The Glow Stick costs 1 coin, which is about $0.01 on tiktok.com or $0.02 in the TikTok app. The creator who receives it gets about $0.01 after TikTok's cut.
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Exchange rate from October 7, 2026
The Glow Stick is one of TikTok's low-cost gifts. At 1 coin it's an easy way to say hi, react to a moment or join a gift combo without spending much.
Sending one Glow Stick adds 1 coin toward your gifter level. Starting from zero, that alone would take you to level 1.
What it costs to send the Glow Stick several times in a row, and what the creator receives.
| Send | Coins | Web | Creator receives |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1× | 1 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| 5× | 5 | $0.05 | $0.03 |
| 10× | 10 | $0.11 | $0.05 |
| 99× | 99 | $1.05 | $0.50 |
| 999× | 999 | $10.59 | $5.00 |
The Glow Stick costs 1 coin. That is about $0.01 if you buy coins on tiktok.com, or about $0.02 if you buy them in the TikTok app.
The creator receives about 1 diamonds, which is roughly $0.01 when cashed out. TikTok keeps the rest as its fee.
Open a LIVE video, tap the gift icon, find the Glow Stick in the gift panel and tap Send. If you don't have enough coins, TikTok asks you to recharge first.
The TikTok Universe is the most expensive gift at 44,999 coins, about 44,999 times the price of the Glow Stick.
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