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# Instance Statistics

> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/235754) in GitLab 13.4.

Instance Statistics gives you an overview of how much data your instance contains, and how quickly this volume is changing over time.

To see Instance Statistics, go to **Admin Area > Analytics > Instance Statistics**.

## Total counts

At the top of the page, Instance Statistics shows total counts for:

- Users
- Projects
- Groups
- Issues
- Merge Requests
- Pipelines

These figures can be useful for understanding how much data your instance contains in total.

## Past year trend charts

Instance Statistics also displays line charts that show total counts per month, over the past 12 months,
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)