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# Subscription Orders: Recurring Order Count

> Track subscription orders for your Shopify store. Measure the count of recurring subscription orders.

<Tip>
  Subscription Orders measures the count of orders from subscription plans—recurring purchases that renew automatically.
</Tip>

## Formula

<Info>
  **Subscription Orders** = **COUNT** ( Orders flagged as subscription )
</Info>

### Formula Components

| Metric                | Definition                                                      |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Subscription Flag** | Orders identified as recurring via Shopify or subscription apps |

| Metadata        |                                     |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| **Type**        | Count                               |
| **Data Source** | [Shopify](/sources/catalog/shopify) |
| **Aggregation** | Count                               |

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## Example

Your Shopify store processes **1,000** total orders, including **150** subscriptions.

| Order Type              | Count   | Percentage |
| ----------------------- | ------- | ---------- |
| One-time purchases      | 850     | 85%        |
| **Subscription orders** | **150** | **15%**    |
| Total                   | 1,000   | 100%       |

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## How It Works

Subscription Orders are identified through Shopify order metadata or integration with subscription platforms (Recharge, Bold Subscriptions, Skio, etc.). The count helps track subscription program growth.

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## When to Use

| Scenario                | Action                                    |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| Program growth          | Track subscription adoption               |
| Retention health        | Growing subscriptions = healthy retention |
| Operations planning     | Forecast recurring fulfillment volume     |
| Conversion optimization | Measure subscription signup success       |

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## Related Metrics

| Metric                                                                         | Relationship               |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------- |
| [Orders](/reference/metrics/orders/counts/orders)                              | Total order count          |
| [Subscription Revenue](/reference/metrics/orders/revenue/subscription-revenue) | Revenue from subscriptions |
| [Subscription AOV](/reference/metrics/orders/aov/subscription-aov)             | Per-subscription value     |
| [Returning Customer Orders](/reference/metrics/orders/counts/orders)           | Repeat orders              |

[See all Count metrics →](/reference/metrics/orders/counts)