Title: Benchmarks FAQs
Author: bethurban
Published: July 17, 2025
Last modified: September 19, 2025

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 1. [User handbook](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/)
 2. [Tools and features](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/tools-features/)
 3. [Benchmarks](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/tools-features/benchmarks/)
 4. Benchmarks FAQs

#  Benchmarks FAQs

## What does ‘best day rank’ mean?

This is the highest position a post achieved based on [page views](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/calculations/page-views/).
If you’ve applied no filters to the [benchmarks](https://docs.parse.ly/tools-features/benchmarks/)
page, the rank shown takes all posts across the site into account. The ranking may
change based applied filters. For instance, a post with a best day rank of No. 3
across the whole site may have a best day rank of No. 1 when a “Business” section
filter is applied.

## What do the bubble sizes represent in Posts Performance graphs?

The bubble graphs under the Posts Performance section of the benchmarks page use
larger bubbles to indicate more all-time [page views](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/calculations/page-views/).
Smaller bubbles indicate fewer all-time page views.

## What posts are included on the benchmarks page?

Posts are included on the benchmarks page if they were published during the selected
month or quarter and had a best day rank of 300 or above. Evergreen posts published
outside the selected time period will not be included on the benchmarks page.

Last updated: September 19, 2025