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You’re right. I didn’t consider the AppStore. From the article, a $103 donation ended up as a balance of $33 in the TikTok account. If we assume TikTok has not
by yojo 4y ago
You’re right. I didn’t consider the AppStore.
From the article, a $103 donation ended up as a balance of $33 in the TikTok account. If we assume TikTok has not negotiated a better rate (doubtful), then the math looks like:
Donation: $106
After App Store 30%: $74.20
After TikTok: $33
Which puts the TikTok commission at a (still egregious IMO) 55%
- MisterBastahrd 4y agoThis pales in comparison to the 100% of nothing they'd receive if they didn't use TikTok.
- protoc 4y agoConsidering the amount of video bandwidth a person watches and the lack of obvious ads, 55% isn't egregious in the big picture of things.
- yojo 4y agoFair point. I guess Twitch takes 50% from their streamers (and runs ads for the folks who don’t sub). YouTube takes 30%. So TikTok is at the high end, but the number is not as insane as it first appeared to me.
- rednerrus 4y agoTikTok does the heavy lifting here of getting people to your stream.
- computerfriend 4y agoNot at all doubtful. Apple isn't in a weak negotiating position here.
- jasonlotito 4y ago45% vs 55% of the remaining 74. A 100% diff. You can argue whether that is fair, but it's a 10% difference. Or 38% and 31% of the total $106. So, when comparing the 70% number, we have to look at the actual comparative percentage, or 38%. So, not 70%, but 38%.