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Paying Users

The Paying Users page provides player-centric monetization insights. While the Revenue page shows total income and the IAP Catalog shows product performance, Paying Users focuses on who is spending and when.

MetricDescription
Total PlayersAll players tracked for this game
Paying PlayersPlayers with at least one purchase in the selected period
Conversion RatePercentage of players who made a purchase
ARPPUAverage Revenue Per Paying User
ARPUAverage Revenue Per User (including non-payers)

A doughnut chart showing how paying players are distributed across revenue segments:

SegmentRevenue RangeTypical Profile
Micro$0 – $5One-time small purchasers
Small$5 – $20Occasional buyers
Medium$20 – $50Regular spenders
Large$50 – $100Committed players
Whale$100+Top spenders driving most revenue

A bar chart showing when players make their first purchase relative to their first session:

TimingDescription
Day 0Purchased on the same day they started playing
Day 1–7Purchased within the first week
Day 7–30Purchased within the first month
Day 30+Took more than a month to convert

This helps you understand your conversion funnel and optimize onboarding for monetization.

A table showing your highest-spending players with:

  • Player ID
  • Total amount spent
  • Number of purchases
  • First and last purchase dates
Terminal window
curl "https://api.questdata.io/v1/stats/paying-users?from=2026-01-01&to=2026-04-01" \
-H "x-game-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Response:

{
"summary": {
"total_players": 500,
"paying_players": 45,
"conversion_rate": 9,
"arppu": 12.50,
"arpu": 1.13
},
"segments": [
{ "segment": "micro", "count": 20, "revenue": 60.00 },
{ "segment": "small", "count": 15, "revenue": 180.00 },
{ "segment": "whale", "count": 3, "revenue": 450.00 }
],
"firstPurchaseTiming": [
{ "timing": "day_0", "count": 8 },
{ "timing": "day_1_7", "count": 20 }
],
"topSpenders": [
{ "player_id": "whale-1", "total_spent": 150.00, "purchases": 24 }
]
}