The Red Lightning costs 12,000 coins, which is about $127 on tiktok.com or $182 in the TikTok app. The creator who receives it gets about $60.00 after TikTok's cut.
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The Red Lightning is one of TikTok's most expensive gifts. At 12,000 coins it plays a full-screen animation and is usually sent in big moments, like a LIVE battle or a milestone.
One Red Lightning is worth the same as 12,000 Roses.
Sending one Red Lightning adds 12,000 coins toward your gifter level. Starting from zero, that alone would take you to level 17.
What it costs to send the Red Lightning several times in a row, and what the creator receives.
| Send | Coins | Web | Creator receives |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1× | 12,000 | $127 | $60.00 |
| 5× | 60,000 | $636 | $300 |
| 10× | 120,000 | $1,272 | $600 |
| 99× | 1,188,000 | $12,593 | $5,940 |
| 999× | 11,988,000 | $127,073 | $59,940 |
The Red Lightning costs 12,000 coins. That is about $127 if you buy coins on tiktok.com, or about $182 if you buy them in the TikTok app.
The creator receives about 12,000 diamonds, which is roughly $60.00 when cashed out. TikTok keeps the rest as its fee.
Open a LIVE video, tap the gift icon, find the Red Lightning 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 4 times the price of the Red Lightning.
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