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 ## `useIsFetching`
 
-`useIsFetching` is an optional hook that returns `true` if any query in your application is loading or fetching in the background (useful for app-wide loading indicators).
+`useIsFetching` is an optional hook that returns the `number` of the quiries that your application is loading or fetching in the background (useful for app-wide loading indicators).
 
 ```js
 import { useIsFetching } from 'react-query'
@@ -2359,8 +2359,8 @@ const isFetching = useIsFetching()
 
 ### Returns
 
-- `isFetching: Boolean`
-  - Will be `true` if any query in your application is loading or fetching in the background.
+- `isFetching: Int`
+  - Will be the `number` of the quiries that your application is currently loading or fetching in the background.
 
 ## `ReactQueryConfigProvider`