TikTok has been the number-one entertainment app worldwide for a couple of years. It allows users to create short video clips and upload them to the app for the world to watch, covering a wide range of topics, from lifestyle tips and tricks to fashion, cars, psychology, and any other field. You will find excellent content on TikTok from millions of content creators worldwide. The number of TikTok users has increased significantly in recent years, even in remote areas of the world. People are creating and uploading funny and informative videos. The reach of those videos is impressive, reaching across the globe. TikTok provides a platform for non-tech-savvy individuals and those with limited access to computers and the internet to reach global audiences. In this guide, we discuss how to join the TikTok Creator Fund, even if it’s not available in your country.
TikTok is used in over 150 countries and has approximately 1 billion users, comprising both content creators and audiences. It’s a massive space for marketing, advertising, and data collection. TikTok is already banned in several countries and is being criticized for collecting and using users’ data. Some call for cutting down the market share and influence of TikTok. Others call it an attempt to kill the competition in the social media market, such as Facebook, Instagram, and the like.
What is the Creator Fund, and who is eligible for it?
In July 2020, TikTok launched a program to support and fund high-quality content creators with monetary funds. It’s a gesture of support from TikTok to its great content creators. I believe it’s a great token of appreciation for thousands of content creators who put effort and hard work into each video. This, in turn, helps to entertain or educate millions of people worldwide.
Initially, I found it surprising that TikTok does not share the revenue generated from ads with content creators, just as YouTube does. However, I am pleased that they have taken at least a step to support the creators financially, not just with words. Now, content creators can earn money from TikTok videos.
As mentioned above, you must comply with some conditions to join the TikTok Creator Fund. These are as follows:
- You have to be at least 18 years of age.
- The account must be from the US, France, the UK, Germany, Italy, or Spain.
- You need to have a minimum of 10k followers on TikTok.
- Your videos and clips should have had at least 100,000Â views in the past month.
- Alongside this, you will need a TikTok Pro or Creator account.
All the other conditions make sense and can be achieved through hard work and consistency, provided there is great content. The state of being is from the mentioned countries of the UK, the US, Spain, Italy, or Germany. This is a problem; one can’t just change their country for a TikTok account, and no one has any control over being born in a specific country with a particular nationality. So, we will provide you with a trick that allows you to change your content location and audience location, and apply for the TikTok Creator Fund.
How to Apply for the TikTok Creativity Program:
Note and Update 2025: The TikTok creator fund ended the second week of December 2023. Users enrolled in the Creator Fund program are eligible to transition to a new program that TikTok has introduced to compensate content creators.
It was discontinued because, first of all, it was supposed to last for three years, and the money being paid to the content creators was peanuts.
TikTok’s new program to pay content creators is called the “TikTok Creativity Program.” To earn money through this program, TikTok users must create videos that are longer than 1 minute.
The following is the guide on how to sign up for the Creativity Program:
- First of all, open TikTok and tap Profile.
- Tap on the hamburger button (☰) on the top right.
- Select “Creator Tools.”
- Now select Creativity Program Beta.
- Now, on the screen, you will see if you qualify for the creativity program beta.
- If you qualify, review the information on the screen and apply for the program. If your application is successful, you will be informed within three days.
Once you have signed up, your earnings will not solely depend on the views your videos receive; other factors include adhering to community rules and creating quality content. Once you have enough funds, you can cash them into your PayPal account. You can also use your Zelle account to withdraw your creator funds. The minimum withdrawal amount is 10€.
If you are not from one of the countries mentioned above, you won’t see this option for joining the Creator Fund.
How to Switch from TikTok Creator Fund to Creativity Program Beta:
If you are already enrolled in the Creator Fund, you can easily switch to the creativity program, which pays better than the Creator Fund. However, once you join the Creativity Program, you can’t go back to the Creator Fund.
- Open TikTok and tap on Profile.
- Now, on the top right, you will see the hamburger icon; tap on it.
- Go to Settings, then Creator Tools.
- Here, select Creator Fund. At the bottom of the screen, you will see Switch. Tap on it.
Join TikTok Creator Fund even if it’s not available in your country:
So, if you qualify for all the mentioned criteria, the only problem is your location. You can use the following trick to change the country setting on TikTok to join the TikTok Creator Fund, even if it’s unavailable.
Remember that once you change the country on TikTok. All the content you see will be from the target country, and the content you share will be to the audience of the country your TikTok is currently locked to.
To access the content of a specific area, change your TikTok country. All you need is a SIM card from that particular country. For example, if you live in Denmark but want to reach the audience in the USA. You will need a SIM card from the US. It does not matter if the SIM card works or not. Simply inserting the SIM card into the phone will suffice. You can read more about changing the location of TikTok here.
That is all from our side. I hope this guide helped you access the TikTok creator fund and that you are now getting paid for your work. If you have any questions regarding the guide above, feel free to write to us via “Contact Us email” or social media. You can also drop a comment below.
