# What does Ghost count as an "Open"?

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/what-does-ghost-count-as-an-open/39149>\
**Category:** Using Ghost\
**Created:** [June 14, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/what-does-ghost-count-as-an-open/39149 "2023-06-14T04:03:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![c3d7m10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/48db29/32.png) [@c3d7m10](https://forum.ghost.org/u/c3d7m10)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/what-does-ghost-count-as-an-open/39149/1 "2023-06-14T04:03:36Z")

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I was wondering if anyone knew what Ghost counts as an “open” for email newsletters.

I noticed my open rate seemed high very quickly after sending a newsletter. Checked the addresses and sure enough an email address I own (used to catalogue all the newsletters I send) was listed as an open. Not only have I not opened the email in that account, I haven’t accessed or logged into the account for some time.

Others who are listed as open don’t seem plausible either.

Is this a glitch or something in the way Ghost measures open rates?