Me too. We are experiencing massive visits from India. I contacted Shopify Support, and one of them told me that it was because of bot traffic. He said that there is no harm, however, it may cause a mislead traffic for your website
Topic summary
Multiple Shopify merchants report receiving overwhelming bot traffic from India (and other countries like Pakistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Ireland) despite running no advertising in those regions. One user noted 127 visits from India versus only 4 from their target markets in a single day.
Key Problems:
- Fake traffic severely skews conversion metrics and analytics
- Facebook and Pinterest pixels become unreliable for advertising optimization
- Bot visitors consume chat plan limits, forcing costly upgrades
- Issue has persisted since at least 2015 with no native Shopify solution
- Filtering options only available with Advanced Shopify ($300/month)
Current Status:
The discussion remains unresolved. A Shopify representative acknowledged the feedback and flagged it for developers, but offered no timeline or commitment for a native solution.
Suggested Workarounds:
- Third-party apps like Ultimate Country Blocker to restrict access by region
- Cloudflare configuration to block specific countries
- Geographic restrictions to prevent bot visits
Merchants express frustration that Shopify directs them to paid third-party apps rather than addressing this widespread issue affecting analytics accuracy and advertising effectiveness.