TikTok Creator Fund Payout: Why It Ended and What Pays in 2026

There is no TikTok Creator Fund payout in 2026. TikTok closed the Creator Fund in the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain on December 16, 2023, and moved creators to what is now the Creator Rewards Program, which pays on qualified views of original videos longer than one minute. When the fund ran, creators reported earning roughly $0.02 to $0.04 per 1,000 views; Creator Rewards rates are commonly reported at roughly $0.40 to $1.00 per 1,000 qualified views, and both ranges are creator estimates, not official TikTok figures.

Below you will find how the old fund worked, how the current program calculates pay, the 2026 eligibility rules (including the country question for Moldova and Canada), the steps to join, and how withdrawals and taxes work. Every rate in this article is labelled as an estimate, because TikTok does not publish a fixed rate.

Is the TikTok Creator Fund still paying out in 2026?

No. TikTok announced in late 2023 that the Creator Fund would end, and payouts for new views stopped on December 16, 2023 in the six markets where it operated. Creators who wanted to keep earning from views had to move to the Creativity Program Beta, which TikTok later renamed the Creator Rewards Program.

That means any site offering a Creator Fund payout calculator for 2026 is working from an outdated model. If you still see an old balance in your account, open the Balance or Rewards area in TikTok Studio, and contact TikTok support through the app if a withdrawal does not go through.

What is the latest TikTok Creator Fund news?

As of October 2026, TikTok has not announced a return of the Creator Fund. Changes to monetisation are posted on the TikTok Newsroom and inside the app in TikTok Studio, so check those two places before trusting a viral video claiming the fund is back.

The changes that do keep happening are smaller: adjustments to which markets qualify, how qualified views are counted, and how the app labels the creator dashboard. Treat any rate you read online, including the ones here, as a snapshot that can move from month to month.

How did the TikTok Creator Fund work?

The Creator Fund was a fixed pool of money split among eligible creators based on their views and engagement. TikTok launched it in the US in July 2020 with a $200 million pool and said it would grow to $1 billion over three years. Because the pot was fixed while the number of creators and views kept growing, the amount paid per view tended to fall over time.

Creators complained about this openly. Using the commonly reported range, a video with 1 million views might have earned an estimated $20 to $40, which is why many large accounts treated the fund as pocket money rather than income.

The old entry rules were simple:

• At least 18 years old.
• At least 10,000 followers.
• At least 100,000 video views in the last 30 days.
• Based in the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy or Spain.
• An account in good standing with the Community Guidelines.

Any video length counted, including 10-second clips. That is the biggest structural difference from the program that replaced it, and the main reason short-clip accounts saw their earnings change after the switch.

How does the Creator Rewards Program work now?

The Creator Rewards Program pays you per video, based on qualified views of original content that is at least one minute long. Instead of splitting a fixed pool, TikTok calculates rewards with a formula that weighs several factors. When it launched the beta version, TikTok said eligible creators could earn up to 20 times more than under the Creator Fund.

TikTok's creator help pages describe four areas that shape your rewards:

• Originality: your own footage and ideas, not reposts, compilations or lightly edited clips from other people.
• Play duration: how long viewers actually watch, not just whether they started the video.
• Search value: whether the video answers things people type into TikTok search.
• Audience engagement: the likes, comments, shares and follows the video generates.

What counts as a qualified view?

Not every view earns money. Broadly, qualified views come from the For You feed, from real viewers who watch for more than a few seconds, on videos that meet the program's content rules.

Views that are generally excluded include:

• Views from paid promotion, including Promote and Spark Ads.
• Repeat views from the same viewer beyond what TikTok counts.
• Views TikTok flags as fake, fraudulent or artificially generated.
• Views on videos shorter than one minute, and on duets, stitches or reuploads without substantial original content.

In practice, many creators find that only a portion of total views qualify. Do not multiply the headline view count on your profile by a per-1,000 rate and expect that amount to land in your balance.

What are the TikTok Creator Fund requirements in 2026?

Since the fund no longer exists, the requirements that matter in 2026 are the Creator Rewards Program rules: 18 or older, 10,000 followers, 100,000 views in the last 30 days, a personal account in good standing, and residence in an eligible market. The table compares the old and new rules side by side.

Which countries are eligible, and what about Moldova?

Eligibility depends on where your account is registered and where you can provide matching tax and payout details. TikTok's eligible list has included the US, UK, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and Mexico, and TikTok adds or removes markets over time, so the Creator Rewards page in your app is the final word.

Moldova has not been on TikTok's list of eligible markets for either the Creator Fund or the Creator Rewards Program, and no 2026 expansion including it has been announced. Using a VPN or a foreign SIM does not fix this, because payouts require identity, tax and bank details that match an eligible country, and mismatches can get an account removed from the program.

For creators in Moldova, the realistic income routes are LIVE gifts where available, brand deals, affiliate links in your bio, and building a presence on platforms whose partner programs cover your country.

Can creators in Canada join?

Canada was never part of the Creator Fund, and it has not been on the Creator Rewards list for most of the program's history. Canadian creators should check TikTok Studio for the program tile; if it does not appear, the account's region is not eligible yet, and LIVE gifts, Subscriptions and brand work are the main options.