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Shopify App Store fees and revenue share in 2026, explained

Under your first million dollars of app revenue, Shopify keeps 2.9% of what merchants pay. Above it, Shopify keeps 17.9%: a 15% revenue share, often called the App Store commission, plus the same 2.9%. You also pay 19 dollars once to register. The million is now counted over your whole lifetime instead of every year. Here is the rule, what you keep in practice, and the details that change it. For your own numbers, use the revenue share calculator.

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The rule

  • 0% on your first 1,000,000 US dollars of gross app revenue, counted over your lifetime.
  • 15% on the revenue beyond that.
  • Only revenue earned on or after January 1, 2025 counts toward the first million.
  • You must register for the reduced revenue share, with a one-time fee of 19 US dollars per Partner account.
  • Revenue from associated developer accounts is added together. Payouts stay separate for each account.
  • The count uses gross sales: refunds are not deducted. Theme Store and referral income are left out.

What you keep: four examples

Gross revenue this monthLifetime revenue before this monthRevenue shareProcessing feeYou keep
$2,000Under $1M$0$58$1,942 (97.1%)
$10,000Under $1M$0$290$9,710 (97.1%)
$50,000$990,000 (this month crosses the million)$6,000, on the $40,000 above it$1,450$42,550 (85.1%)
$50,000Over $1M$7,500$1,450$41,050 (82.1%)

These amounts are made up to show the arithmetic, before sales tax, regional fees and refunds. At 10,000 dollars a month, reaching the first million takes more than eight years; at 50,000 dollars a month, twenty months.

How to register

In the Dev Dashboard, open your organization settings, then Organization, App Store registration, Register. Fill in your business details and your associated accounts, then pay the fee. You need the App development and Manage financials permissions, and only the Organization owner and Organization administrator roles have Manage financials.

Registration isn't required if you only build custom apps for a single merchant.

What changed in 2025

Until 2025, the 0% allowance reset every year. On April 24, 2025, Shopify announced that it would be counted over your lifetime instead, and the new terms took effect on June 16, 2025. A developer whose revenue since January 2025 passes one million dollars pays 15% on everything above it, even if it took several years to get there.

Who qualifies for the 0% tier

You qualify if, in the previous year, you earned less than 20 million US dollars on the App Store and your company's gross revenue was under 100 million US dollars. Above either threshold, the 15% applies to all your revenue.

Shopify reassesses this every year. Developers who do not register are not on the reduced plan: the Partner Program Agreement sets a 20% share for them, and Shopify's documentation calls failing to register a violation of that agreement.

The processing fee comes on top

All billing carries a 2.9% processing fee and applicable sales tax, charged separately from the revenue share. Below the first million, you still pay it. Sales to merchants in some countries or regions also carry a Regulatory Operating Fee.

Billing has to go through Shopify

Apps in the App Store must use a billing solution provided by Shopify. On May 12, 2026, Shopify renamed Managed Pricing to Shopify App Pricing and added usage-based charges through the App Events API, with fixed, graduated and volume pricing. The Billing API still works but is now legacy. App Pricing prices are in US dollars, and it does not handle one-time purchases.

Since then, Shopify has raised the number of plans an app can offer (up to eight public plans, and unlimited private plans since September 21, 2026), and since September 29, 2026 existing Billing API subscriptions can move to App Pricing without merchants approving again. The App Pricing announcement does not mention any change to the revenue share.

Why your payouts are lower than your MRR

Monthly recurring revenue is the price of the plans your merchants are on. What reaches your bank account is lower: the revenue share once you pass the first million, the 2.9% processing fee, refunds and payout timing all sit in between. See how to calculate MRR for a Shopify app.

Luseri shows both side by side: your MRR, from the price of the plans, and the cash Shopify actually collected for you, each in its own currency.

Questions

What percentage does Shopify take from app developers?
2.9% of billing on your first million dollars of lifetime gross app revenue, then 17.9% on the revenue above it (15% revenue share plus the 2.9% processing fee), before sales tax and regional fees.
What fees does the Shopify App Store charge app developers?
Three: a one-time registration fee of 19 US dollars, the revenue share (0% on your first $1M of lifetime gross app revenue counted since January 1, 2025, then 15%), and a 2.9% processing fee on all billing.
Does the $1M allowance reset every year?
Not anymore. Since the terms that took effect on June 16, 2025, it is counted over your lifetime, starting from revenue earned on January 1, 2025.
Do refunds lower the revenue counted toward the $1M?
No. Shopify calculates the revenue share on gross sales, not net sales, and says refunds aren't taken into account.
Is the 2.9% fee part of the 15%?
No. The processing fee is charged separately, on all billing, including below the first million.
What happens if I do not register?
The Partner Program Agreement sets a 20% revenue share for developers who are not registered for the reduced plan.
Did Shopify App Pricing change the revenue share?
Shopify's announcement of App Pricing, on May 12, 2026, does not mention any change to it.

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