CRM glossary

What is Churn?

Customers stopping or failing to renew over a period, often expressed as a rate.

Updated October 2026·2 min read·By the MagicWand team
Definition

Churn: Customers stopping or failing to renew over a period, often expressed as a rate.

Example

Losing 5 of 100 customers in a year is a 5% annual churn rate.

Why it matters

Retaining a customer is usually cheaper than acquiring one.

Churn in MagicWand

Churn risk is a live War Room gauge with explanations.