Nigerian TikTok streamer, 19-year-old Peller, says he makes N20 million weekly 

He made this known while speaking in an Interview with Channels TVRubbin Minds, hosted by Ebuka.

He gave a breakdown of how he earns from TikTok live sessions.

Peller said, “If I am active on TikTok, in a week I can make up to N20 million or N15million. But TikTok takes a percentage. For Instance on $2000 revenue you might be able to withdraw $1500 or so.” 

Peller explained that his live sessions are his primary source of income on TikTok, saying, “I don’t go on TikTok to make money. I used to be money-focused before but I started to use a different strategy with how I talk. I started to make more money while talking like this than I used to when I talked normally.” 

Speaking further on his earnings, Peller disclosed that although the TikTok platform makes deductions from his earnings based on its revenue-sharing model, he still makes a significant amount from streaming sessions.

“I could have a live session and talk for a while and at the end of it, I could have $3000 for 30 minutes. I don’t do live sessions every day because you don’t want people to see your face too much. I only go live three times a week and I once made 10,000 dollars from one live session because I did big numbers and I was very surprised. I used to see $7000, $8000 so when I saw $10,000 I was surprised.” 

Peller has nearly 8 million followers on TikTok(7.7 million)and his success on TikTok is part of a broader transformation within Africa’s rapidly expanding Creator Economy, which was valued at $3.08 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow to $17.84 billion by 2030, with an annual growth rate of 28.5%.

The growing influence of digital content creation extends beyond individual earnings. According to Jobberman research, the creative sector employs an estimated 4.2 million Nigerians, making it the second-largest employer in the country. Projections suggest it could generate an additional 2.7 million jobs by 2025.