100 manats in 60 seconds: How Elgiz Akber makes money on TikTok

"I was watching a livestream of a famous person on TikTok and saw that every second person was insulting him. I asked: 'Are you sitting here to be insulted?' I was scared. He replied: 'You also have an account, why don't you do livestreams?' I answered that after what I saw, I definitely won't be doing this".

As reported by BAKU.WS with reference to axşam.az, these words were said by Elgiz Akber on his show "Watch with Elgiz". He revealed that he earns 100 manats per minute on TikTok:

"After some time, we had a project with Afag Bashirgizi (People's Artist - ed.). We were supposed to go live through TikTok, Instagram, YouTube. And we were the first to do it. Then everyone started doing the same thing, and let them do it, I'm not an envious person. But we enjoyed it. Since then, I do livestreams at least twice a month. People send me so many gifts that I myself feel uncomfortable. I say that I don't want gifts, I'm just doing this to communicate. In 4 minutes of livestreaming, 400 manats were deposited into my account. My minute there costs 100 manats. Imagine what would happen if I stayed there for an hour. But I don't have enough patience. You need to dedicate a whole day to it".