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title: "Does the selected date range affect whether a user is considered new or returning in Funnels?"
description: "No — a user’s new vs. returning status is not limited to the selected date range."
url: https://help.knotch.com/en/articles/168-does-the-selected-date-range-affect-whether-a-user-is-considered-new-or-returning-in-funnels
collection: "Funnels"
updated: 2025-12-15
language: en
---

# Does the selected date range affect whether a user is considered new or returning in Funnels?

No — a user’s new vs. returning status is not limited to the selected date range.

No. The selected date range does **not** affect whether a user is classified as new or returning.

A user is considered **returning** if they had their first session at any time in the past — even if that first session occurred **outside** of the selected date range.

For example, if your date range is **December 1–15** and a user first visited on **November 30** and then returned on **December 3**, that user would be counted as a **returning** visitor within the December date range.

In short, the date range only controls which sessions are included in the analysis, not how a user’s new vs. returning status is determined.