Talents on TikTok LIVE

Frequently Asked Questions

What the Talents numbers mean and how often they change.

• How much was Talents watched on TikTok LIVE in August 2026?

  178,117,840 hours watched, which is 4.9% of all TikTok LIVE watch time that month. Hours watched is every viewer-hour summed across all Talents streams in the month.

• How many people watch Talents at the same time?

  239,406 on average through August 2026, peaking at 560,943 on Aug 15. Average viewers is the concurrent audience averaged across every scan of the month; peak viewers is the single highest moment.

• Why do average viewers and hours watched tell different stories?

  Hours watched grows with how long people stay and how long streams run, so a long-running category can beat a busier one. Average viewers ignores duration and shows how crowded the streams are at any given moment. A month can gain hours while losing viewers, and the table above shows both side by side.

• How often are the Talents numbers updated?

  We scan TikTok LIVE daily and publish whole months, so the Talents figures above are for August 2026, the last full month, and the month before it is open as well. Earlier months and daily figures come with the full dataset - ask us for access.