Facebook vs pixiv
Meta Platforms, Inc.
App Store
$2.56M/mo
~$30.69M/yr · 1.4B installs
VS
pixiv
pixiv Inc.
App Store
$37.2K/mo
~$446.2K/yr · 524K installs
Revenue winner
Facebook wins
+6779% vs other
Installs winner
Facebook wins
+275004% vs other
MAU winner
Facebook wins
+13655% vs other
Rating winner
Facebook wins
+1% vs other
Why Facebook is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Facebook earns roughly 69× more per month than pixiv - $2.56M vs $37.2K.
- Aggressive pricing. Facebook undercuts at $2.49/mo vs $4.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
- Bigger install base. Facebook has ~1.4B lifetime installs vs pixiv's ~524K - 2751.0× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Facebook runs 9 IAP tiers vs 2 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Facebook
vs
pixiv
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.56M
◀
$37.2K
Annual revenue (est.)
$30.69M
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$446.2K
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.4B
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524K
Monthly active users (est.)?
31.7M
◀
231K
App Store rating
4.52★
◀
4.49★
Total ratings
26.2M
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7K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$2.49
▶
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
9 tiers
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2 tiers
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 5, 2019
- Last updated
- May 6, 2026
- File size
- 435.3 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 560.1
- Languages
- Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English +26 more
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 9, 2009
- Last updated
- Apr 30, 2026
- File size
- 94.0 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 8.6.5
- Languages
- English, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Chinese, Thai +1 more
Facebook trajectory
pixiv trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Facebook or pixiv? v
Facebook earns about $2.56M per month, while pixiv earns about $37.2K. That is a 68.8× revenue gap (~$2.52M more per month for Facebook). Annual revenue: Facebook ≈ $30.69M/year, pixiv ≈ $446.2K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Facebook or pixiv? v
Facebook leads with about 1.4B estimated downloads vs 524K for pixiv - a 2751.0× gap. Facebook's App Store downloads are estimated from 26.2M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. pixiv's App Store downloads are estimated from 7K ratings.
Are Facebook and pixiv in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Social Networking category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Facebook and pixiv offer? v
Facebook: IAP range 9 tiers detected. pixiv: IAP range 2 tiers detected. Facebook runs a "Subscription (~$2.49/mo)" monetization model; pixiv runs "Subscription (~$4.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Facebook or pixiv? v
Facebook edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Facebook 26.2M ratings, pixiv 7K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Facebook vs pixiv revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.56M for Facebook and $37.2K for pixiv are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Facebook or pixiv to a different App Store app? v
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