---
title: "Search Console now groups multiple countries in one filter"
url: https://seomadman.com/news/search-console-multi-country-filter
section: news
language: en
published: 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
author: Adam Hafez
topics: ["Search Console", "Analytics"]
---

# Search Console now groups multiple countries in one filter

## The short answer

Google has updated the Search Console performance report so you can select several countries in the country filter and view their combined Google Search traffic. Search Engine Roundtable and Search Engine Journal both report the change, quoting Google's LinkedIn announcement, which we could not open ourselves. Search Engine Journal says device filters changed too.

## Key takeaways

- The performance report's country filter now accepts several countries at once and shows their combined Google Search traffic.
- Search Engine Roundtable's example ticks the United States and Canada, then clicks update to group them.
- Search Engine Journal reports that the update covers device filters as well as countries.
- Google's LinkedIn post could not be opened by us, so its wording here is as quoted by Search Engine Roundtable.
- Search Engine Roundtable adds that it would like the same click data in the AI performance reports.

Search Console's performance report can now combine several countries in one view. Barry Schwartz at
Search Engine Roundtable reports in
[Google Search Console Performance Report Multi-Select Country Filters](https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-console-performance-report-country-filters-42241.html)
that Google lets you check off multiple countries in the country filter to group them.
Search Engine Journal covers the same change.

## What changed in the report?

The country filter used to take one country at a time. Per Search Engine Roundtable, you can now
tick several and click update to group them. Its example selects the United States and Canada and
reads their combined traffic as one number.

Search Engine Journal's
[Google Search Console Lets You Filter By Multiple Countries](https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-console-multiple-countries-filter/)
says the update touches both the country and the device filters.

## What did Google say?

Both outlets quote a Google post on LinkedIn. We could not open the post, so the wording below is
as quoted by Search Engine Roundtable: "Today we're updating the Search Console performance report
filters to make it easier for you to analyze traffic patterns across different countries and
devices." It adds: "If you operate in multiple countries, you can now view their combined Google
Search traffic."

## Who benefits from grouping?

Sites that serve several markets under one property. Before, a regional total meant adding
per-country figures by hand or exporting data. Search Engine Journal points to Google's help
documentation, which it says limited comparisons to two items at a time.

A grouped view suits regions that share a language or a currency, such as the US and Canada in
the example. It does not replace per-country views when markets behave differently. Grouping
changes how you read the report, not what Google counts. Sites planning a market split can pair it
with the [international targeting strategy planner](/tools/international-targeting-strategy-planner),
and the [hreflang tag generator](/tools/hreflang-tag-generator) covers the markup side.

## What is still missing?

Search Engine Roundtable says it wants click data in the AI performance reports. That is the
writer's wish, not a Google announcement, and neither source says Google plans it. For the
[Search Console](/topics/search-console) and [analytics](/topics/analytics) context around
performance data, see those topic hubs.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can Search Console show several countries at once now?

Yes, according to Search Engine Roundtable and Search Engine Journal. You tick the countries you want in the performance report's country filter and update, and the report shows their combined Google Search traffic.

### What did Google say about the change?

Google posted on LinkedIn, as quoted by Search Engine Roundtable, that it is updating the performance report filters to make it easier to analyze traffic patterns across countries and devices. We could not open the post ourselves.

### Does the update also change device filters?

Search Engine Journal says Google updated both the country and device filters. Search Engine Roundtable's write-up covers only the country filter, so check the report to see exactly what your property offers.

### Does this add click data to the AI performance reports?

No. Search Engine Roundtable says it still wants click data for the AI performance reports. The multi-country filter is a separate change to the standard performance report.

## Sources

1. [Google Search Console Performance Report Multi-Select Country Filters](https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-console-performance-report-country-filters-42241.html) - Search Engine Roundtable (primary)
2. [Google Search Console Lets You Filter By Multiple Countries](https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-search-console-multiple-countries-filter/) - Search Engine Journal