TikTok only shows the top gifters of the session you're currently in. The moment the live ends, that leaderboard is gone. For creators or agencies trying to understand who their real whales are, that's useless. Here's how to build a cross-session top-gifter leaderboard for any public TikTok creator.
- Step 01
Add the creator's @handle to TikMonitor
Sign in and paste the @handle into the watched-creators panel. TikMonitor automatically captures every gift event for every live that creator opens from that point forward.
- Step 02
Let TikMonitor run through at least 3–5 lives
The more sessions TikMonitor captures, the more representative the top-gifter leaderboard becomes. Most creators do 4–8 lives per week, so you'll have meaningful data within days.
- Step 03
Open the account detail view
Inside the watched-creator's detail page, look for the 'All-time top gifters' panel. It shows each user's total diamonds gifted, number of sessions they appeared in, and their last appearance.
- Step 04
Set an alert for when a top gifter comments
Pin a specific superfan's @handle as a user-comment alert. TikMonitor pings you anywhere they comment in any live you track — useful for creators managing big-gifter relationships.
- Step 05
Export the leaderboard (Pro)
Pro users can export the all-time top-gifter list to CSV for direct outreach, gift analysis, or compensation calcs.
How far back does the leaderboard go?
TikMonitor captures data from the moment you add a @handle. It can't retroactively pull past gifts — TikTok doesn't expose them. Expect 1–2 weeks of data collection to build a useful picture for active creators.
Does this work for private or follower-only lives?
No. TikMonitor only reads public lives that any viewer can watch. If a creator enables follower-only mode for a session, TikMonitor still captures the stream (as a viewer would) but won't pick up messages from non-followers.
Can a gifter remove themselves from my data?
Not retroactively — that data is theirs to use how they like since it was captured from a public stream. But you can exclude specific usernames from the display if asked.