Digital Products Selling Platform

Digital Products Selling Platform Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 10th, 2024

The world of digital products is vast and ever-expanding, presenting a unique opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs. A digital products selling platform is an online marketplace where you can sell digital items like e-books, software, music, and courses directly to consumers.

You set up an online store, create or source digital products, and offer them for sale—all without the need for physical inventory or shipping logistics. Customers download their purchases, making it a seamless transaction for both parties.

With minimal overhead and the potential for high-profit margins, a digital products platform allows you to scale your offerings quickly. By tapping into this market, you can cater to the growing demand for instant access to high-quality digital goods. Starting this venture can be rewarding for those who have a knack for digital creation and a desire to reach a global audience.

In this list, you'll find real-world digital products selling platform success stories and very profitable examples of starting a digital products selling platform that makes money.

1. Gumroad ($21.2M/year)

Sahil loves building stuff. He really enjoyed the process of taking a problem coming up with a solution, and then shipping a prototype of that solution to see how good his concept was. Before finishing college he had already shipped a dozen products. Most of the time, they weren't that great.

But sometimes something works out really well, and then he has to decide if he actually wants to work on the idea some more. Very rarely, the answer is yes. That was the case with Gumroad. The question at its core was really compelling to him: How easy could one make it to sell something?

How much money it makes: $21.2M/year
How much did it cost to start: $0
How many people on the team: 17

Gumroad: Revenue, Profit, Growth, & Story Behind It All

Learn how Sahil Lavingia grew Gumroad from a weekend project into an e-commerce powerhouse generating $21.2 million annually, using nothing more than elbow grease and cold emails to drive their early growth.

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