How many followers until you get paid on tiktok

It seems pretty easy to gain a good following on TikTok. Taking part in a viral dance or crazy trend could have you popping on the FYP. But, how many followers do you actually need in order to make some serious dollar?

TikTok currently stands at over 1 billion users worldwide, and not everyone can be the next Bella Poarch or Dixie D’Amelio. Despite this, the app has become an effective tool for growing businesses and personal brands.

There are a number of ways to make money from TikTok, including sponsorships and gifts. Once you reach a certain amount of followers, you can apply for the platform’s Creator Fund.

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This is where creators who meet specific criteria are able to generate income from their videos. Worth noting, though, that funds “ebb and flow” depending on account engagement.

How many followers until you get paid on tiktok
Users can apply for the TikTok Creator Fund in order to start earning

Am I eligible to make money on TikTok?

According to TikTok itself, only the users who meet the following criteria are eligible to apply to the app’s Creator Fund:

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  • You have to be based in the US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, or Italy.
  • Only users aged 18+ can apply!
  • You must have at least 10,000 followers.
  • Your videos need to rack up 100,000 views in the last 30 days before you apply.
  • Post content that complies with TikTok’s Community Guidelines.

According to Business Insider, funds aren’t shared based on views alone. In fact, unlike Facebook and Instagram, virtually none of their ad revenue is shared with users.

  • Read More: How to go live on TikTok

An influencer with around 2 million followers might make between $9 – $38 per day. Perhaps it’s best not to quit the day job after all!

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How many followers until you get paid on tiktok
Users could expect “pennies” if income was generated from views alone

Who are TikTok’s top earners?

According to Forbes, Charli D’Amelio, Dixie D’Amelio, and Addison Rae were among TikTok’s top earners in 2021. See the top five below, along with their estimated income for the year:

There are several ways to make money on TikTok: Try your hand in influencer marketing, create sponsored content for brands, create and sell your own merch, use TikTok to market your other endeavors (for example, your album or YouTube channel), or become a TikTok consultant and guide others on how to grow their following and monetize off of it (the latter is assuming you already nailed that part yourself).

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You can also make money growing accounts and then selling them. Additionally, you can also run paid ads on TikTok (similar to Facebook, Twitter, and Google ads).

But do you need a certain amount of followers to get paid? Do likes play a factor in boosting your bank account? Yes and no.

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How many followers do you need on TikTok to get paid?

There's technically no minimum number of followers you need on TikTok to start getting paid, but the higher the following, and the higher amount of views, the more money you're likely going to make (assuming you didn't buy all your followers).

Plus, TikTok started the TikTok Creator Fund, which rewards the creator and influencer community with more of a monetary incentive to make videos. To be qualified for the Creator Fund, you need 10,000 followers.

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According to TikTok, the platform created the Creator Fund because "We want to show our appreciation to our brilliant creator community by rewarding them for their incredible TikTok videos and creativity. We want all creators to have the opportunity to earn money doing what they love and turn their passion into a livelihood."

Addison Rae

Source: TikTok/@addisonre

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Here's how funds are calculated: "The funds that each creator can earn are worked out by a combination of factors; including the number of views and the authenticity of those views, the level of engagement on the content, as well as making sure content is in line with our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service."

How many likes on TikTok do you need to get paid?

Sorry to burst your bubble friends, but bringing in hundreds, thousands, or even millions of likes on TikTok is only a piece of the pie when it comes to getting paid and joining the TikTok Creator Fund. There's no denying that bringing in tons of likes provides your account with major visibility across the TikTok platform, but as we mentioned above, there are multiple factors that play a role in securing coins.

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Aside from your content being in line with TikTok's guidelines, your follower count, and your view count, TikTok Newsroom shares that creators have to be at "least 18 years old and reside in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, or Spain."

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You can still make some coins if you have less than 10,000 followers.

If you're not quite in the 10,000 follower-count territory, not all hope is lost for earning money. It just really depends on how you want to leverage TikTok. You can use this TikTok payment calculator (it's not actually created by TikTok, so take it with a grain of salt) to figure out how much money you should be making. It's been estimated that you can make 2-3 cents per 1,000 views.

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Most influencers make money on TikTok by developing direct partnerships with other brands and creating branded content (i.e. an #ad).

How exactly does one get to create a branded video? Either the brand will reach out to the creator, or vice versa.

Brands look at a number of things before going into a partnership with an influencer, but the main numbers they look at have to do with engagement (how many followers are commenting, and what is the nature of their feedback? Brands typically don't want to get involved with an influencer who creates negative or inappropriate material), video views, and yes, followers (because they want to reach the largest number of people possible).

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Brands also pay close attention to that influencer's "brand" and what their message to their followers is. Do they have a unique audience? For example, a vegan influencer who posts vegan recipes may catch the eye of a company like Beyond Meat or So Delicious.

So, if you're trying to earn some cash through TikTok, know that you totally can, even if you're not Addison Rae.

How many followers on TikTok will get you paid?

To start making money on TikTok: You must have a minimum of 10,000 followers. Your videos must have 100,000 video views in the last 30 days. Your account must adhere to the TikTok Community Guidelines and terms of service.

Do you get paid for every 1000 views on TikTok?

How Much Does Tiktok Pay For Followers And Views? TikTok has not (officially) announced what they pay creators, and the amount varies from person to person. However, influencers who have used TikTok's recently launched Creator Fund claim that they earn between 2 and 4 cents per thousand views.