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Customer Retention Rate Calculator

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Retention rate

90.00%

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How to use the Customer Retention Rate Calculator

The Customer Retention Rate Calculator works out your retention rate in an instant. Enter customers at start, customers at end and new customers gained and the result updates as you type — it is free, needs no sign-up, and runs entirely in your browser so your figures stay private.

  1. Enter the customers at start.
  2. Enter the customers at end.
  3. Enter the new customers gained.
  4. Read off your retention rate — the calculator updates automatically, with no button to press.

Formula

The Customer Retention Rate Calculator uses the formula:

Retention rate = (Customers at end - New customers gained) ÷ Customers at start × 100

Worked example

For example, with customers at start of 200, customers at end of 220 and new customers gained of 40, the retention rate is 90.00%.

Inputs used
Customers at start 200
Customers at end 220
New customers gained 40
Results
Retention rate 90.00%

Results are estimates for educational use, not professional advice.

Frequently asked questions

Subtract new customers from end customers, divide by start customers, and multiply by 100. From 200 to 220 with 40 new is 90%.

Retention measures how many existing customers you kept, so new sign-ups are removed to avoid inflating the figure.

Retention and churn add up to 100%. A 90% retention rate means 10% churn.

Keeping customers is usually cheaper than acquiring new ones, and high retention drives long-term revenue.

Enter the customers at start. Enter the customers at end. Enter the new customers gained. Read off your retention rate — the calculator updates automatically, with no button to press.

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