b2evo doesn't show visits. What you see is the number of viewed pages.

You can use something like sitemeter or google analytics. B2 software, I think, counts every time the database is used, which could be by spam or bots.

Hello!
I just added Google Anlytics to my blog and I was puzzled as you are about the HUGE difference between what b2evo stats record (hits) and what Google (visits).

I found some enlightening definitions here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_analytics#Key_definitions
(It's not very sophisticated I guess but I'm not a specialist at all...)

Hope this helps!

Zante: what's your tutorial about? I'm curious... :)

Many users block Google Anlytics and other tracking services. b2evo provides the most reliable info since it counts every single visitor.
The only problem in b2evo stats is it doesn't show unique visitors.

Thanks sam2kb, didn't know that...
But if I wanted a key indicator, shall I consider b2evo hits then?
What's the most common indicator used in general? Are hits a good one to compare? (Let's say in case I wanted to give someone else, not using b2evo, a parameter to evaluate the "popularity" of my blog).

Here's what wikipedia says...
"Hit - A request for a file from the web server. Available only in log analysis. The number of hits received by a website is frequently cited to assert its popularity, but this number is extremely misleading and dramatically over-estimates popularity. A single web-page typically consists of multiple (often dozens) of discrete files, each of which is counted as a hit as the page is downloaded, so the number of hits is really an arbitrary number more reflective of the complexity of individual pages on the website than the website's actual popularity. The total number of visitors or page views provides a more realistic and accurate assessment of popularity. "

Thanks for your help!
Suze

"Hit - A request for a file from the web server. Available only in log analysis. The number of hits received by a website is frequently cited to assert its popularity, but this number is extremely misleading and dramatically over-estimates popularity. A single web-page typically consists of multiple (often dozens) of discrete files, each of which is counted as a hit as the page is downloaded, so the number of hits is really an arbitrary number more reflective of the complexity of individual pages on the website than the website's actual popularity.

This is not true for b2evo, it counts page views rather than hits.

Let's say in case I wanted to give someone else, not using b2evo, a parameter to evaluate the "popularity" of my blog

You can use page views (Browser hits) stats for it. It would be nice to see unique visitors stats in b2evo some day.

Thanks again! I'm honestly happier now :)

Cheers
Suze