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SQL for Top Usage Customers
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SQL for Top Usage Customers

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to identify the top 10% of customers based on specific usage metrics.

Use usage records from calendar year 2025. Rank every customer by completed usage units, then active usage days and completed usage events as tie-breakers. Include customers with no qualifying usage, and return only the highest decile.

Output

  1. One row per customer in the top 10%.
  2. Columns: customer_id, customer_name, total_usage_units, active_usage_days, completed_usage_events, and usage_decile.
  3. Sort by total usage units descending, then customer ID ascending.

Schema

customers
ColumnTypeDescription
customer_idPKINTUnique customer identifier
customer_nameVARCHAR(100)Customer display name
usage_events
ColumnTypeDescription
event_idPKINTUnique usage event identifier
customer_idINTCustomer associated with the usage event
event_dateDATEDate on which usage occurred
usage_unitsINTUnits recorded for the usage event
statusVARCHAR(20)Event processing status
Tablescustomersusage_events
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