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February 18, 2026
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Images selling

  • February 18, 2026
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What is the time required for images to start selling after being accepted on Adobe Stock?

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    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 18, 2026

    If you care to post the URL to your Portfolio, we can take a look at what you’re selling. 

     

    There’s no way to predict when customers will make purchases.

    Too many factors are involved:

    • Is what you’re selling exactly what customers are looking for?
    • Can they find your content easily in keyword searches?
    • Is your content better than competing inventory?
    • Do you have a sizable portfolio with lots of high demand assets that appeal to a wide range of customers in various sectors?

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Jill_C
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 18, 2026

    There is no particular timeline. It’s entirely dependent on the theme of your asset, how in-demand it is, and how much competition you have. Keep in mind that there are nearly 900 million assets in the Adobe Stock database, and you have plenty of competition. Go to stock.adobe.com and search on a few of the keywords from your assets and see just what you’re competing with… The majority of assets are never licensed.

    Jill C., Forum Volunteer
    daniellei4510
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 18, 2026

    A day? Weeks? Months? Depends on the assets and what’s in demand.

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