diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/asyncio/__init__.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/asyncio/__init__.py
index d3e21fd08d..68e3d0839f 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/asyncio/__init__.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/asyncio/__init__.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class AsyncioInstrumentor(BaseInstrumentor):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
         self.process_duration_histogram = None
-        self.process_counts_counter = None
+        self.process_created_counter = None
 
         self._tracer = None
         self._meter = None
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ def _instrument(self, **kwargs):
             description="Duration of asyncio process",
             unit="s",
         )
-        self.process_counts_counter = self._meter.create_counter(
-            name="asyncio.process.count",
+        self.process_created_counter = self._meter.create_counter(
+            name="asyncio.process.created",
             description="Number of asyncio process",
             unit="{process}",
         )
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def record_process(
         """
         duration = max(default_timer() - start, 0)
         self.process_duration_histogram.record(duration, attr)
-        self.process_counts_counter.add(1, attr)
+        self.process_created_counter.add(1, attr)
 
         if span:
             if span.is_recording() and exception:
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/asyncio/utils.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/asyncio/utils.py
index eb457fb67a..15c78ae1ce 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/asyncio/utils.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/asyncio/utils.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 import os
+from typing import Set
 
 # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from opentelemetry.instrumentation.asyncio.environment_variables import (
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/tests/test_asyncio_cancellation.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/tests/test_asyncio_cancellation.py
index 62905e3eee..9172cd4458 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/tests/test_asyncio_cancellation.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/tests/test_asyncio_cancellation.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def test_cancel(self):
                         point.attributes["name"],
                         ["cancellation_coro", "cancellable_coroutine"],
                     )
-            if metric.name == "asyncio.process.count":
+            if metric.name == "asyncio.process.created":
                 for point in metric.data.data_points:
                     self.assertEqual(point.attributes["type"], "coroutine")
                     self.assertIn(
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/tests/test_asyncio_ensure_future.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/tests/test_asyncio_ensure_future.py
index 26de02b77d..4907aa4bf8 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/tests/test_asyncio_ensure_future.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/tests/test_asyncio_ensure_future.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ async def test():
             if metric.name == "asyncio.process.duration":
                 for point in metric.data.data_points:
                     self.assertEqual(point.attributes["type"], "future")
-            if metric.name == "asyncio.process.count":
+            if metric.name == "asyncio.process.created":
                 for point in metric.data.data_points:
                     self.assertEqual(point.attributes["type"], "future")
                     self.assertEqual(point.attributes["state"], "finished")
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/tests/test_asyncio_to_thread.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/tests/test_asyncio_to_thread.py
index 54c85374c9..b53a6edc08 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/tests/test_asyncio_to_thread.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/tests/test_asyncio_to_thread.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async def to_thread():
                     for point in metric.data.data_points:
                         self.assertEqual(point.attributes["type"], "to_thread")
                         self.assertEqual(point.attributes["name"], "multiply")
-                if metric.name == "asyncio.process.count":
+                if metric.name == "asyncio.process.created":
                     for point in metric.data.data_points:
                         self.assertEqual(point.attributes["type"], "to_thread")
                         self.assertEqual(point.attributes["name"], "multiply")