B
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38%
38% -- consumers preferring pause to cancel for subscription consumers (2026-07)
38% of consumers prefer pausing a subscription to cancelling.
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38%
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Percentage
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2026-07
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Recurly Research
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subscription consumers: 38% consumers preferring pause to cancel. Source: Recurly Research (2026-07). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/pause-preference-38pct
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