Creator Fund Requirements, Now That the Fund Is Gone

The fund you searched for has been replaced

If old threads about the Creator Fund seem to contradict each other, this is why. TikTok shut that fund down and moved creators to the Creator Rewards Program, which pays for longer videos instead of everything you post. Lots of people still call it the Creator Fund out of habit, so you'll see both names.

Here's the bar today. You need to be at least 18, have at least 10,000 followers, and have at least 100,000 video views in the last 30 days, according to TikTok's own program page. Your account also has to be in good standing, which means you aren't racking up community guideline violations. On top of that, you have to be in a country where the program runs. TikTok lists those countries on the same page, so check yours before you plan around it.

The one-minute rule changes what you make

This is the part that catches people out. Under Creator Rewards, only videos longer than one minute can earn. Your 20-second clips can still grow the account, but they won't pay through this program.

That doesn't mean you should stretch everything. A padded video loses viewers halfway through, and TikTok says it rewards things like originality, watch time and engagement, so raw views aren't everything. A mix works better. Keep short videos for reach, and build one format that really needs more than a minute: a story, an explainer, a history deep cut, a step-by-step breakdown. If your niche fits in 15 seconds, you'll need to find the longer version of it.

Yes, faceless and AI-made videos can qualify

Here's the worry nobody types: will TikTok turn me down because I never show my face? No. Nothing in the requirements says you have to appear on camera. Narrated stories, animations and explainers are all fair game.

What the program cares about is originality. It filters out reposted clips, other people's footage with a song on top, and near-identical videos posted over and over. That's the real line, and it's the same whether you filmed a video or generated it. No platform down-ranks a video just because AI made it. Reach depends on how viewers behave. When TikTok asks you to label realistic AI-generated content, label it. The label doesn't count against you, but skipping it can get a video removed.

Will people judge you for it? A few might. Most viewers decide in the first seconds whether a video deserves their time, and that's the only judgment that moves you toward the bar.

What the requirements page won't tell you

Here are some honest limits, because this is where people get let down.

Hitting the bar doesn't mean earning much. What you get per view depends on country, niche and engagement, and TikTok doesn't publish a fixed rate. Some creators qualify and find the payouts small. Treat the program as one income stream, not the whole plan.

The view requirement is rolling. It only counts the last 30 days, so a channel that goes quiet for a month can drop back under it. Steady posting matters as much as any single viral hit.

You're also not too late. TikTok decides who sees a new video based on how viewers react to it, not on how old your account is. What you can't skip is the time it takes to post enough to learn what your audience actually watches.

A realistic route to the follower and view bar

1. Pick one niche you could make a lot of videos about. If you can list a few dozen topics in ten minutes, it'll last. If you're stuck, browse some faceless niche ideas.
2. Post daily if you can, or several times a week if you can't. Every post is another chance for TikTok to find your audience. Even a flop teaches you something.
3. Win the first two seconds. Open with your most surprising line, not a greeting.
4. Build the longer format early. By the time you're close to the bar, you want a back catalog of videos over a minute long that already hold attention.
5. Watch completion, not likes. If people leave at the same moment in every video, that's the part to fix.

None of this is complicated. The hard part is keeping it up week after week for months while you also hold down a job or run a business.

Where the hours actually go

For most people chasing the bar, ideas aren't the bottleneck. Production is: writing, recording, editing and captioning a new video every day. That's the specific friction MaqtAi removes. You give it a niche and a topic. It writes the script, narrates it with an AI voice, generates visuals with real motion, adds animated captions and puts it all together as a vertical video. You pick the length before the script gets written, so your over-a-minute format is just a setting. On a paid plan it publishes straight to TikTok, and you can review every video before it goes out.

Here's what it can't do. It won't pick your niche, guarantee views or save a weak hook. A render typically takes about 6 minutes, but deciding what's worth posting is still up to you.

What waiting actually costs

Every week you spend reading about requirements is a week when your 30-day view window counts nothing. Your follower count won't grow by itself, and TikTok can't learn what your audience likes until you post. Meanwhile, someone in your niche posted again today.

So take one small step. Verify your email and you get 450 free credits with no card needed. That's enough to make a first video and see whether the format feels like something you could keep doing. Free renders carry a watermark, so think of it as a test run, not your launch post. You'll find the details on the pricing page.

Frequently asked questions

Does the TikTok Creator Fund still exist? No. TikTok replaced it with the Creator Rewards Program, which has its own requirements and only pays for videos longer than one minute.

Can a faceless account join the Creator Rewards Program? Yes. Nothing requires you to show your face. What matters is that your content is original, follows the community guidelines and carries a label when it's realistic AI content.

Do videos under a minute help me qualify? They can help you grow your followers and views toward the bar. Once you're in, though, only videos longer than one minute earn rewards.

How long does it take to qualify? There's no fixed timeline. It depends on your niche, your hooks and how often you post, and nobody can honestly promise you a date.

Results vary, and nothing here is a guarantee of income.