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Retention Rate

Percentage of customers who stay over a given period.

Retention rate is the inverse of churn rate. Retention = 1 - churn. A 5% monthly churn rate equals a 95% monthly retention rate. Used in cohort analysis to track how a group of customers behaves over their lifetime.

Formula

Retention rate = (Customers at end of period / Customers at start) x 100

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