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Why is the count in my funnel different from the count in my usage over time chart?

In Heap, a usage over time chart and a funnel chart are measuring two different things. While a usage over time chart is measuring an event count, a funnel is measuring the number of unique users who completed the action.

For example, if six users clicked the ‘sign up’ button once, and two users clicked the ‘sign up’ button twice, the usage over time chart would show a count of 10 and the funnel would show a count of 8. The funnel also shows the user count over the entire time range, where a usage over time chart shows the totals per day or week even if unique users is checked.