NPC Live Streamers Are Taking Over the Gift Economy

Thousands of TikTok creators have jumped on the NPC live stream trend in which they perform bits according to viewers’ paid gifts on the app. 

$7,000 a day for five catchphrases: the TikTokers pretending to be 'non-playable characters', TikTok

NPC TikTokers have taken the digital world by storm in 2023 and we're , pinkydoll on stage

The virtual gifting model of monetization. Adapted from Virtual gifts

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