How long does it take to get 1,000 followers on TikTok?
About 8 months and 38 videos for new accounts that get there (median). Plenty never do: 43% of TikTok accounts with 5 or more videos have 1,000 followers, and new accounts that quit had usually made just 3 videos.
What we found
- New accounts (first video in 2025 or 2026) that had just passed 1,000 followers: median 38 videos, about 8 months of posting.
- All accounts that had just passed 1,000, older ones included: median 71 videos.
- Share with 1,000+ followers by videos posted: 5–19 videos 20%, 20–49 26%, 50–99 34%, 100–249 55%, 250+ 80%.
- People who quit after 5 or more videos had got about the same views on their first 5 (median 397) as people who kept going (378).
Accounts with 1,000+ followers, by videos posted
Ordinary TikTok accounts picked at random.
How we know: We looked at 3,694 ordinary TikTok accounts picked at random from people commenting in our niches, with their follower counts and every video. For accounts that started posting in 2025 or later we have their whole history, so we know when they began.
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Related questions
How many videos does it take to get 1,000 followers on TikTok?
A median of 38 for new accounts that got there. Of accounts with 100–249 videos, 55% had 1,000 followers.
What do you get at 1,000 followers on TikTok?
TikTok usually lets you go LIVE at 1,000 followers (if you are 18 or older).
How long does it take to get 10,000 followers?
Much longer: accounts that had just passed 10,000 had posted a median of 262 videos. 7% of accounts with 5+ videos have 10,000 followers.