Sending and Receiving Gifts During a Live Stream
Gifting is one of the most direct ways viewers can support a creator in the moment, and live streams are where it shines brightest. This guide covers how to send a WTC gift during a stream, how creators see those gifts arrive in real time, and how gifting generally connects to a creator's earnings.
Sending a Gift During a Live Stream
While watching a live stream, tap the gift icon in the stream interface to open the gift menu. Choose the gift you'd like to send — options are typically organized by WTC value, from small everyday gifts to larger standout ones. Confirm your selection, and the gift sends instantly, appearing in the stream for the creator and other viewers to see right away. You can send as many gifts as you like throughout a stream, and your WTC balance updates immediately to reflect what you've sent.
If you don't have enough WTC in your balance to send a gift, you'll be prompted to add more before completing the send. Gifting works the same way whether it's your first time supporting a creator or you're a regular viewer of their streams — there's no special setup required beyond having WTC available to spend.
How Creators See Gifts Arrive
During a live stream, gifts appear on screen in real time as an animation or alert, along with the sender's name, so creators can recognize and thank supporters in the moment without needing to check anywhere else. Larger or rarer gifts are typically displayed more prominently than smaller ones, making standout moments of support easy to notice even during a busy, fast-moving stream. Every gift sent during a stream is also logged automatically, so nothing is missed even if a creator is mid-conversation when it arrives.
After a stream ends, creators can review a complete summary of every gift received, including who sent what and when, directly from Creator Studio. This makes it easy to follow up with top supporters or simply look back on how a stream performed beyond just viewer count.
- Gift Leaderboard: A running ranking of top supporters during a stream, often visible to viewers as encouragement and recognition for generous support.
- Real-Time Alerts: On-screen animations that surface a gift the moment it's sent, scaled in visibility to the gift's value.
- Post-Stream Summary: A full breakdown of gifts received, available in Creator Studio after the stream ends.
- Sender Recognition: The sender's name appears alongside their gift by default, letting creators shout them out live.
A gift sent mid-stream is support in its most immediate form — seen, felt, and credited the moment it happens.
How Gifts Translate to Earnings: Gifts sent during a stream contribute directly to a creator's WTC balance, which accumulates alongside tips and other monetized activity on the platform. The more a stream's gifting activity, the more it adds to that creator's overall earnings for the period, which then moves through the regular payout process described in Creator Studio. Viewers don't need to think about the conversion themselves — sending a gift is simply a way of directing support straight to the creator in the moment.
Gifting works best when it feels natural rather than obligatory. Many viewers send gifts to mark a specific moment in a stream — a milestone, a favorite segment, or just genuine appreciation — and creators often build that interaction into the rhythm of how they run their streams.