Note: This feature is currently in an early beta version and is only available to a limited number of merchants. We are gradually rolling it out over the coming weeks. You will be notified once Demography Insights becomes available in your Kustom Portal.
Overview
The Demography Insights page consolidates shopper-level data across all your orders, giving you a comprehensive view of your customer demographics and purchasing patterns over time. Data is updated approximately every 12 hours.
With Demography Insights, you can:
Understand the age and gender breakdown of your shoppers
See which devices and browsers your customers use to place orders
Identify your top cities and how urbanized your customer base is
Track how many customers are new, returning, or reactivated
Analyze purchase frequency and how it varies across customer segments
Dive into detailed per-segment data using the Demography deep dive table
How to access Demography Insights
You can access the Demography Insights page from the main navigation menu in the Kustom Portal.
Log in to the Kustom Portal.
Select Insights in the menu.
Navigate to the Demography tab.
If you do not see the Insights option in the menu, you do not have the required access role.
Who can access Demography Insights
Only users with the following roles can view the Insights page:
Admin
Super Admin
If you do not have one of these roles, the Insights option will not appear in your portal navigation.
Gender & age
This section shows the demographic breakdown of your shoppers by gender and age. Gender and age data are derived from shopper names, dates of birth provided during checkout and the authentication process.
Gender distribution
The Gender distribution chart shows the share of orders placed by female, male, and unknown shoppers each month. This helps you understand whether your customer base skews toward a particular gender and how that mix evolves over time.
Age distribution
The Age distribution chart shows how orders are split across six age groups each month:
A) 10–17 — Under 18
B) 18–29 — Young adults
C) 30–39
D) 40–49
E) 50–59
F) Over 60
An Unknown category captures orders where age could not be determined. Tracking age distribution over time helps you understand whether your customer base is shifting and whether marketing or product changes are reaching new segments.
Orders per shopper group vs average order value
This scatter chart plots each age group (split by gender) against two dimensions: the number of orders on the X-axis and the average order value on the Y-axis. This makes it easy to identify which customer segments drive the most volume and which tend to spend more per order.
Orders per age & gender
This heatmap shows the absolute number of orders broken down by both age group and gender. The colour intensity indicates order volume, darker cells represent higher volumes. Use this to quickly spot your largest and most active customer segments.
Device & browser data
This section shows how shoppers access your store — which devices and browsers they use to place orders. Device and browser are inferred from the customer's user agent.
Orders by device
The Orders by device chart shows the monthly share of orders placed on:
Phone: Mobile devices
Desktop: Desktop and laptop computers
Tablet
Other: Devices that could not be categorized
Monitoring device usage helps you understand where to prioritize your checkout and UX optimization efforts.
Orders by browser
The Orders by browser chart shows the monthly share of orders placed through different browsers, including Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, Samsung Internet, and in-app browsers such as Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat.
This is particularly useful for identifying whether customers are shopping through social media apps or native browsers which can inform decisions about payment method integrations and checkout performance testing.
Geographic breakdown
This section shows the geographic distribution of your shoppers — which cities they come from and how urban or rural your customer base is.
Top cities
The Top cities table lists your highest-order cities, showing for each:
City and country
Orders: Total number of orders from that city
Unique shoppers: Number of distinct customers
Average order value: Mean spend per order
The table can be scrolled to explore beyond the top entries. Use this data to understand geographic concentration and identify cities with high shopper density or strong average spend.
Degree of urbanization
The Degree of urbanization chart shows what share of your orders come from shoppers classified as:
Urban: City centres and densely populated areas
Suburban: Surrounding areas of cities
Rural: Less densely populated areas
Unknown: Could not be determined
This helps you understand whether your customer base is concentrated in cities or spread more broadly, which can be relevant for logistics, marketing targeting, and delivery partner decisions.
Returning Shoppers & Purchase Frequency
This section helps you understand shopper loyalty — how many of your customers are new versus returning, and how often customers purchase from you.
Note: A returning customer is defined as someone who has made a purchase within the la 12 months. A reactivated customer has purchased before, but their most recent purchase was more than 12 months ago. Kustom cannot see purchases on a customer level prior to October 1st 2024. |
Returning shoppers
The Returning shoppers chart shows the monthly share of orders split into three customer types:
New: First-time customers with no prior purchase history
Returning: Customers who have purchased within the last 12 months
Reactivated: Customers returning after more than 12 months of inactivity
Tracking this distribution over time helps you understand how dependent your business is on acquiring new customers versus retaining existing ones.
Orders per shopper group vs share returning
This scatter chart plots age groups (split by gender) against two dimensions: the number of orders on the X-axis and the share of returning customers on the Y-axis. It helps you identify which customer segments have the highest loyalty rates and which are more heavily driven by first-time buyers.
Purchase frequency last 12 months
The Purchase frequency pie chart shows how your unique shoppers are distributed across five frequency bands over the last 12 months:
A) 1 purchase
B) 2 purchases
C) 3–4 purchases
D) 5–9 purchases
E) 10+ purchases
This gives you a clear picture of how many customers are one-time buyers versus highly engaged repeat shoppers.
Purchase frequency over time
The Purchase frequency over time chart shows the same frequency bands as a monthly stacked bar chart, so you can track how your shopper mix shifts across months. For example, a growing share of 3+ purchase customers over time would indicate improving retention.
Demography deep dive
The Demography deep dive is a table that combines all customer segments — age group, gender, device, city, and returning status into a single view. For each segment it shows:
Number of orders
Average order value
Return rate
This makes it easy to compare performance across groups and identify which segments have high return rates or lower average spend that may warrant attention.
Note: Refund rates take time to mature. If you include orders from the ongoing month, there will likely be additional returns incoming for those orders in the subsequent month. For the most accurate return rate figures, focus on fully closed months. |
Important information about Demography Insights data
Please keep the following in mind when using this page:
All data is based on analytics and may have a delay of roughly 12 hours. This can cause small discrepancies between numbers shown here and your order overview.
Gender and age data are derived from shopper names, dates of birth provided at checkout, and the authentication process. Where this information is unavailable, the shopper is classified as Unknown.
Returning customer data only goes back to October 1st 2024. Purchase history prior to this date is not visible to Kustom.
Device and browser classification is inferred from the user agent and may not always be accurate.
Demography Insights shows aggregated trends. It does not provide individual shopper-level details.