LINE Creators Market is LINE's official system that lets anyone create their own stickers, emoji and themes, submit them for LINE's review and sell them to LINE users worldwide, with the creator receiving a revenue share under LINE's terms. This article explains how to sign up, the file specs, the review rules and the money side, quoting official pages. Checked Oct 2026.

What LINE Creators Market is

LINE Creators Market is a platform where LINE lets creators submit work. The official page says it accepts work from people of all ages and professions, from hobbyists to professional artists, as individuals or as businesses, and creators can sell to LINE users worldwide.

Some of the stickers users see in the LINE sticker shop come from this system. Users buy through the in-app sticker shop, so creators build no sales or payment system. What you must do is make work that meets the specs and passes review.

What you can sell on LINE Creators Market

Beyond ordinary stickers, the official page lists several kinds of work you can create.

Beginners should start with static stickers, since their specs are the easiest to follow and the smallest set is 8 images. Animated and effect stickers have extra specs, so read that guide before you start.

Signing up and submitting stickers step by step

1. Sign up with a LINE account

   Go to LINE Creators Market and register with your LINE account as the official page directs. Use an email you can check, since login needs the email and password registered with LINE.

2. Read the creation and review guidelines

   Read before drawing, so you do not redraw the whole set. See the review items in the section below.

3. Draw and prepare files at the right sizes

   Choose 8, 16, 24, 32 or 40 images, export as PNG with a transparent background, following the spec tables below.

4. Enter the title and description, then upload

   Set the set's title and description within the character limits, with no links or advertising text, then upload the whole set.

5. Submit to LINE for review and wait

   The official page says all work must pass review before it can be sold. LINE reports review status through the registered LINE account. The pages we read give no fixed duration, so do not plan a launch date too tightly.

6. Once approved, start selling

   After approval the work can go on sale. See sales statistics on My Page; after 180 days of sales, work can join LINE Stickers Premium, per the official page.

If drawing on a computer is not convenient, the LINE Sticker Maker app lets you create on your phone. It is LINE's official tool, recommended on the official page.

File specs for stickers and emoji

These tables come from the LINE Creators Market guideline pages for stickers and emoji, checked Oct 2026. Specs can change, so check the official page before each submission.

Review rules: what usually gets rejected

LINE's review guideline says stickers it judges to fall in the unsuitable categories may be rejected or have sales stopped. The list is long. This table sums up the groups beginners meet most, not the full list.

The key point for shops is that stickers may not be used for advertising. The official page lists it as prohibited. If a sticker mainly advertises a product or carries a company logo, it is quite likely to fail.

Revenue share and getting paid

Revenue sharing is set out in clause 9 of the LINE Creators Market terms. For work first submitted on or after 1 February 2015, the share is calculated as total confirmed sales, minus fees set for each platform such as the Apple App Store and Google Play, multiplied by 50%. Checked Oct 2026.

The worked example below uses invented numbers and a 30% platform fee only to explain the formula. The pages we read do not state the fee figure, so creators should check with LINE.

Getting paid

• The terms state a minimum payment of 1,000 yen once your share balance exceeds it and you request payment in the way LINE specifies

• LINE transfers within about 45 days of receiving the request, per clause 9

• The share is calculated and paid in Japanese yen, and related currency exchange fees are the creator's cost

• If withholding tax applies by law, LINE deducts it from the share before paying

How much can you really earn, and what to expect

People starting out always ask how much they will earn. The honest answer is that nobody can say. With many works in the sticker shop, users pick what they like and what fits real use, not what has the most works.

• Passing review does not mean it will sell; sales depend on people seeing it and wanting to use it

• Sets that sell well often fit conversations people really have, such as greetings, thanks, apologies or a group's catchphrases

• The first set often takes long and may be sent back for changes

• Income is irregular and should not be counted as a main income

If you are unsure this work suits you, compare other ideas in side jobs after work: 16 ideas compared by time and cost, which has time and cost tables for each type.

For shops and creators: how to use stickers

Stickers are not an advertising tool, but creators and shops can still benefit if they use them the right way.

If you are a creator

A sticker set with your own character or style is another side income, and gives followers you already have something to try, in posts, stories and short videos. Read the basics of starting content at content creator from zero.

If you own a shop

Stickers sold through Creators Market must not be advertising. If your shop has a mascot and you want stickers, make fun ones people can really use to chat, kept separate from product promotion. To get customers to add your shop on LINE, see ways to get LINE friends.

If you have an Instagram or TikTok account to spread the word about a sticker set, and want it to look somewhat established at the start, Instafollow's services are one option. They do not guarantee sticker sales, reach or LINE's review result, and do not replace good work. See LINE services or the free trial, available only for services open to trial.

ArticleWhat Is a Content Creator and How to Start From ZeroA content creator plans, makes and posts content on social media on a steady rhythm. This guide covers a creator's week, 3 starting paths, and a weekly loop for the first 30 days with no followers yet.

To compare with other ideas

ArticleSide Jobs After Work: 16 Ideas Compared by Time and Cost16 realistic after-work side jobs in 4 groups, compared by skill, time and cost. Includes a scam warning box, a 30-day test plan, and reselling services through an API as one option, openly disclosed as our own.

And services for your shop's LINE

LINE Creators Market questions

Summary

LINE Creators Market lets anyone create and sell stickers through LINE's review. Read the file specs and review rules before drawing, submit a complete set at the right sizes, understand the revenue formula in the official terms, and do not expect income to be certain.