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Month-over-Month Active User Growth
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Month-over-Month Active User Growth

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a query to find the month-over-month growth rate of active Smart TV users in a specific region for Samsung Ads.

Use the region Seoul, count distinct active Smart TV users by calendar month, and calculate growth relative to the previous month. Return all available months for that region, including the first month with no prior-month comparison.

Output

  1. One row per month, ordered chronologically.
  2. Columns: month, active_users, previous_month_active_users, and growth_rate.
  3. Return growth_rate as a decimal ratio rounded to four decimal places, or NULL when no prior month exists.

Schema

samsung_ads_tv_activity
ColumnTypeDescription
activity_idPKINTUnique activity record identifier
user_idINTIdentifier of the Smart TV user
region_idINTRegion associated with the activity
activity_dateDATEDate of the recorded activity
device_typeVARCHAR(50)Device category used for the activity
is_activeBOOLEANWhether the activity qualifies as active usage
ad_regions
ColumnTypeDescription
region_idPKINTUnique region identifier
region_nameVARCHAR(100)Samsung Ads reporting region name
Tablessamsung_ads_tv_activityad_regions
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