What 600+ users revealed about the massive missed opportunity in subscriber retention

Why subscribers leave, what could have made them stay, and how smarter cancel flows can turn exits into second chances -- all in the 2025 Subscriber Cancellation Report from Renumerate.

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What’s Inside the Report?

  • An introduction to Churn Blindness, the inability to see, understand, or act on the real reasons subscribers cancel until it’s too late. Sound familiar?
  • The #1 reason for cancellation—and it isn’t necessarily that users can’t afford the subscription.
  • The many levers that product teams can use to retain customers who are looking to cancel—deep discounts are one, but they won’t move the needle for everyone.
  • Real quotes that show exactly what businesses missed—with context on how they could’ve kept their subscribers from cancelling.

From the Mouths of Subscribers

Needed more time
"If they gave me another month free I would have kept it and waited to see if my son used it more..."
— Former ABC Mouse subscriber
Forgot they subscribed
"I didn't realize I was still paying for this. I thought I cancelled months ago."
— Former streaming subscriber
Budget constraints
"I love the product but I had to cut back on expenses this month. I'll probably come back when things settle down."
— Former cloud storage user
Seasonal need
"I only signed up to prep for my trip to Spain. Now that I'm back, I don't need it anymore."
— Former language app subscriber

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