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Matt Wille

Amazon's been offering fat paychecks to attract live shopping influencers

TikTok’s runaway success has given rise to an entirely new generation of influencers — and just about every other platform is nervous about that prospect. Amazon, for example, has been sending monetary offers to high-profile TikTok users in an attempt to bring them over to Amazon Live, the company’s livestreamed shopping feature. Some influencers were offered upwards of $9,000 per month to ditch TikTok.

The Amazon Live team has been reaching out to TikTok and YouTube users with large followings since 2020, according to a new report from Insider, with offers ranging from $2,000 to $9,000 per month. Each offer was determined based on the user’s follower count and how much revenue they might drive on Amazon Live.

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