Pinterest Analytics Following Count Is Inflated

Pinterest Analytics Following Count Is Inflated

This article will address the following issue:

Following Count is higher than in Pinterest's UI.





Cause

This is not an error. Pinterest's API includes accounts and interests in following_count

We have submitted feedback to Pinterest about the confusing nature of this metric. They assure us they have taken it into account for future updates.

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