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Conversion Rate Calculator

Computes the conversion rate (conversions / visitors × 100), conversions per 1,000 visitors and visitors per conversion, and the number of visitors required to reach a target number of conversions at the same rate.

When to use

You have visitor and conversion counts for a page, funnel step, email or campaign and need the rate or the traffic a conversion goal requires.

Do not use when: You are comparing two variants for statistical significance (use ab-test-significance) or need cost-based metrics such as CPA (use ad-metrics).

Formula

conversion_rate_percent = conversions / visitors × 100; visitors_per_conversion = visitors / conversions; required_visitors = ceil(target_conversions × visitors / conversions)

Inputs

ParameterTypeUnitRequiredDescription
visitorsintegeryesNumber of visitors, sessions, recipients or users exposed to the step. Range: > 0, ≤ 10000000000000
conversionsintegeryesNumber of them that completed the goal (purchase, sign-up, click). Range: ≥ 0, ≤ 10000000000000
target_conversionsintegernoOptional conversion goal; returns the visitors needed at the observed rate. Range: > 0, ≤ 10000000000000

Outputs

OutputTypeUnitDescription
conversion_rate_percentnumber%conversions / visitors × 100.
conversions_per_1000_visitorsnumberconversions / visitors × 1000.
visitors_per_conversionnumbervisitors / conversions (only when conversions > 0).
required_visitors_for_targetnumbertarget_conversions / conversion rate, rounded up (only when target_conversions given and conversions > 0).

Example

2,500 visitors, 75 conversions, target 300: {"visitors":2500,"conversions":75,"target_conversions":300}{"conversion_rate_percent":3,"conversions_per_1000_visitors":30,"visitors_per_conversion":33.33,"required_visitors_for_target":10000}

800 visitors, 12 conversions: {"visitors":800,"conversions":12}{"conversion_rate_percent":1.5,"conversions_per_1000_visitors":15,"visitors_per_conversion":66.67}

GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/conversion-rate?visitors=2500&conversions=75&target_conversions=300

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FAQ

Should I count visitors or sessions?

Use the same unit consistently with the conversion definition: unique visitors for 'share of people who converted', sessions for 'share of visits'. Rates differ between the two.

How precise is a rate from a small sample?

A rate from 75 conversions has roughly ±0.7 percentage points of sampling error at 95 % confidence; use margin-of-error to quantify it.

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