Why tiktok does not pay to creators as much as youtube ?
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GirlContentMaker
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Because Tiktok is mostly stolen content and bots.
3rd world content theives literally download from youtube.. Then mash up the video a little to avoid being flagged by the algo and then re-upload to Tiktok.
Then whatever is left over is destroyed by bots.
3rd world content theives literally download from youtube.. Then mash up the video a little to avoid being flagged by the algo and then re-upload to Tiktok.
Then whatever is left over is destroyed by bots.
Phoenix BH Agency
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Yeah, a lot of TikTok is just edited YouTube reuploads, and bots fill up the rest
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coz the quality of tiktok videos specially the shorts videos are much low quality compare to what youtube receive from their creators and sometime we see many youtube videos are re-uploaded in tiktok too. apart from that, Youtube is a side product from google where Tiktok is the main product under byte dance, for that reason their funds and advertisers are not so strong compare to YT till now
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It's because the conversion rate.
TikTok have much smaller conversion rate than Youtube, for creators.
Probably for TikTok itself too, ads displayed in TikTok have smaller conversion rate than anywhere else.
People are robotic scrolling everything, most of your viewers will scroll in <1s
They are not counted as viewers, so you see that people watched your video for 20 seconds. You don't see huge numbers who scrolled your stuff <1s
TikTok have much smaller conversion rate than Youtube, for creators.
Probably for TikTok itself too, ads displayed in TikTok have smaller conversion rate than anywhere else.
People are robotic scrolling everything, most of your viewers will scroll in <1s
They are not counted as viewers, so you see that people watched your video for 20 seconds. You don't see huge numbers who scrolled your stuff <1s
Spark Marketing Agency
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TikTok’s content quality is often lower, with lots of reposts and bot activity, and its ad/creator conversion rates are smaller than YouTube’s. People scroll so fast that most views don’t even count, making it harder to get real engagement.
GirlContentMaker
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Considering that Youtube's conversion rates are SHIT to begin with.
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TikTok doesn't pay creators as much as YouTube because its business model relies more on short-form content and engagement rather than long videos that generate higher ad revenue. TikTok's focus is on rapid user interaction, and it has a different monetization strategy, including partnerships and brand deals, which impacts how much creators earn.
HiddenGuyonBush
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look at the amount of ads and premium package on youtube bro
Akinyande ayo
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Because YouTube conversion is better than TikTok. TikTok is more of entertainment than YT
Illymoon
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TikTok and YouTube have different payment structures. TikTok's model isn't directly tied to ad revenue like YouTube's, which affects creator earnings.
But there are still lot of advertisers on titktok as well.
The reason TikTok doesn't pay creators as much as YouTube is largely due to its revenue model, how it distributes money, and its long-term business strategy.
MaxiProviders
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Chinese people are very stingy
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TikTok’s lower value comes down to quality, conversions, and audience behavior. Much content is low-quality or reposted, bots inflate numbers, and viewers scroll so fast most aren’t counted. Compared to YouTube’s stronger creator base, higher conversion rates, and bigger ad budgets, TikTok struggles to match ROI.
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It is much easier to create content on Douyin because it is a short video platform and accepts secondary editing works. Relatively speaking, the threshold is very low.