How the leaderboard works, in plain language. These Rules are part of our Terms of Service.
The ranking
Only accounts someone paid for appear on the leaderboard; there is no free listing. Position depends only on the total amount paid for an account, not on followers, views, likes or quality. An entry is paid advertising, not a review, recommendation or measure of popularity, and it doesn't guarantee any views, followers, clicks or income. The leaderboard is all-time: totals never expire or reset.
Amounts
Amounts are in whole US dollars. The minimum to join is $1, and every payment adds to the account's total.
Overtaking and ties
To move above another account, your total must be higher than theirs, so at least $1 more. If two accounts have the same total, the one that reached it first stays ahead.
Who can pay
You must be 18 or older. To add an account, it must be your own public TikTok account. Anyone can add money to an account already on the leaderboard, whether a friend, a fan or the owner; paying for someone else's account gives you no rights over it.
When your position is set
Your position is set when your payment is confirmed, not when you open the payment page. If someone else pays in the meantime, your account takes the position its total gives it at that moment. Positions can change whenever anyone pays.
Founding badge
The first 25 accounts to join get the Founding badge, based on the date of their first payment, not on the amount. The badge is permanent, even if the account moves down.
What your entry shows
Your @username, your photo (if you upload one), up to 2 optional categories and an optional video, which must be from your own account and is shown with TikTok's official player. The leaderboard also shows the account's total and the amount and date of each payment.
Content and removal
No sexual, violent, hateful, illegal or misleading content, no impersonation, no third-party logos without permission, no links to chat groups and nothing that infringes someone else's rights; the full list is in the Terms. Entries that break these Rules or the Terms can be edited, recategorised, hidden or removed without a refund.
If an account was added without its real owner's permission, the owner can ask us to remove it, and we refund whoever paid for it. To report an entry, email [email protected] (see the Terms). Refunds are explained in the Refund Policy.