# Document Count is same however index size is growing - How? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 13, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/document-count-is-same-however-index-size-is-growing-how/89138 "2017-06-13T05:02:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SKumarMN](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/skumarmn/32/27537_2.png) [@SKumarMN](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SKumarMN)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/document-count-is-same-however-index-size-is-growing-how/89138/1 "2017-06-13T05:02:36Z")
Hi All, As shown below in the snaphot, even though document count is same for a index, index size is growing marginally. Could you please provide some insights why this might happen?. Is it due to merge process? ES 2.3.2 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/8/0839dad2d12b706ef51c6f3fec428cb68cce7feb.png) ---
**Author:** ![SKumarMN](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/skumarmn/32/27537_2.png) [@SKumarMN](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SKumarMN)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 8:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/document-count-is-same-however-index-size-is-growing-how/89138/2 "2017-06-13T08:38:07Z")
@dadoonet Any pointers on this ? ---
**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 8:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/document-count-is-same-however-index-size-is-growing-how/89138/3 "2017-06-13T08:43:08Z")
Are you updating documents in this index? What is the average size of your documents? ---
**Author:** ![SKumarMN](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/skumarmn/32/27537_2.png) [@SKumarMN](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SKumarMN)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 8:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/document-count-is-same-however-index-size-is-growing-how/89138/4 "2017-06-13T08:46:02Z")
No, I am not updating any docs. Average size is around 100KB ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/document-count-is-same-however-index-size-is-growing-how/89138/5 "2017-06-13T08:50:39Z")
Please don't ping people like this, specifically if they are not involved in the current thread. Note that there is no SLA on this forum. Read > [@About the Elasticsearch category](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elasticsearch-category/21): > > The heart of the free and open Elastic Stack Elasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine capable of addressing a growing number of use cases. As the heart of the Elastic Stack, it centrally stores your data for lightning fast search, fine‑tuned relevancy, and powerful analytics that scale with ease. warning PLEASE READ THIS SECTION IF IT'S YOUR FIRST POST Some useful links: [elasticsearch reference guide](http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index.html)[elasticsearch user guide](http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/current/index.html)[elasticsearch plugins](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/index.html)[elasticsearch cl…](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/index.html) Specifically the `Also be patient` part. ---
**Author:** ![SKumarMN](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/skumarmn/32/27537_2.png) [@SKumarMN](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SKumarMN)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 8:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/document-count-is-same-however-index-size-is-growing-how/89138/6 "2017-06-13T08:52:39Z")
Sure will take a note of it hence on. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/document-count-is-same-however-index-size-is-growing-how/89138/7 "2017-06-13T08:53:43Z")
It looks like the increase in size corresponds to the indexing activity shown in the indexing rate graph. It also looks like that indexing activity occurs at a regular interval. Does this interval and its timing correspond to any system task or activity? ---
**Author:** ![SKumarMN](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/skumarmn/32/27537_2.png) [@SKumarMN](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SKumarMN)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 9:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/document-count-is-same-however-index-size-is-growing-how/89138/8 "2017-06-13T09:00:11Z")
No I believe not in such a short interval time. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 9:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/document-count-is-same-however-index-size-is-growing-how/89138/9 "2017-07-11T09:00:22Z")
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