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TikTok’s creator fund closure: What’s next for creators?

November 8, 2023

TikTok‘s $1 billion creator fund will close on December 16, 2023, according to the company’s announcement. What’s happening and where should existing creators move?

Creativity Program

As of mid-December, the Creator Fund won’t be available in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Creators who are currently part of the Creator Fund will have the choice to switch to the Creativity Program.

The creator fund began in 2020 with the promise to give $1 billion to people who create popular content on the platform over three years. However, many creators have been unhappy with the small payments they received, even for videos that got millions of views.

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