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An art-focused print-on-demand marketplace for prints, home decor, and lifestyle products. Artists earn a royalty on every item sold featuring their work.

2009founded
3.1our rating out of 5
15achievement points, Bronze
How it works2 / 8

What you do on Society6

How the money is made: selling digital products

  1. Make it once
  2. Upload and list it
  3. Buyers download it
  4. Royalties paid out

An art-focused print-on-demand marketplace for prints, home decor, and lifestyle products. Artists earn a royalty on every item sold featuring their work.

Founded 2009 · next to 9 other print-on-demand platforms

200020052010201520202025Threadless: 2000Spreadshirt: 2002Zazzle: 2005Redbubble: 2006Fine Art America: 2006Spoonflower: 2008TeePublic: 2013Displate: 2013Amazon Merch on Demand: 2015Society6, 2009
Each dot is a platform of the same type, placed at its founding year.

Work and topics

Good for

Fees3 / 8

What Society6 takes

Royalty per salewhat it costs you

Royalty per sale

Getting paid4 / 8

How the money reaches you

From sign-up to payout

  1. Sign up
  2. Do the work
  3. Earnings clearMonthly, 1st-3rd business day, after 30-60 days pending
  4. Withdraw1 way to withdraw

1 way to withdraw

Real earnings5 / 8

What people actually earn

Good to know · 20255-10% artist markup

Society6's help center says artist markups are 5-10% of the base price depending on the product (10% for pillows), after it removed artists' ability to set thei…

Source: help.society6.com ↗
Rating and achievements6 / 8

How it scores

3.1out of 5

Strong on access. Weaker on getting paid.

FeesGetting paidAccessTrack recordProof of earnings
  • FeesNot enough facts
  • Getting paid2.3
  • Access4.0
  • Track record3.5
  • Proof of earnings2.5
15/100 ptsBronze
  • Open worldwide
  • 10 years running
Profile completeness7 / 8

How much we know

53%

We have 8 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.

What we have

  • What kind of platform it is
  • Year founded
  • Headquarters
  • Fees
  • How fast you get paid
  • Withdrawal methods
  • Countries it accepts
  • Real earnings figures

Still missing

  • Plain-English overview
  • Minimum payout
  • Payment protection
  • Join requirements
  • Review ratings
  • Wikipedia or reference page
  • Support channels
  • Mobile apps
  • Social accounts

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