The Leaky Bucket Problem
Best Practices
October 2, 2025

The Leaky Bucket Problem: More Users Don’t Mean More Long-Term Growth

Losing users as fast as you acquire them? Get exclusive insights from our 2025 Product Benchmark Report on how to fix the leaky bucket problem and drive lasting growth.

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Noorisingh Saini
Global Content Marketing Manager, Amplitude
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Michele Morales
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Amplitude
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Michele Morales
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Amplitude
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Carmen DeCouto
Manager, Monetization Growth Marketing
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Carmen DeCouto
Manager, Monetization Growth Marketing
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Carmen DeCouto
Manager, Monetization Growth Marketing
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Michele Morales
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Amplitude
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Julia Sholtz
Group Product Marketing Manager, Amplitude
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Audrey Xu Leung
Former Global Solution Architect, Amplitude