# Historical Usage

You can check the historical usage of concurrent connections and monthly active users can be in the dashboard.

1. Begin by navigating to the [dashboard](https://dashboard.getstream.io/dashboard/v2/organization/5380).

2. On the dashboard,  select an application.

3. Open the chat 'Chat' dropdown and select ‘Usage’.

## Monthly Active Users

This graph shows the monthly active users over time. This is defined as the number of unique users who have currently authenticated against Stream. The value here will reset on the first of each month so when looking at long time horizons you should expect a chart that will intermittently fall to zero.

The X axis will display time and the Y axis monthly active users. Hovering your mouse over the chart displays a tooltip with the exact date and number of monthly active users for that data point.

Checking the gradient of the line in this chart and the current amount will give insight into how quickly your application’s user-base is growing and if you may need to upgrade your plan.

## Concurrent Connections

This graph shows the number of active websocket connections to the Stream client at a given point in time. The graph shows time on the X axis and the number of concurrent connections on the Y axis. A hover effect on the chart will show a tooltip which details the current amount of concurrent connections and the date for a specific point on the chart.

Checking the gradient of the line in this chart and the current amount will give insight into how quickly your application’s user-base is growing and if you may need to upgrade your plan.

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This page was last updated at 2025-08-15T14:15:23.685Z.

For the most recent version of this documentation, visit [https://getstream.io/chat/docs/ruby/historical_usage/](https://getstream.io/chat/docs/ruby/historical_usage/).