NPC Live Streamers Are Taking Over the Gift Economy

Thousands of TikTok creators have jumped on the NPC live stream trend in which they perform bits according to viewers’ paid gifts on the app. 

People Are Earning $7k From One TikTok Live Stream: Unlocking The Unconventional New Trend Of NPC Streams - Benzinga

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$7,000 a day for five catchphrases: the TikTokers pretending to be 'non-playable characters', TikTok

TikTokers are being paid to act like robots in 'NPC stream' trend

NPC streaming: Kids explain why this weird TikTok craze is taking off, Article

I earn £5,400 a day by dressing as an elf and eating fake ice creams! TikTok fad sees 'NPC streamers' making a fortune from acting like video game characters for millions of

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NPC Streaming Has Taken Over TikTok - and it's Coming to Twitch

The NPCs are taking over