The Thumbs Up 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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Estimates use US coin prices and exchange rates from October 7, 2026. Your price can differ by country, taxes and promotions.
Exchange rate from October 7, 2026
The Thumbs Up 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 Thumbs Up adds 1 coin toward your gifter level. Starting from zero, that alone would take you to level 1.
What it costs to send the Thumbs Up 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 Thumbs Up 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 Thumbs Up 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 Thumbs Up.
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