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Shatta Wale reveals how TikTok live gifts earn him $45,000

Shatta Wale

African Returns · 11 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Ghanaian dancehall star Shatta Wale reveals earning $45,000 from TikTok Live gifts after initial hesitations, urging musicians to engage with fans.

Ghanaian dancehall star Shatta Wale has revealed that he has earned approximately $45,000 (over GH¢700,000) from gifts received during his TikTok livestreams, describing the platform as a lucrative source of income.

Speaking on rapper YPee’s The Real Ones podcast, the Taking Over hitmaker recounted how he initially hesitated to join TikTok because he considered it a platform mainly used by Generation Z.

According to Shatta Wale, popular Ghanaian content creator Jackline Mensah repeatedly encouraged him to try TikTok Live after he had been using Facebook Live to interact with his fans.

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