diff --git a/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb b/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
index 1b3e5a25ac2..364858964b0 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ module Ci
         where(id: max_id)
       end
     end
+    scope :internal, -> { where(source: internal_sources) }
 
     def self.latest_status(ref = nil)
       latest(ref).status
@@ -163,6 +164,10 @@ module Ci
       where.not(duration: nil).sum(:duration)
     end
 
+    def self.internal_sources
+      sources.reject { |source| source == "external" }.values
+    end
+
     def stages_count
       statuses.select(:stage).distinct.count
     end
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/zj-usage-ping-only-gl-pipelines.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/zj-usage-ping-only-gl-pipelines.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ace7b99657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/zj-usage-ping-only-gl-pipelines.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Split pipelines as internal and external in the usage data
+merge_request: 12277
+author:
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/usage_data.rb b/lib/gitlab/usage_data.rb
index 38dc82493cf..f19b325a126 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/usage_data.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/usage_data.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ module Gitlab
           counts: {
             boards: Board.count,
             ci_builds: ::Ci::Build.count,
-            ci_pipelines: ::Ci::Pipeline.count,
+            ci_internal_pipelines: ::Ci::Pipeline.internal.count,
+            ci_external_pipelines: ::Ci::Pipeline.external.count,
             ci_runners: ::Ci::Runner.count,
             ci_triggers: ::Ci::Trigger.count,
             ci_pipeline_schedules: ::Ci::PipelineSchedule.count,
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/usage_data_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/usage_data_spec.rb
index 3c7c7562b46..c6718827028 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/usage_data_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/usage_data_spec.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ describe Gitlab::UsageData do
       expect(count_data.keys).to match_array(%i(
         boards
         ci_builds
-        ci_pipelines
+        ci_internal_pipelines
+        ci_external_pipelines
         ci_runners
         ci_triggers
         ci_pipeline_schedules
diff --git a/spec/models/ci/pipeline_spec.rb b/spec/models/ci/pipeline_spec.rb
index dab8e8ca432..55d85a6e228 100644
--- a/spec/models/ci/pipeline_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/ci/pipeline_spec.rb
@@ -672,6 +672,12 @@ describe Ci::Pipeline, models: true do
     end
   end
 
+  describe '.internal_sources' do
+    subject { described_class.internal_sources }
+
+    it { is_expected.to be_an(Array) }
+  end
+
   describe '#status' do
     let(:build) do
       create(:ci_build, :created, pipeline: pipeline, name: 'test')