Kahoot! Marketplace creators: Guidelines & best practices

Kahoot!’s marketplace allows Verified creators and publishers to share and offer their high-quality learning content for sale, directly on the Kahoot! platforms and apps. All users except young users can purchase content offered for sale on the marketplace. All users can access the free content. 

A Verified creator is a user that has gone through an approval process with Kahoot!, where the quality and accuracy of their content has been evaluated. A Verified creator gets access to a Verified creator profile, and a “Verified” check mark that is visible across kahoot’s platform and apps next to their username. 

On the Verified profile, creators can display both their free and paid resources. They also get access to a community space on their profile where they can share updates with their own followers. The Verified profile also displays the Verified creator’s engagement numbers, a “follow” button, for any user to follow them and get notified when they add new content or post updates, and access to receive donations through a “Donate” button.  

All users (except young users) can apply to become a Verified creator  by logging into their kahoot account and following the link “Go to application” from their homepage (accessible from the top navigation by clicking “Home”) and submitting their application. To become Verified, a user must follow our Terms & Conditions and Community Guidelines. The Verification application can be approved or rejected. When approved, the user becomes a Verified creator.

As a Verified creator, you can upload your resources for sale directly from your profile page by following a few simple steps, including setting the sales price for the resource.  

The resources found on Kahoot!’s marketplace combines the unique engagement that our users know and love, with deeper learning activities. The content is created and offered by trusted Verified creators, publishers and Kahoot!. In addition to this, Kahoot!’s marketplace is available globally in a range of languages. Kahoot! reserves the right to review content submitted to Kahoot!’s marketplace and remove content that is illegal or in other ways in breach of our T&Cs or Editorial Guidelines.

A Kahoot! course is a set of lessons or educational activities, including kahoots, that are integrated into a larger learning trajectory. A Kahoot! course is a resource that consists of various activities, such as kahoots, documents, slides, videos and more, that promotes deeper learning and engagement and works towards a specific learning goal. A course may contain one or more kahoots within it. Kahoot! courses are the flagship product on Kahoot!’s marketplace.

Each purchased item, such as a course, is available for one-year unlimited access. The user who purchased the resource will be prompted when this period is about to expire and will have the opportunity to renew the access to the resource if it is still available for sale. Access to purchased resources will not automatically renew.

Kahoot!’s content subscriptions, such as Kahoot!+ AccessPass, is available as a subscription that gives the user annual or monthly access to a full library of resources. These subscriptions automatically renew, but can be canceled at any time. 

Verified creators and publishers on a paid plan can submit content to the marketplace. All users can offer content for free.

To offer your resources on Kahoot!’s marketplace, you first need to become a Verified creator. All Kahoot! users can apply to become a Verified creator by logging into their kahoot account and following the link “Go to application” from their homepage (accessible from the top navigation by clicking “Home”). Once a user becomes a Verified creator, they will receive a public profile where they can share their content either for free or for sale.  

When you become a Verified creator, you can upload resources to the marketplace directly from your profile page. 

Yes! You can submit existing free resources to the marketplace. You will still have full access to your own resources. You are free to use your resources with your own students or learners in any way you want. 

Kahoot! creator feature and tool set
Available features for creators as of November 8, 2023

• The Kahoot!+ Gold plan offers comprehensive access to all premium creator features, increased payout rates, enhanced search visibility, flexible pricing options for resources, and eligibility for exclusive incentive programs*. See the table below for the full overview.

• The Kahoot!+ Silver and Bronze plans give you access to some premium features. See the table below for the full overview.

• The Kahoot! Basic (free) plan allows you to share your resources for free, and to purchase content from other creators. See the table below for the full overview.

*In addition to the standard payout rates, Kahoot! may provide extra benefits and payouts to marketplace creators during promotional campaigns. Please note that Kahoot! retains the discretion to introduce time-limited special offers and bonuses exclusively accessible to creators subscribed to a Kahoot! Gold plan (or its equivalent legacy plan).”

**Subject to 3rd party processing and transaction fees

You will be able to track your sales through a seller dashboard in your Kahoot! account.

All Kahoot! users can buy your resources, with the exception of young users. 

You cannot delete or take a resource offline once it has been offered for sale, but you can remove it from the marketplace at any time. Users who purchased your resource will still have access to it for a year, but will not be able to renew their access at the end of their access period.

Yes! You can offer all of your content for free on your profile page and still receive donations through the Donate button.

Payout rates* as of November 8, 2023

Example of how this would boost your earnings:

If a course is purchased at $3.99, you will be credited $2.00 in your PayPal account. It’s that simple!

*Please note that payouts are made in USD. A third party fee may be incurred when transferring USD to a local currency. Kahoot! may change the payout rates without notice, provided, however, that such changes shall only apply to future sales. In addition to the basic payout rates, Kahoot! may also offer additional benefits and payouts to marketplace creators during campaign periods.

**The listed sales price is the price shown on Kahoot!’s platform and apps and does not include tax.

You’ll receive your payouts directly into your PayPal account. It is a requirement to add your PayPal account details when you upload your resources for sale. 

Currently, it is a requirement to add your PayPal account details when you upload your resources for sale as payouts from your sold resources go directly into your PayPal account. We are working on developing more ways to cater to those who do not accept PayPal in their country or region. Please contact academy@kahoot.com if your country or region does not accept PayPal.

Payouts from sales are paid out after the end of each quarter. Donations are received through third party donation websites and are paid out according to the third party’s terms and conditions. License payments are paid out after the end of each month. 

You’ll receive your payouts in $USD (United States Dollars). 

All Creator earnings are calculated based on the payout rates per sale less the transaction fee. Please note that Kahoot! reserves the right to change the payout rates without notice, provided, however, such changes shall only apply to future sales. Material changes in payout rates will not be done without notice.

You are responsible for your own taxes and Kahoot! does not bear any responsibility for potential tax obligations that might apply to you. If you are not sure, you should consult with a tax expert in your jurisdiction.

The transaction fees are the costs involved to facilitate transactions on the Marketplace, such as costs required by our third-party payment providers. Transaction fees vary depending on the payment method, region of purchase and other variables.

Yes! You will still have full access to your own resources once they are uploaded for sale. You are free to use your own resources with your own students or learners in any way you want. 

You are responsible to ensure that you have all necessary rights to the content you upload to Kahoot! marketplace, and that the content does not infringe on copyright or other third party rights. We recommend that you use images from the image libraries made available by Kahoot!. Links to YouTube and Vimeo are permitted but note that these might be removed or changed by the original creators at any time.

Yes, and the user who purchased the resource will be notified about the changes.

To make your content appear in relevant search results, include the grade level hashtags in your chosen language within your kahoot and course descriptions. For example, if your content is in English and Spanish for grades 1 and 2, you can include #grade1 #grade2 #1erGrado #2doGrado.