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CapCut: Photo & Video Editor App Store Revenue Estimate

Bytedance Pte. Ltd · Photo & Video

CapCut offers easy-to-use video editing functions, in-APP fonts and effects, advanced features such as keyframe animation, smooth slow-motion, chroma key, and stabilization, to help you capture and snip moments. Create fancy videos with ot…

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CapCut: Photo & Video Editor earns about
$11.01M/month
range $6.06M – $15.97M · $132.14M/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$367.1K
$201.9K – $532.2K
Per Week
$2.57M
$1.41M – $3.73M
Per Month
$11.01M
$6.06M – $15.97M
Per Year
$132.14M
$72.68M – $191.61M
Lifetime
$330.36M
$181.70M – $479.02M
Brand revenue 📰 Reported

ByteDance - full brand revenue

Annual brand revenue (2024)
$158B/year
Social Video · The Information / Bloomberg
App Store / Play Store share
1%
≈ $132M/year of in-app revenue
Off-store revenue (everything else)
$158B/year
99% of total brand revenue

ByteDance earns about $158B/year across the whole brand.

Most of that money comes from off-store revenue - trading fees, commissions, payment processing, ad sales, hardware, enterprise contracts - not in-app purchases or subscriptions on the App Store / Google Play.

App store revenue (in-app purchases, subscriptions, ads, paid downloads) Off-store revenue (trading fees, commissions, web subscriptions, ad sales, enterprise)
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for CapCut: Photo & Video Editor

Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($11.01M/month · $132.14M/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.

55/100
Opportunity
Decent target
65/100
Cloneability
Moderate (4-8 weeks for a credible competitor)
$2
Revenue / install
Lifetime value per download (≈30-month app life). Higher = each user is worth more.

✓ Features to copy

  • subscription paywall (~$7.50/mo) - proven monetization
  • in-app purchase tier ladder for upsells

⚡ Improve / fix

  • faster onboarding · clearer pricing page · richer empty-state

🛠 MVP scope

  • core feature loop
  • subscription gating
  • free-tier limits
  • trial period
  • analytics

💰 Pricing recommendation

CapCut: Photo & Video Editor is at $7.50/mo. Consider going slightly lower with a longer free trial (14 days) to win price-aware users.

🔡 App Store title ideas

  • Pro: AI-Powered Photo & Video
  • Smart : Photo & Video Tracker
  • + - Faster, Cheaper

📺 TikTok / ad hook angles

  • "I tried CapCut: Photo & Video Editor for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
  • "Why CapCut: Photo & Video Editor costs $7.50/mo when ours costs $4.50"
  • "The photo & video app CapCut: Photo & Video Editor won't tell you these 3 things"

Monetization

Subscription (~$7.50/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #23
Revenue mix (estimated)
  • Subscriptions ~72%
  • One-time IAP ~22%
  • Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
1.1M
188.2M installs · 31.4% active · 1.8% pay
In-App Purchases 6
  • Monthly Monthly Subscription $7.99 /month
  • Monthly Monthly Subscription $9.99 /month
  • Monthly Standard Monthly Subscription $9.99 /month
  • Monthly Pro Monthly Subscription $19.99 /month
  • Monthly Monthly Subscription $19.99 /month
  • Annual Yearly Subscription $89.99 /year ~$7.50/mo
6 tiers scraped live from the App Store.

App Details

Pulled from the App Store
Current Version
17.6.0
Released
Apr 14, 2020
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026
File Size
730.0 MB
Required OS
13.0
Content Rating
12+
Category
Photo & Video
Price
Free
Currency
USD
Languages
Arabic, English, French, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, UR, Vietnamese
Developer
Bytedance Pte. Ltd

What's new in v17.6.0

- Fixed some known issues and improved the trimming experience.
We thank you for supporting CapCut and look forward to creating beautiful moments together.

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$4
every second
$255
every minute
$15.3K
every hour
$367.1K
every day
  • ☕ Buys 73K $5 coffees every day
  • 👨‍💻 Pays for 734 senior engineer salaries per year
  • 🚗 Earns enough for 3K Tesla Model 3s annually
  • ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 1 seconds

12-Month Revenue Trajectory

Modeled from grossing rank, app score, and update cadence. Hover any point to see the value. Real growth depends on retention, marketing, and seasonality.

JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay
Estimated Installs
188.2M
estimated from 1,106,800 ratings
Active Users (MAU est.)
59.1M
31.4% of installs · PHOTO_AND_VIDEO category benchmark
US Grossing Rank
#23
Live from App Store top-grossing chart
Monetization
Subscription (~$7.50/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #23

Rating Distribution

5★
932K
4★
71K
3★
28K
2★
16K
1★
60K

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Frequently Asked About CapCut: Photo & Video Editor

How much money does CapCut: Photo & Video Editor make on the App Store?
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor has an estimated App Store revenue of $11.01M per month (~$132.14M per year, $367.1K per day) with a likely range of $6.06M to $15.97M. This includes earnings from in-app purchases, subscription revenue, ads and any paid downloads - all directional estimates from public App Store signals, not private Apple financial data.
How many App Store downloads does CapCut: Photo & Video Editor get?
Apple does not publish exact App Store download counts. Using public ratings (1.1M reviews), grossing rank, category position and the standard 1:75 ratings-to-downloads ratio, Rev.now estimates about 188.2M total iOS downloads for CapCut: Photo & Video Editor - and roughly 59.1M monthly active users on iPhone and iPad.
Is CapCut: Photo & Video Editor a top grossing iOS app and what is its App Store rank?
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor is analyzed using App Store grossing rank, category ranking, ratings velocity, monetization model (subscription revenue, in-app purchases, paid downloads) and ad-revenue signals. Check the iOS top grossing leaderboard to see how CapCut: Photo & Video Editor compares to other highest-grossing iPhone and iPad apps.
How is CapCut: Photo & Video Editor App Store revenue estimated?
Rev.now estimates CapCut: Photo & Video Editor App Store revenue from public app data: estimated downloads, monthly active users (MAU), the iOS conversion rate to paying users, subscription pricing detected on the listing, in-app purchase tiers, ad monetization (eCPM × impressions × MAU) and the Photo & Video category ARPU benchmark - net of Apple's 15-30% store cut.
What in-app purchases and subscriptions does CapCut: Photo & Video Editor offer on iOS?
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor offers in-app purchases on the App Store, which can include subscription tiers (weekly, monthly or annual), one-time purchases or virtual currency. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are a major driver of the monthly revenue estimate above.
Can I compare CapCut: Photo & Video Editor App Store revenue with another iOS app?
Yes. Use the free compare tool to compare CapCut: Photo & Video Editor side-by-side with any other App Store app by estimated revenue, downloads, paying users, subscription pricing, in-app purchase tiers, grossing rank and monetization model.
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