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Payer conversion
The share of users who pay for something in a period.
Last reviewedWhat does Payer conversion mean?
Payer conversion is the number of paying users divided by total active users in a period. It is used for freemium apps, games and free trials. Example: 12,000 of 400,000 monthly users make a purchase, a payer conversion of 3 percent. Small changes matter: lifting conversion from 3 to 4 percent raises revenue by a third if spend per payer stays the same. Better onboarding, first-purchase offers and well-timed paywalls are common levers. For trials, the same idea is the share of free-trial users who become paying subscribers.
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- ARPPU (average revenue per paying user)Revenue divided by only the users who pay, not all users.
- ARPU (average revenue per user)Revenue divided by the average number of users.
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- DAU/MAU ratioDaily active users divided by monthly active users: how often people come back.
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- Fill rate (advertising)The share of available ad slots that are actually sold and shown.
- Content amortizationSpreading the cost of films and shows as an expense over the years they are expected to earn.
- Directly operated store (DOS)A store the brand owns and runs itself, rather than selling through another retailer.