Metrics · Activation · Product · Weekly · % · Updated 2026-07-21

What is Onboarding Completion Rate?

Short answer: The percentage of new users who finish every step of the defined onboarding flow.

Definition

The percentage of new users who finish every step of the defined onboarding flow.

Formula

Users completing all onboarding steps / Users who started onboarding x 100

How to measure

Instrument each onboarding step as an event, then divide completions of the final step by starts of the first step.

Why track it

A low completion rate pinpoints exactly which step is losing users, turning a vague activation problem into a specific, fixable one.

Example

Of 500 users who start a 4-step onboarding flow, 210 finish all steps, an onboarding completion rate of 42%.

FAQ

What is Onboarding Completion Rate?
The percentage of new users who finish every step of the defined onboarding flow.
How do you calculate Onboarding Completion Rate?
Users completing all onboarding steps / Users who started onboarding x 100
Why track Onboarding Completion Rate?
A low completion rate pinpoints exactly which step is losing users, turning a vague activation problem into a specific, fixable one.
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