{"id":6292,"date":"2025-12-16T13:57:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T13:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/?p=6292"},"modified":"2025-12-29T07:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T07:00:35","slug":"ga4-flooded-with-bot-traffic-from-china-and-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/ga4-flooded-with-bot-traffic-from-china-and-singapore-6292\/","title":{"rendered":"GA4 Flooded With Bot Traffic From China and Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thinking why is GA4 showing traffic from China, Singapore, or Lanzhou? This spike is caused by non-human bot traffic that currently bypasses GA4\u2019s automatic bot filters. Google has confirmed the issue, noting that the traffic appears as \u201cDirect,\u201d shows no engagement, and originates from regions like China and Singapore \u2014 including cities such as Lanzhou. Until Google deploys a permanent fix, this traffic can distort reports and inflate session counts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After weeks of growing concern from site owners, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/analytics\/thread\/378622882\/google-analytics-4-bot-traffic-increase-from-china-singapore-on-wordpress-sites?hl=en\">Google Product Experts<\/a> have confirmed the issue, identified the cause and shared interim solutions while a long-term fix is being developed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s see what\u2019s actually happening and why this issue has rattled so many marketers, publishers, and analysts.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\"><\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/ga4-flooded-with-bot-traffic-from-china-and-singapore-6292\/#what-exactly-is-happening-with-ga4-traffic-from-china-and-singapore\" >What Exactly Is Happening With GA4 Traffic From China and Singapore?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/ga4-flooded-with-bot-traffic-from-china-and-singapore-6292\/#is-this-legitimate-traffic-or-bot-activity\" >Is This Legitimate Traffic or Bot Activity?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/ga4-flooded-with-bot-traffic-from-china-and-singapore-6292\/#why-is-this-traffic-so-damaging-to-ga4-data\" >Why Is This Traffic So Damaging to GA4 Data?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/ga4-flooded-with-bot-traffic-from-china-and-singapore-6292\/#what-has-google-officially-said-about-the-issue\" >What Has Google Officially Said About the Issue?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/ga4-flooded-with-bot-traffic-from-china-and-singapore-6292\/#what-is-googles-recommended-workaround-right-now\" >What Is Google\u2019s Recommended Workaround Right Now?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/ga4-flooded-with-bot-traffic-from-china-and-singapore-6292\/#why-are-site-owners-frustrated-with-ga4s-limitations\" >Why Are Site Owners Frustrated With GA4\u2019s Limitations?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/ga4-flooded-with-bot-traffic-from-china-and-singapore-6292\/#can-this-traffic-be-blocked-at-the-source\" >Can This Traffic Be Blocked at the Source?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/ga4-flooded-with-bot-traffic-from-china-and-singapore-6292\/#is-this-related-to-ai-bots-or-scraping\" >Is This Related to AI Bots or Scraping?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/ga4-flooded-with-bot-traffic-from-china-and-singapore-6292\/#key-takeaways\" >Key Takeaways\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-exactly-is-happening-with-ga4-traffic-from-china-and-singapore\"><\/span><b>What Exactly Is Happening With GA4 Traffic From China and Singapore?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The issue surfaced when WordPress site owners noticed a sudden flood of \u201cDirect\u201d traffic in GA4 dashboards, heavily concentrated in locations like Singapore, Lanzhou (China), and other unexpected cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/support-forums-api\/attachment\/thread-378622882-12523039971310098730.png\" alt=\"Google Analytics 4 Bot Traffic Increase from China \/ Singapore on WordPress Sites \" width=\"1093\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For many, this traffic made up anywhere from <\/span><b>30% to 60%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of total sessions almost overnight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first, it looked like a traffic windfall. But a closer inspection told a different story. Sessions showed:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extremely low engagement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only basic events like session_start and page_view<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No scrolling, clicks, or conversions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequent (not set) values for landing pages and technical dimensions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That combination set off alarm bells. This was not user growth. It was bot traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-this-legitimate-traffic-or-bot-activity\"><\/span><b>Is This Legitimate Traffic or Bot Activity?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google has now confirmed what many suspected: this traffic is not legitimate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Ra\u00fal Revuelta, a Google Analytics Gold Product Expert, the spikes are caused by a new, targeted form of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/ai-bots-replacing-human-traffic-publisher-sites-4411\/\">non-human traffic<\/a> that is currently bypassing GA4\u2019s standard bot filtering systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GA4-Flooded-With-Bot-Traffic-From-China-and-Singapore-Google-Confirms-Issue-and-Workaround.jpg\" alt=\"GA4 Flooded With Bot Traffic From China And Singapore, Google Confirms Issue And Workaround\" width=\"1102\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GA4-Flooded-With-Bot-Traffic-From-China-and-Singapore-Google-Confirms-Issue-and-Workaround.jpg 1102w, https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GA4-Flooded-With-Bot-Traffic-From-China-and-Singapore-Google-Confirms-Issue-and-Workaround-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GA4-Flooded-With-Bot-Traffic-From-China-and-Singapore-Google-Confirms-Issue-and-Workaround-1024x508.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1102px) 100vw, 1102px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is inauthentic, non-human traffic,\u201d Revuelta explained, adding that while self-identifying bots are already filtered, this newer pattern does not yet trigger automatic exclusions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-is-this-traffic-so-damaging-to-ga4-data\"><\/span><b>Why Is This Traffic So Damaging to GA4 Data?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem is not just inflated session counts. It\u2019s data contamination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This bot traffic:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skews engagement rate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lowers session duration averages<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Distorts geographic reporting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breaks conversion funnels<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inflates GA360 billing in some cases<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For publishers and ad-driven sites, it directly impacts RPMs and monetization decisions. For businesses, it undermines trust in performance reporting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One site owner from Portugal reported traffic increasing by <\/span><b>15,000%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in just three day, entirely from China and Singapore. Another saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/blog\/increase-website-traffic\/\">traffic double<\/a> overnight, with zero business relevance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At that point, GA4 dashboards become noise instead of insight.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-has-google-officially-said-about-the-issue\"><\/span><b>What Has Google Officially Said About the Issue?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google has confirmed:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The issue has been identified internally<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams are actively working on improved protection<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A long-term spam detection fix is in development<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Revuelta stated that Google is aware the issue is skewing GA data and inflating costs, and that closing the gap is now a priority.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Google also admitted something important: GA4 cannot block every bot automatically.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That admission explains why site owners are being asked to intervene manually, for now.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-googles-recommended-workaround-right-now\"><\/span><b>What Is Google\u2019s Recommended Workaround Right Now?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google\u2019s immediate recommendation is not to permanently filter traffic yet, but to use Segments inside Explore reports to view clean data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s the logic behind that approach: Segments allow analysts to exclude spam sessions without deleting data, ensuring legitimate traffic isn\u2019t accidentally removed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The suggested process is:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identify spam \u201cfingerprints\u201d (country + low engagement)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build exclusion segments (e.g., Singapore + session duration &lt; 10 seconds)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply those segments in Explore reports<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This provides immediate clarity but only in Explore.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And that is where frustration begins.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-are-site-owners-frustrated-with-ga4s-limitations\"><\/span><b>Why Are Site Owners Frustrated With GA4\u2019s Limitations?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple users, including the original poster, voiced strong dissatisfaction with GA4\u2019s architecture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest complaints are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standard reports cannot use segments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore reports are limited to 14 months of data<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year-over-year analysis becomes nearly impossible<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams must be retrained just to see clean data<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One site owner summed it up bluntly: \u201cGA4 really feels like a poorly thought-out, half-baked miss from Google.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Universal Analytics allowed global filters and reusable segments. GA4 does not. And during incidents like this, that design choice hurts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"can-this-traffic-be-blocked-at-the-source\"><\/span><b>Can This Traffic Be Blocked at the Source?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some site owners are taking more aggressive steps outside GA4, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blocking countries via hosting providers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using Cloudflare firewall rules<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filtering traffic at the server or CDN level<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These methods work but they come with risks. Blocking entire countries can exclude legitimate users, bots used for indexing, or future business opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google\u2019s guidance remains cautious: filter for analysis, don\u2019t over-block unless necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-this-related-to-ai-bots-or-scraping\"><\/span><b>Is This Related to AI Bots or Scraping?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Google hasn\u2019t explicitly labeled the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/ai-bots-replacing-human-traffic-publisher-sites-4411\/\"> traffic as \u201cAI bots,\u201d<\/a> several users speculated that it may be related to AI training or scraping activity, given the geographic patterns and behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google has not confirmed this theory. What is confirmed is that this traffic that it Is non-human, this is new in pattern, it is actively being addressed and until detection improves, site owners remain on the defensive.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"key-takeaways\"><\/span><b>Key Takeaways\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GA4 is seeing a surge of inauthentic bot traffic from China and Singapore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google confirmed the traffic is non-human and bypassing standard filters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bot activity causes low engagement and distorted analytics data.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google is working on a long-term spam detection fix.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Temporary relief comes via Explore report segments, not standard reports.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Site owners remain frustrated by GA4\u2019s limited global filtering options.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking why is GA4 showing traffic from China, Singapore, or Lanzhou? This spike is caused by non-human bot traffic that currently bypasses GA4\u2019s automatic bot filters. Google has confirmed the issue, noting that the traffic appears as \u201cDirect,\u201d shows no engagement, and originates from regions like China and Singapore \u2014 including cities such as Lanzhou. 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