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pixiv earns about
$37.2K/month
range $20.4K – $53.9K · $446.2K/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$1.2K
$682 – $1.8K
Per Week
$8.7K
$4.8K – $12.6K
Per Month
$37.2K
$20.4K – $53.9K
Per Year
$446.2K
$245.4K – $646.9K
Lifetime
$1.12M
$613.5K – $1.62M
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for pixiv
Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($37.2K/month · $446.2K/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.
26/100
Opportunity
30/100
Cloneability
$2
Revenue / install
✓ Features to copy
- subscription paywall (~$4.99/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
pixiv is at $4.99/mo. Consider going slightly lower with a longer free trial (14 days) to win price-aware users.
🔡 App Store title ideas
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📺 TikTok / ad hook angles
- "I tried pixiv for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
- "Why pixiv costs $4.99/mo when ours costs $2.99"
- "The social networking app pixiv won't tell you these 3 things"
Monetization
Subscription (~$4.99/mo)Revenue mix (estimated)
- Subscriptions ~72%
- One-time IAP ~22%
- Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
524K installs · 44% active · 2.3% pay
In-App Purchases 2
- Weeklyest. pixiv Premium (no new users) $4.99 /week ~$21.68/mo
- Subscription pixiv Premium4 tiers $4.99 – $45.99 range
2 tiers scraped live from the App Store.
App Details
Pulled from the App Store- Current Version
- 8.6.5
- Released
- Dec 9, 2009
- Last Updated
- Apr 30, 2026
- File Size
- 94.0 MB
- Required OS
- 16.0
- Content Rating
- 17+
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Currency
- USD
- Languages
- English, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Chinese, Thai, Chinese
- Developer
- pixiv Inc.
What's new in v8.6.5
* Bug fixes & improvements
Fun Numbers - share these
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every second
$1
every minute
$52
every hour
$1.2K
every day
- ☕ Buys 248 $5 coffees every day
- 👨💻 Pays for 2 senior engineer salaries per year
- 🚗 Earns enough for 11 Tesla Model 3s annually
- ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 349 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.
Estimated Installs
524K
estimated from 6,551 ratings
Active Users (MAU est.)
231K
44% of installs · SOCIAL_NETWORKING category benchmark
Rating
4.49 ★
7K reviews
Monetization
Subscription (~$4.99/mo)
Rating Distribution
5★
5K
4★
591
3★
158
2★
94
1★
536
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Frequently Asked About pixiv
How much money does pixiv make on the App Store? ⌄
pixiv has an estimated App Store revenue of $37.2K per month (~$446.2K per year, $1.2K per day) with a likely range of $20.4K to $53.9K. 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 pixiv get? ⌄
Apple does not publish exact App Store download counts. Using public ratings (7K reviews), grossing rank, category position and the standard 1:75 ratings-to-downloads ratio, Rev.now estimates about 524K total iOS downloads for pixiv - and roughly 231K monthly active users on iPhone and iPad.
Is pixiv a top grossing iOS app and what is its App Store rank? ⌄
pixiv 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 pixiv compares to other highest-grossing iPhone and iPad apps.
How is pixiv App Store revenue estimated? ⌄
Rev.now estimates pixiv 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 Social Networking category ARPU benchmark - net of Apple's 15-30% store cut.
What in-app purchases and subscriptions does pixiv offer on iOS? ⌄
pixiv 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.
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