Sales for this month
April 2026The effects of Ver. 5.0 continued, and ARR and total company-wide three-month moving average sales reached record highs. The churn rate remained stable and fell below the 5% target.
Continued effects of CLIP STUDIO PAINT Ver. 5.0, Improvement from the temporary increase in the churn rate in March following the launch of Ver. 5.0
Indicator ARR / January 2025 ¥4,451 million / February 2025 ¥4,524 million / March 2025 ¥4,631 million / April 2025 ¥4,683 million, Indicator Churn rate / January 2025 4.5 % / February 2025 4.4 % / March 2025 5.1 % / April 2025 4.7 %, Indicator Cumulative number of users / January 2025 9,781 thousand customers / February 2025 9,886 thousand customers / March 2025 10,044 thousand customers / April 2025 10,192 thousand customers, Indicator New registrations / January 2025 125 thousand customers / February 2025 105 thousand customers / March 2025 158 thousand customers / April 2025 148 thousand customers
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | April 2026 |
| Sales by category | E-books ¥20 million, Service ¥20 million, Tool Sales ¥381 million, Subscriptions ¥498 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Three-month Moving Average ARR from CLIP STUDIO PAINT Subscriptions / Value ¥5,981 million / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator name CLIP STUDIO PAINT Churn Rate (Paid Contracts) / Value 4.9 % / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator name Cumulative Platform Users / Value 12,563 thousand customers / Year on year Not disclosed, Indicator name New Platform Registrations / Value 226 thousand customers / Year on year Not disclosed |
| Monthly Commentary | The effects of Ver. 5.0 continued, and ARR and total company-wide three-month moving average sales reached record highs. The churn rate remained stable and fell below the 5% target. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Continued effects of CLIP STUDIO PAINT Ver. 5.0, Improvement from the temporary increase in the churn rate in March following the launch of Ver. 5.0 |
| Monthly trend for the same period last year | Indicator ARR / January 2025 ¥4,451 million / February 2025 ¥4,524 million / March 2025 ¥4,631 million / April 2025 ¥4,683 million, Indicator Churn rate / January 2025 4.5 % / February 2025 4.4 % / March 2025 5.1 % / April 2025 4.7 %, Indicator Cumulative number of users / January 2025 9,781 thousand customers / February 2025 9,886 thousand customers / March 2025 10,044 thousand customers / April 2025 10,192 thousand customers, Indicator New registrations / January 2025 125 thousand customers / February 2025 105 thousand customers / March 2025 158 thousand customers / April 2025 148 thousand customers |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The effects of CLIP STUDIO PAINT Ver. 5.0, which was launched in March 2026, continued. The company explained that the churn rate improved from its temporary increase in March following the launch of Ver. 5.0.