How TikTok is paying creators hefty sums for content on the application

We all know very well how many social media apps are making their creators millionaires and even billionaires. According to CNBC, Snapchat is top of the list of those apps that are paying a huge amount to their creators, and in this race YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok are also taking major parts.

The TikTok application has become a major hit with many users. The social media app approximately has one billion users all around the world, and the growing rate of the TikTok family is making their creators very happy because this enlarging family is giving a boost to their charges as well. The app initially started giving users between $100,000 to $250,000, and according to Forbes, it has doubled from the last two years.

Recently, Forbes Magazine issued a list of the top five ranking of TikToker’s from the year 2021,

Charlie D’Amelio is the highest-paid TikToker's in the world; she has the most followed account with 133 million followers on the short video making app. The 17 years old TikToker posted her first video in 2019, and since then has grown. Currently TikToker earns almost $17.5 million. Charlie isn’t the only one the family earns through TikTok but she has been followed by her sister, Dixie D’Amelio with her earning from the app currently at 10 million dollars. Another TikToker, Addison Rae stands at 3rd position with 8.5 million dollars.

While Addison Rae stands at the 3rd position she used to be top of the game until Charlie and Dixie pushed Addison Rae on the third of the list. Addison Rae was leading TikTok in the 2020 list.
Moreover, the Dixie sisters aren’t limited to TikTok and have grown to other social apps and platforms. The D'Amelio's sister also appeared in a competition show from Snapchat “Charlie VS Dixie”, from Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s west brooks media, they also appeared along with their parents in a reality series "The D'Amelio's show.”

This shows that social media has not only grown itself a lot but also provides creators great opportunities to grow and to earn. Times have changed and now people can use social media for better things while having their own fun.
Chart: Statista.
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