Reading your Net Promoter Score
NPS distils customer loyalty into one number from −100 to +100. Here's how it's worked out, what a good score looks like, how you compare to your industry, and how to move the number.
How it's calculated
NPS comes from a single question — “How likely are you to recommend us?” — answered 0 to 10. Group the answers, take the percentage of promoters, subtract the percentage of detractors, and that's your score.
NPS = % Promoters (9–10) − % Detractors (0–6)
What a good score looks like
Any score above zero means more promoters than detractors. Beyond that, “good” is relative — here's the whole range, and your live result lands on this same scale the moment you calculate.
World-class — Exceptional loyalty. You're in the top tier of any industry.
Great — Strong loyalty — promoters clearly outweigh detractors.
Good — Positive, but with clear room to win over more customers.
Needs work — You have more detractors than promoters — worth digging into why.
How you compare by industry
Averages swing a lot by field — hospitality and ecommerce run high, telecom and utilities run low. Compare against your own field, and against your own past scores.
| Software / SaaS | 40 |
| Ecommerce / Retail | 45 |
| Financial services / Banking | 40 |
| Healthcare | 38 |
| Hospitality / Hotels | 50 |
| Travel / Airlines | 35 |
| Telecom / Utilities | 25 |
Turn the score into action
The number only moves when you follow up — and you should ask each group something different. Promoters to amplify, passives to close the gap, detractors to recover. Copy-paste these into your survey.
Amplify the love — turn enthusiasm into referrals and proof.
- What do you love most about working with us?
- Would you be open to leaving a quick review or sharing your story?
- Is there anyone you'd recommend us to that we could help?
- What nearly stopped you from giving us a 10?
Find the gap — one fixable thing stands between a 7 and a 9.
- What's the one thing we could do to earn a higher score?
- Where did our product or support fall short of what you expected?
- What would make you recommend us without hesitation?
- Is there a feature or change that would make your life easier?
Recover and diagnose — a fast, human reply can save the account.
- What went wrong, and how can we make it right?
- What was the most frustrating part of your experience?
- If you could change one thing about us, what would it be?
- Can we set up a quick call to understand what happened?
