Why are the default source numbers so high?

Why are the default source numbers so high?

Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and Shopify Analytics utilize cookies differently, and these cookies have a shorter lifespan. In addition, the relevant data is modeled according to the attribution model. 

Therefore, the traffic source information differs. Moreover, the modeled traffic data is transferred to reports with a delay. In this process, the data is listed under the Default channel groups.

For more information about attribution:
  1. Get started with attribution
  2. Select attribution settings
  3. Scopes of traffic-source dimensions