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Retention gain from continuous UX research

How retention improves over three years of continuous research

Column chart of retention improvement from continuous UX research: 3.6% in year one, 7.2% in year two and 10.8% in year three.
The gain compounds: year three is three times year one. Source: Forrester, Total Economic Impact studies, 2025

A column chart of the retention improvement organizations see when they run continuous UX research: 3.6% in the first year, 7.2% in the second and 10.8% in the third. The figures come from Forrester Total Economic Impact studies, as cited in Koji's 2026 UX research statistics roundup. Use it to make the case for ongoing research over one-off studies.

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Retention improvement
Year 13.6%
Year 27.2%
Year 310.8%

Improvement in retention rate for organizations running continuous UX research.

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