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How many TikTok followers do you need to go LIVE? Currently 1,000, and you need to be 18 or older to host. Those are the headline rules, but they aren't the whole story: some creators pass 1,000 followers and still can't find the LIVE button. Here's what TikTok checks, what to try when LIVE stays locked, and how to make a first stream worth the wait.
TikTok tests and changes the requirements below, and some accounts see LIVE earlier or later than others. Treat any number, ours included, as a description of today's rules.
A first stream works best with a reason to exist. A question-and-answer session, a tutorial, a behind-the-scenes look or a challenge gives people who drop in something to stay for. Say what's happening every few minutes, because viewers arrive mid-stream and need to catch up.
Greet people by name, read questions aloud before answering, and stay on long enough for people to find you: a stream that ends after five minutes ends before most of your followers notice it began. Ask someone you trust to moderate the comments.
The follower count unlocks the button; the followers themselves decide whether anyone watches. Our packages bring real people who discovered your videos and chose to follow, usually 1,000–4,000 of them in a month of Starter Creator. We can't send anyone to a stream at a set time, and we don't try. We grow the group your LIVEs draw on.
Currently 1,000, plus being 18 or older. TikTok can change or test the threshold, and the LIVE option in your app shows whether it's available to your account.
Not under the current rules: hosting a LIVE requires being 18 or over. Younger creators can still build their audience with videos in the meantime.
Gifts are tied to age and to TikTok's LIVE rules for your region. If you meet them, viewers can send gifts from your first stream; the LIVE settings in your app show what's switched on.
TikTok regularly removes inactive and fake accounts, and some people unfollow. A small dip is normal. A large one usually means some earlier followers weren't real people.
It depends on where you start and what you post. Starter Creator typically adds 1,000–4,000 real followers a month, so for many small accounts the mark is weeks away, not months. People decide when they follow, so we never name a date.
Not to a particular stream: nobody can deliver real viewers on a schedule. What grows is the number of real followers who might join when you go live.
Three monthly packages. New followers, likes, views and comments come together, from the same real people.
For new and small accounts
$79.99 / month
1,000–4,000 followers / month
For creators ready to grow faster
$149.99 / month
2,000–8,000 followers / month
For established creators and brands
$279.99 / month
4,000–16,000 followers / month
Typical monthly ranges, not a fixed count: every one of your new followers is a real person who chose to follow, so every month is a little different.
Every package brings the whole picture, from the same real people.
Real people who discovered your profile and chose to follow. Typically 1,000–4,000 a month with Starter Creator.
Typically 2,000–12,000 a month with Starter Creator, on the videos they enjoy.
Typically 100–400 a month with Starter Creator. Written by people, never scripted.
The same people watch your videos on their own. We don't count views in advance: each one is a person.
A little every day, from the location you choose. Never all at once.
What we measured, day by day: visits from your campaign and the new followers they brought.
Choose a package and we start your campaign. Real people decide the rest, and your dashboard shows what we measured.