If you’ve ever thought about starting to earn money for your TikTok videos, you’ll have to know how to make money on the app, including how many followers you need to start making some cash from your content.
TikTokcurrently stands atover 1 billion monthly users worldwide, and not everyone can be the next Bella Poarch or Charli D’Amelio. Despite this, the platform has become an effective tool for growing businesses and personal brands.
There areseveral waysto make money from TikTok, including sponsorships and gifts. Once you reach a certain amount of followers, you can apply for the platform’s Creator Rewards Program.
This is where creators who meet specific criteria can generate income from their videos. Worth noting, though, that funds “ebb and flow” depending on account engagement.
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 Rewards Program.
According to TikTok,rewards are calculatedbased on qualified views and RPM (average gross revenue per 1,000 qualified views). Your RPM can fluctuate depending on a variety of factors, like video engagement, the authenticity of the content, and region in which your video is viewed.
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!
Charli D’Amelio, Dixie D’Amelio, and MrBeast are amongTikTok’s current top earners. See the top five below, along with their estimated income per post.
Check outTikTok’s Creator Rewards Program pagefor more FAQs!
If you want to learn more about how to use TikTok, you can check out our other guides, includinghow to go live on TikTokandhow to use TikTok Stories.
Hannah is a former Dexerto Entertainment writer based in Cambridge, UK. Having decided to transform her tea-spilling skills into a career path, she mainly covers YouTube, TikTok and influencer culture. As well as having a BA in Linguistics, Hannah has freelanced for UK and international publications like Cosmopolitan, VICE, HuffPost, The Guardian, Stylist and Metro.
