These figures can be useful for understanding how much data your instance contains in total.
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## Past year trend charts
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Usage Trends also displays line charts that show total counts per month, over the past 12 months,
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in the categories shown in [Total counts ](#total-counts ).
These charts help you visualize how rapidly these records are being created on your instance.
![Instance Activity Pipelines chart ](img/instance_activity_pipelines_chart_v13_6.png )
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### Enable or disable Usage Trends
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In GitLab version 13.5 only, Usage Trends was under development and not ready for production use.
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It was deployed behind a feature flag that was **disabled by default** .
[GitLab administrators with access to the GitLab Rails console ](../../../administration/feature_flags.md )
can opt to enable it.
To enable it:
```ruby
Feature.enable(:instance_statistics)
```
To disable it:
```ruby
Feature.disable(:instance_statistics)
```