3g. Social media

A social media licence allows for using a font in content created and published on social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and more.

The font can be seen in formats such as static images or videos, although some foundries use a separate licence for video content. For advertising or paid content, a few offer another licence measured by the number of impressions.

As in other cases, this particular use is often included in basic licences or integrated into a licence pack. Still, some foundries follow a different strategy, segregating the license to more specific uses like Social Media, Logotype, or Digital Ads.

The pricing tiers are calculated mainly by the number of followers or subscribers across all the social media channels, starting at 10.000. The median price for a single text font in a sample of 18 foundries is 66€; a bit higher but not too far from the average price for desktop and web licences.

Popular measuring units in social media licences

Number of followers
14
Number of employees
4
Brands
1

Pricing in social media licences

187€
66€ (median)
14€

Most popular tiers for Number of followers

The number on the right indicates the amount of foundries that offer that particular tier. We only show the 10 most popular tiers in the sample.

10 followers
12
25 followers
4
50 followers
10
100 followers
11
250 followers
10
500 followers
10
1M followers
11
2M followers
6
5M followers
8
10M followers
6