by TikTok is providing a new way for creators to make money. The company plans to start sharing a part of their revenue with top creators when their videos run alongside certain ads. The program looks similar to how YouTube pays out creators, and it could lead to increase in payouts from the platform, which has yet to offer a substantial way for creators to make money.
The new program, called TikTok Pulse, allows ads to be specifically run alongside “the top 4% of all videos on TikTok,” the company wrote in a blog post. Creators and publishers with at least 100,000 followers are eligible to receive a cut of revenue when their videos are included.
TikTok Pulse
TikTok will share 50 percent of ad revenue from Pulse with approved creators. That’s close to what YouTube offers creators, giving them a reported 55 percent cut from ads. TikTok’s Pulse is expected to launch in June in the US, with additional markets coming sometime this fall.
Until now, TikTok’s main way of compensating creators has been through its “Creator Fund,” which pays out select users based on the popularity of their videos. But creators have said the payouts from this program can be small and inconsistent, which means it hasn’t offered creators a sustainable revenue stream the way that YouTube’s ad program has for some video makers.
