diff --git a/emote/sqlitestore/metrics.sql b/emote/sqlitestore/metrics.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9173d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emote/sqlitestore/metrics.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+SELECT
+	id,
+	name, -- name, source, &c. are constant per id, and sqlite lets us select without aggregate
+	source,
+	link,
+	image,
+	COUNT(*) AS tokens,
+	COUNT(DISTINCT message) AS messages,
+	COUNT(DISTINCT sender) AS senders
+FROM emote
+WHERE channel = :channel AND time BETWEEN :start AND :end
+GROUP BY id
diff --git a/emote/sqlitestore/schema.sql b/emote/sqlitestore/schema.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5e74bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emote/sqlitestore/schema.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS emote (
+	channel TEXT NOT NULL,
+	message TEXT NOT NULL,
+	time INTEGER NOT NULL,
+	sender TEXT NOT NULL,
+	id TEXT NOT NULL,
+	-- The following columns could be normalized in a separate table,
+	-- but they're here for simplicity.
+	name TEXT NOT NULL,
+	source TEXT NOT NULL,
+	link TEXT NOT NULL,
+	image TEXT NOT NULL
+) STRICT;
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS channel_time ON emote (channel, time);
diff --git a/emote/sqlitestore/store.go b/emote/sqlitestore/store.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f797c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emote/sqlitestore/store.go
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package sqlitestore
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	_ "embed"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"zombiezen.com/go/sqlite/sqlitex"
+
+	"git.sunturtle.xyz/zephyr/kaiyan/emote"
+)
+
+type Store struct {
+	pool *sqlitex.Pool
+}
+
+//go:embed schema.sql
+var schemaSQL string
+
+//go:embed metrics.sql
+var metricsSQL string
+
+// Open creates a metrics store using db as its underlying storage.
+// It initializes the schema used for Kaiyan.
+func Open(ctx context.Context, db *sqlitex.Pool) (*Store, error) {
+	conn, err := db.Take(ctx)
+	defer db.Put(conn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't get connection from pool: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := sqlitex.ExecuteScript(conn, schemaSQL, nil); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't run migration: %w", err)
+	}
+	st := Store{db}
+	return &st, nil
+}
+
+// Close closes the database.
+func (db *Store) Close() error {
+	return db.pool.Close()
+}
+
+// Record stores the emotes in a given message.
+func (db *Store) Record(ctx context.Context, channel, message, sender string, tm time.Time, emotes []emote.Emote) (err error) {
+	conn, err := db.pool.Take(ctx)
+	defer db.pool.Put(conn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't get connection to record emotes: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer sqlitex.Transaction(conn)(&err)
+
+	st, err := conn.Prepare(`INSERT INTO emote (channel, message, time, sender, id, name, source, link, image) VALUES (:channel, :message, :time, :sender, :id, :name, :source, :link, :image)`)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't prepare emote insert: %w", err)
+	}
+	st.SetText(":channel", channel)
+	st.SetText(":message", message)
+	st.SetInt64(":time", tm.UnixNano())
+	st.SetText(":sender", sender)
+	for _, em := range emotes {
+		st.SetText(":id", em.ID)
+		st.SetText(":name", em.Name)
+		st.SetText(":source", em.Source)
+		st.SetText(":link", em.Link)
+		st.SetText(":image", em.Image)
+		_, err := st.Step()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("couldn't insert emote: %w", err)
+		}
+		st.Reset() // NOTE(branden): bound parameters are retained
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Metrics appends emote usage information for a channel in a given time range.
+func (db *Store) Metrics(ctx context.Context, channel string, start, end time.Time, onto []emote.Metric) ([]emote.Metric, error) {
+	conn, err := db.pool.Take(ctx)
+	defer db.pool.Put(conn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return onto, fmt.Errorf("couldn't get connection for metrics: %w", err)
+	}
+	st, err := conn.Prepare(metricsSQL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return onto, fmt.Errorf("couldn't prepare metrics statement: %w", err)
+	}
+	st.SetText(":channel", channel)
+	st.SetInt64(":start", start.UnixNano())
+	st.SetInt64(":end", end.UnixNano())
+	for {
+		ok, err := st.Step()
+		if err != nil {
+			return onto, fmt.Errorf("couldn't step metrics selection: %w", err)
+		}
+		if !ok {
+			break
+		}
+
+		m := emote.Metric{
+			Emote: emote.Emote{
+				ID:     st.ColumnText(0),
+				Name:   st.ColumnText(1),
+				Source: st.ColumnText(2),
+				Link:   st.ColumnText(3),
+				Image:  st.ColumnText(4),
+			},
+			Tokens:   st.ColumnInt64(5),
+			Messages: st.ColumnInt64(6),
+			Users:    st.ColumnInt64(7),
+		}
+		onto = append(onto, m)
+	}
+	return onto, st.Reset()
+}
diff --git a/emote/sqlitestore/store_test.go b/emote/sqlitestore/store_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c2fc0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emote/sqlitestore/store_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+package sqlitestore_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"git.sunturtle.xyz/zephyr/kaiyan/emote"
+	"git.sunturtle.xyz/zephyr/kaiyan/emote/sqlitestore"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"zombiezen.com/go/sqlite"
+	"zombiezen.com/go/sqlite/sqlitex"
+)
+
+func testDB(name string) *sqlitex.Pool {
+	opts := sqlitex.PoolOptions{
+		Flags: sqlite.OpenCreate | sqlite.OpenReadWrite | sqlite.OpenMemory | sqlite.OpenSharedCache | sqlite.OpenURI,
+	}
+	pool, err := sqlitex.NewPool(fmt.Sprintf("file:%s.db?mode=memory&cache=shared", name), opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return pool
+}
+
+func TestStore(t *testing.T) {
+	ems := []struct {
+		channel, message, sender string
+		ts                       int64
+		emotes                   []emote.Emote
+	}{
+		{
+			channel: "kessoku",
+			message: "1",
+			sender:  "ryo",
+			ts:      1000,
+			emotes: []emote.Emote{
+				{ID: "nijika", Name: "nijika"},
+				{ID: "kita", Name: "kita"},
+				{ID: "nijika", Name: "nijika"},
+				{ID: "kita", Name: "kita"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			channel: "kessoku",
+			message: "2",
+			sender:  "seika",
+			ts:      2000,
+			emotes: []emote.Emote{
+				{ID: "nijika", Name: "nijika"},
+				{ID: "kita", Name: "kita"},
+				{ID: "nijika", Name: "nijika"},
+				{ID: "kita", Name: "kita"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			channel: "sickhack",
+			message: "3",
+			sender:  "ryo",
+			ts:      1500,
+			emotes: []emote.Emote{
+				{ID: "nijika", Name: "nijika"},
+				{ID: "kita", Name: "kita"},
+				{ID: "nijika", Name: "nijika"},
+				{ID: "kita", Name: "kita"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	st, err := sqlitestore.Open(t.Context(), testDB("TestStore"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for _, m := range ems {
+		err := st.Record(t.Context(), m.channel, m.message, m.sender, time.Unix(m.ts, 0), m.emotes)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("couldn't record message %s: %v", m.message, err)
+		}
+	}
+	cases := []struct {
+		name       string
+		channel    string
+		start, end int64
+		want       []emote.Metric
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "channel",
+			channel: "kessoku",
+			start:   0,
+			end:     1e6,
+			want: []emote.Metric{
+				{
+					Emote:    emote.Emote{ID: "kita", Name: "kita"},
+					Tokens:   4,
+					Messages: 2,
+					Users:    2,
+				},
+				{
+					Emote:    emote.Emote{ID: "nijika", Name: "nijika"},
+					Tokens:   4,
+					Messages: 2,
+					Users:    2,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "time",
+			channel: "kessoku",
+			start:   1250,
+			end:     1e6,
+			want: []emote.Metric{
+				{
+					Emote:    emote.Emote{ID: "kita", Name: "kita"},
+					Tokens:   2,
+					Messages: 1,
+					Users:    1,
+				},
+				{
+					Emote:    emote.Emote{ID: "nijika", Name: "nijika"},
+					Tokens:   2,
+					Messages: 1,
+					Users:    1,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		// Don't use Run because we have earlier t.Fails.
+		got, err := st.Metrics(t.Context(), c.channel, time.Unix(c.start, 0), time.Unix(c.end, 0), nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Error(err)
+		}
+		// Sort results by emote ID so we can easily diff.
+		// In particular, we don't expect the store to sort for us.
+		slices.SortFunc(got, func(a, b emote.Metric) int { return strings.Compare(a.Emote.ID, b.Emote.ID) })
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(c.want, got); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("wrong results (+got/-want):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/emote/store.go b/emote/store.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..098b28d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emote/store.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package emote
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Store is a store of emote usage records.
+type Store interface {
+	// Record stores the emotes in a given message.
+	Record(ctx context.Context, channel, message, sender string, tm time.Time, emotes []Emote) error
+	// Metrics appends emote usage information for a channel in a given time range.
+	Metrics(ctx context.Context, channel string, start, end time.Time, onto []Metric) ([]Metric, error)
+}
+
+// Metric is the metrics for a single emote.
+type Metric struct {
+	// Emote is the emote that the metrics describe.
+	Emote Emote
+	// Tokens is the total number of occurrences of the emote.
+	Tokens int64
+	// Messages is the number of unique messages which contained the emote.
+	Messages int64
+	// Users is the number of users who used the emote.
+	Users int64
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8c3d1ca..14057a6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,10 +6,21 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-json-experiment/json v0.0.0-20250223041408-d3c622f1b874
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0
 	github.com/twmb/franz-go v1.18.1
+	zombiezen.com/go/sqlite v1.4.0
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/ncruces/go-strftime v0.1.9 // indirect
 	github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.22 // indirect
+	github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230129092748-24d4a6f8daec // indirect
 	github.com/twmb/franz-go/pkg/kmsg v1.9.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.22.0 // indirect
+	modernc.org/libc v1.55.3 // indirect
+	modernc.org/mathutil v1.6.0 // indirect
+	modernc.org/memory v1.8.0 // indirect
+	modernc.org/sqlite v1.33.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6affcd4..e01bc94 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,14 +1,59 @@
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