page view

noun

variants or less commonly pageview

ˈpāj-ˌvyü 

plural page views also pageviews

: an instance of a user viewing an individual page on a website

The challenge of wringing profits from page views has eluded much of the industry, and the paper proved unable to end its losing streak.

—Jaclyn Peiser

Think it's tough to get the average Web site off the ground? Try facing antitrust legislation and Senate hearings before registering a single page view.

—Evan Ratliff

compare impression sense 6

Examples of page view in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to Dine Naperville, its Restaurant Week website attracts 60,000 to 70,000 visitors, generating about 300,000 page views every year. —Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026

The rankings, determined by actual page views from more than 250 million monthly visitors to IMDb, reflect growing international interest in India’s diverse film output. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026

The Wikimedia Foundation has reported that human page views fell about 8 percent over certain months in 2025 compared with 2024. —Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026

Where will page views come from if news content is no longer prioritized on social sites? —Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for page view

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue