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Paying Users Forecast

This forecast estimates how many installers will become paying users at a given payer conversion rate.

Formula

Paying users = Installs × Payer conversion %

Fill in any 2 fields. The one you edited longest ago is solved for you.

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Percent.
waiting
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What is Paying users?

This forecast estimates how many installers will become paying users at a given payer conversion rate. Use it to check whether an install target is big enough to hit a revenue goal.

Worked example

If installs is 20,000 and payer conversion is 3.5%, then Paying users = 700.00.

Paying users = Installs × Payer conversion %

Formula variable breakdown

installsInstalls
Enter installs directly, or leave it blank and let the solver calculate it from the other 2 fields.
payerPayer conversion
Enter payer conversion directly, or leave it blank and let the solver calculate it from the other 2 fields.
payersPaying users(output)
Enter paying users directly, or leave it blank and let the solver calculate it from the other 2 fields.

Tactical application guide

Paying users scales with both installs and payer conversion. Use it forwards to forecast Paying users from a plan, or backwards: fix the Paying users you need and the payer conversion you can realistically achieve, and the solver returns the installs required. Swap them to find the payer conversion you must hit on a fixed installs.