Google Merchant Center Click Reporting to Align with Google Ads

Google will align Merchant Center click information with Google Ads standards from 21 April 2025. The system now connects how clicks work in Merchant Center and Google Ads, changing current and past performance records. These reporting changes will affect only the Merchant Center platform data.

What’s Changing?

Google announced via email that Merchant Center click tracking would start aligning Google Ads from 21 April 2025.

Google Ads separates Click activity, yet Merchant Center counts every action as Product Clicks. Google will now provide a single product click definition for Merchant Center and Ads.

Google informs businesses that changes to the click metric in their reporting data will not impact product performance in Google Search.

Impact on Businesses

Companies advertising through Google Merchant Center should focus on this update when monitoring click data for performance reports. A uniform system on both platforms will allow companies to create better data quality throughout their Google Ads and Merchant Center profiles.

The introduction of new reporting systems creates new embeddings in company data history. Business teams must adapt their measurement guidelines and update all data records to match current reporting standards.

More Details on Click Interactions

Google applies different definitions of interaction for each type of advertisement.

• The system tracks how often people click on shopping and text advertisements.
• A user view counts as an interaction in video advertisements.
• The system records phone contacts as customer connections.

The merge of Merchant Center reports with Google standards helps businesses evaluate their data correctly. The performance evaluation process becomes easier across platforms because Google endeavors to eliminate differences between data points.

Why It Matters?

Businesses must be aware of these changes because they allow them to interpret performance data accurately during adaptations. Modifying the reporting function will affect businesses’ ability to analyze their advertising outcomes, but it will not affect ad performance metrics.

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