One way that platform content producers remunerate themselves is through TikTok gifts.

Giving the creator of a TikTok video a gift that they can exchange for cash or diamonds in return for liking their video is one way to express your gratitude.

However, what do TikTok gifts cost, how do they function, and who is eligible to receive them?

We have all the solutions and more.

What Are Gifts on TikTok?

TikTok gifts are monetary contributions that users give to content creators on the app. They are given out as icons and stickers to live and legally recorded videos.

How Do TikTok Gifts Work?

Users can purchase gifts using TikTok coins.

Coins are bought with actual currency and then swapped for gifts that you give to a content creator as a sign of appreciation. A TikTok gift can be worth one coin or 13,999 coins, depending on the gift. Each TikTok gift has a different coin value.

Creators can then use the gifts to collect Diamonds, TikTok’s rewards currency, which can be converted into cash. Diamonds are only obtained through the app and are used to gauge a creator’s popularity on the platform, i.e. they cannot be bought.

Keep in mind that you must be over 18 to send gifts on TikTok—a rule recently implemented to prevent young people from scams and overspending on the app (The demographics of TikTok have always favored younger audiences. Actually, 75% of UK kids watch at least one TikTok video per day.

How Much Are TikTok Gifts Worth?

Although the platform does not disclose the value of its video gifts, a rough estimation can be formed based on how much coins are worth and how many coins you need for a specific gift on TikTok.

How Much is One TikTok Coin Worth in the UK?

A single TikTok currency is approximately $0.01 (pound).

To get a gift that costs 5 coins, like Fire, you would therefore need to pay about 0.05 pounds.

Because coins are sold in bundles, the more you purchase, the greater the discount you’ll receive.

The smallest quantity of coins a user can purchase is 40, which costs about 49p. A larger bundle of 16,500 coins costs about $220.

The price in pounds for some of the coin bundles available on the app is listed below.

Coins	TikTok Gifts Worth
40	£0.49
65	£0.89
330	£4.49
660	£8.99
1,321	£17.99
3,303	£44.99
6,607	£89.99
16,500	£219.99

Normally, users can purchase up to 2.5 million coins. Remember that you can only use these coins within the app; they cannot be redeemed for cash.

How Much Do Gifts on TikTok Cost?

One coin can buy both a rose and a TikTok, making them some of the least expensive TikTok presents.

The most expensive gifts on the app, however, are Lion and the TikTok Universe. While the Universe gift costs more than £400, a Lion costs 30,000 coins, or about £330.

Here is a list of some of the most popular TikTok live gifts and their worth in coins:

• Tea: 70 coins
• Confetti: 400 coins
• Trophy: 500 coins
• Applause: 600 coins
• Big Love: 35 coins
• Gold Mine: 1000 coins
• Finger Heart: 5 coins
• Thumbs Up!: 5 coins
• Submarine: 5199 coins
• Accept This Rose?: 15 coins
• Ice Diamond: 2000 coins
• Panda: 5 coins
• Rainbow Puke: 100 coins
• Concert: 500 coins
• Legendary: 1000 coins
• Sun Cream: 50 coins

How Much is a Diamond Worth on TikTok?

Half a coin is worth one diamond.

In light of this, a diamond is worth £0.005 if one coin is worth £1.

As a result, content producers only receive 50% of the value of the gift, and TikTok keeps the other 50% as commission. So if a TikToker received a gift of 1,000 coins, which is equivalent to about £10, they could cash out about £5.

This is not a lot of money—for instance, TikTok pays between $40 and $50 (roughly £35 to £43) for one million views—but if you post interesting content, the value of gifts can add up, and you could actually make a tidy profit from one live broadcast.

Note: Diamond conversion rates are subject to change, so creators can check current conversion rates in the Creator Tools menu and get an idea of how much they can get in cash from the platform.

What Are TikTok Gift Points?

TikTok can be stressful for new users because it is challenging to keep track of all the currencies within the app. If you visit your profile settings, you will see a Balance menu. How many coins you have is visible.

As was already mentioned, gifts can be purchased with TikTok coins. The coins are packaged in larger bundles that reflect discounts for purchasing more coins. Here is how to access your Tik Tok balance:

1. Open TikTok on your Android or Apple device
   
2. Tap on the Profile Icon in the bottom right.
   
3. Open the More menu in the top-right corner and select Settings and Privacy.
   
4. Select Balance from the following menu.
   
5. Both the available coins and a coin icon will be present. Tap on Recharge to purchase more coins. The prices of the various bundles, ranging from 100 to 10,000 coins, will be displayed. Your region’s currency is instantly adapted by the app.
   
6. You’ll be prompted for a payment method after choosing a bundle. Any credit card associated with the Apple or Google mobile store may be used.
   
7. Your account will be credited with the number of coins you paid once the transaction is completed.

Between $.99 USD for 65 coins and $99.99 USD for 6,607 coins are these coins’ price points. You are now prepared to send gifts after making the purchase. You’ll get a notification to reload when your balance gets low.

The Difference Between Coins, Gifts, and Diamonds

Coins from TikTok cannot be exchanged for real money. Gift points operate in the same way. Diamonds are the only currency accepted. Your diamond total can be found under Balance. The estimated value of a diamond is $0.05 USD, but TikTok also keeps a fee on top of that.

Diamond prices vary and are solely determined by ByteDance, the creator of TikTok. From $100 to $1,000 can be withheld weekly as a minimum. On TikTok, gift points fill in any gaps between diamonds and coins.

Give a TikTok performer an emoji if you like what they have to say. Your balance will be reduced and theirs will be increased by the same amount as gift points. These gift points can then be exchanged for diamonds and then, depending on the exchange rate, for cash.

This is comparable to the Twitch channel subscriptions where you pay to use different custom emojis. Similar to Twitch, Tik Tok donations are entirely optional. You are not required to gift coins to anyone, but you can if you really like their content.

How to Send TikTok Gifts

Before discussing how to send TikTok Gifts, let’s first clarify when a user can send these gifts in specific.

On this social media platform, you can choose to leave Live Gifts in the video comments of your favorite creators or during their live streams. This suggests that TikTok presents cannot be sent via any other channel, like DM.

Here too, there are some restrictions imposed by TikTok’s guidelines to protect the younger users on the platform:

To send a gift to a TikTok video or during a live stream, the user must be at least 18 years old (or 19 in South Korea and 20 in Japan).

For sending TikTok gifts during Live Streams, here are the 4 easy steps:

Step 1 — Join the Live Stream of a TikTok influencer and tap on the “Gift Icon” present on the bottom right of the screen.

Step 2 — Select the Gift you want to send to your preferred platform creator right now.

Step 3 — If you are short of coins, just tap on “Recharge” first and then follow the on-screen instructions.

Step 4 — After selecting your Gift, just tap on “Send” and it’s done!!

For sending TikTok gifts in the comment section, here are the 5 quick steps:

Step 1 — On the video, you’re watching, first tap on the “Comments icon”

Step 2 — Now, next to the Add comment option, there will be a Gift Icon, just do a quick tap on it.

Step 3 — Next, select the Gift you want to send to the creator

Step 4 — If you are short of coins, just tap on “Recharge” first and then follow the on-screen instructions.

Step 5 — Lastly, write a comment and hit the “Send” button!

Who Can Receive TikTok Gifts?

TikTok creators must first sign up for the platform’s money-making program, Creator Next, in order to be eligible to receive gifts.

They also need to:

• Be 18 years or older
• Have a minimum of 100,000 followers
• Have an account that is at least a month old
• Have published content in the last 30 days
• Have no repeated violations of TikTok’s Community Guidelines

Gifts will not be given to videos that contain duets, stitch videos, sponsored clips, ads, or content that contravenes the community guidelines.

To Turn on the Video Gifts Function:

1. Go to your profile

2. Open Settings and privacy and tap on Creator tools

3. Select Video gifts

4. Toggle on the Video gifts function to enable it

Once you have gathered enough presents, i.e. coins) you can convert them to Diamonds and cash out.

How to Earn TikTok Gifts?

The TikTok Gifting option is just one of many ways that TikTok provides creators with a means of earning a good living from the platform.

You can either post a comment on your post or broadcast a live video stream on TikTok to receive gifts.

If your followers or other TikTok users like the content you share, they’ll probably show their appreciation by sending you a TikTok Gift, which you can then exchange for real money (we’ll talk more about this in a later blog post).

Method #1 — TikTok Gifts through Live Streaming

Requirements:

• You must be part of the TikTok Creator Fund/Creator Next program
• LIVE Gifts must be available in your location (this feature is currently not available everywhere).
• You must be 18 years or older (or 19 in 20 in Japan, 20 in South Korea.
• You need at least 1,000 followers
• Your account must be at least 30 days old
• In the case of Business Accounts, they aren’t eligible to participate.

How do I make TikTok LIVE Gift available?

1. Login to your TikTok app and tap on the “Profile icon” on the bottom right of your screen.
2. Now, tap on the “3-line icon” present on the top right of your screen.
3. Next, go to “Settings” and tap “Creator Tools”
4. Lastly, tap on “LIVE Gifts” and follow the on-screen instructions!

Method #2 — TikTok Gifts through Video Comments

Requirements:

• You must be part of the Creator Next program.
• Video Gifts must be available in your location (this feature is currently not available everywhere)
• You must be at least 18 years or older (or 19 in South Korea and 20 in Japan) to go live on that platform
• You need at least 100,000 followers
• Your account must at least be 30 days old and must have published at least 1 public TikTok video in the last 30 days.
• In the case of Business Accounts, they aren’t eligible to participate.

Some of the videos can’t be rewarded with gifts on their own, though. Among these are:

• Stitch and duet videos
• advertisements, sponsored posts (from brand agreements), or promoted posts.

How do I enable Video Gift on TikTok?

1. Login to your TikTok app and tap on the “Profile icon” on the bottom right of your screen.
2. Now, tap on the “3-line icon” present on the top right of your screen.
3. Next, go to “Settings” and tap “Creator Tools”.
4. Lastly, turn on “Video Gifts” in order to receive gifts directly through your content!

How to Convert TikTok Gifts into Cash?

The best way to earn TikTok gifts from the platform is now that we are aware of it, so it is time to understand the entire process involved in turning them into money.

Before you can convert a TikTok gift into real money using PayPal or another secure payment method, the TikTok gift is first converted into TikTok diamonds on the app.

Here’s a step-by-step guide to convert your Gifts into some real cash:

Step 1 — Login to your TikTok app and tap on the “Profile icon” on the bottom right of your screen.

Step 2 — Now, tap on the “3-line icon” on the top right of your screen and go to “Settings”

Step 3 — Next, go to “Balance” and then tap on “Live Gifts”

Step 4 — You just need to choose how many diamonds you want to cash out.!!

Now The burning question of the moment — “What is the cost of each virtual diamond?”

Since each TikTok diamond costs $5, or $0.05, your collection will be worth $50 if you have 1000 diamonds.

The drawback is that 50% of these earnings are taken out as a commission by TikTok. You could thus earn $25 for every thousand diamonds after deducting TikTok’s $25 commission.

Bottom Line

One of the simplest ways to earn money on TikTok might be to accept video gifts. You can earn TikTok gifts by simply continuing to post the kinds of content your followers already enjoy, rather than haggling with brands over sponsored content or trying to sell them products. You could also receive a lion or a TikTok universe from your fans if you keep in mind to make it unique, entertaining, and compliant with TikTok’s Community Guidelines.

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