TikTok Money Calculator

How TikTok pays creators

The Creator Rewards Program pays for qualified views: views on original videos longer than one minute, from eligible regions, on accounts that meet the follower and view thresholds. TikTok does not publish a fixed rate per 1,000 views, and reported figures vary widely by region and content, which is why this calculator asks you to set the rate rather than asserting one.

Brand deals are the larger income for most creators with an audience. Rates are negotiated per post; a common creator rule of thumb starts around a fixed amount per 1,000 followers and rises with engagement, niche and usage rights. UGC work, where a brand pays for the content rather than the post, is priced differently; our guide to UGC creator rates covers it.

What moves the estimate most

Views on eligible videos. A short-video account can have large view counts that earn nothing from Creator Rewards because the videos are under a minute. Brand deal income scales with followers and engagement rate, which is where consistent posting compounds: more posts, more reach, more followers, higher rate card.

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