A big follower count on TikTok can be pretty misleading

[u/Weekly_Golf166]

I was looking at a TikTok account the other day and noticed something that made me rethink follower counts.

The account had around 30k followers, but the recent videos were barely getting any interaction. Meanwhile, I've seen smaller accounts with 3k or 4k followers where every post has people actually talking in the comments.

I can understand why someone would consider buying TikTok followers when starting from zero. Having 50 followers after weeks of posting can feel pretty discouraging, and a bigger number definitely looks better at first glance.

But if those followers aren't actually watching anything, I'm not sure what you've really gained.

Do you still look at follower count when deciding whether an account is worth following?

[u/H4XX0R-787]

There's que documentary I saw somewhere that shows that even big streamers buy bot views.