# How Are Concurrent Connections Counted?

The connection count on pricing plans indicates the number of concurrent connections allowed. For an explanation of concurrent connections see [What are concurrent Channels connections](/pusher/channels/channels/connecting/what-are-concurrent-channels-connections.md)?

A connection is counted as a WebSocket connection to Pusher. When using the Pusher JavaScript library a new WebSocket connection is created when you create a new `Pusher` instance.

```
var pusher = new Pusher('APP_KEY');
```

Channel subscriptions are created over the existing WebSocket connection (known as multiplexing), and do not count towards your connection quota (there is no limit on the number allowed per connection).

```
var channel1 = pusher.subscribe('ch1');
var channel2 = pusher.subscribe('ch2');

// All done over as single connection

// more subscriptions
// ...

var channel 100 = pusher.subscribe('ch100');

// Still just a 1 connection
```

If you want to know common reasons why connections are higher than expected, please refer [Why Am I Seeing More Channels Connections Than I Expect?](/pusher/channels/channels/connecting/why-am-i-seeing-more-channels-connections-than-i-expect.md)

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