TikTok LIVE Leaderboards
TikTok LIVE leaderboards rank your viewers by what they contribute — coins gifted, likes tapped, shares sent — and update the order on screen the moment the numbers change. They are the single most reliable overlay for turning passive watchers into gifters, because a visible ranking gives people something to compete for.
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What is a TikTok LIVE leaderboard?
A TikTok LIVE leaderboard is an overlay that ranks viewers by their contribution during your stream and redraws itself in real time. Most commonly it ranks top gifters by coin value, but the same overlay can rank top likers, top sharers, or a points total that combines several actions.
Ranking works off the live event feed rather than anything you type in. When a gift lands, its coin value is added to that viewer's total, the list re-sorts, and if someone changes position the overlay animates the swap. A viewer sitting at number two can watch themselves get passed and decide to send another gift — that moment is the whole mechanic.
The scoring window matters as much as the ranking itself. A session leaderboard resets when you go live, so every stream is a fresh race and newcomers can realistically reach the top. An all-time leaderboard never resets, which rewards long-term regulars but can discourage new viewers who see an unreachable number one. Most creators run a session leaderboard on screen and keep the all-time list for a Discord or a monthly shout-out.
Types of TikTok LIVE leaderboard
Each is its own browser source, so you can run more than one — a gifter ranking beside a liker ranking is a common setup.
Top Gifter Leaderboard
Ranks viewers by coin value gifted. The default, and the one that moves gifting numbers the most.
Top Liker Leaderboard
Ranks by likes tapped. Useful early in a stream when you want engagement before you ask for gifts.
Top Sharer Leaderboard
Ranks by shares. Shares pull new viewers into the room, so rewarding them compounds your reach.
Single Top Gifter Card
One name and avatar instead of a list. Fits layouts where a full leaderboard would crowd the frame.
Top Streak Leaderboard
Ranks by consecutive gift streaks rather than raw totals, which gives smaller gifters a way to place.
Auction & Coin Match
A leaderboard framed as a competition with a prize, where the top spot at the buzzer wins something.
Team Battle Scoreboard
Ranks two teams instead of individuals, for versus formats where viewers pick a side.
Throne / King of the Hill
One holder at a time, dethroned whenever someone out-gifts them. A leaderboard with a single visible slot.
Themes, screenshots and per-theme settings live on the leaderboard overlay page.
How to add a leaderboard to your TikTok LIVE
The leaderboard is a browser source like any other overlay. Nothing to install.
- 1
Connect your TikTok username
Sign up free and connect the account you go live with, so the leaderboard receives your gift and like events.
- 2
Choose what to rank
Pick gifters, likers, sharers or a combined points score, and set how many places to show. Three to five fits most layouts.
- 3
Pick the reset window
Session resets every time you go live. Daily and all-time keep totals across streams. Session is the better default for growth.
- 4
Copy the browser source URL
Copy the leaderboard's URL from the dashboard.
- 5
Add it in OBS and go live
Add a Browser Source in OBS, or a Web layer in TikTok LIVE Studio, and paste the URL. The ranking populates as soon as the first gift lands.
The same steps apply to every overlay — see the TikTok LIVE overlays guide for the full picture.
What a good leaderboard needs
Most leaderboard overlays get the ranking right and the details wrong. These are what actually matter on stream:
- ✓Re-sorts instantly, not on a polling delay
- ✓Animates position swaps so viewers notice being passed
- ✓Shows avatars, not just usernames
- ✓Readable at 1080p after TikTok's compression
- ✓Session / daily / all-time reset windows
- ✓Survives a reconnect without losing totals
BetterTok leaderboards update straight off the live event stream, so a gift lands and the order changes in the same beat. Totals persist through a browser-source refresh, and every theme is built to stay legible once TikTok has re-encoded your video.
TikTok LIVE Leaderboards: FAQ
What is a TikTok LIVE leaderboard?
A TikTok LIVE leaderboard is an overlay that ranks your viewers in real time by what they contribute during the stream — usually coins gifted, but it can also rank likes, shares or a combined points score. It re-sorts on screen the moment the numbers change, so viewers can see themselves move up or get passed.
How do I add a leaderboard to my TikTok LIVE?
Connect your TikTok username in BetterTok, choose what to rank and how many places to show, then copy the leaderboard's browser source URL into OBS, Streamlabs or TikTok LIVE Studio. It starts filling in as soon as the first gift or like arrives.
Can the leaderboard reset every stream?
Yes. You choose the window: session resets each time you go live, daily resets once a day, and all-time never resets. Session is usually the better choice for growth, because a fresh race each stream means new viewers can realistically reach the top spot.
Can I show a leaderboard of likes instead of gifts?
Yes. The leaderboard can rank top likers, top sharers or top gifters, and you can run more than one at a time as separate browser sources. Ranking by likes is useful early in a stream when you want engagement before asking for gifts.
Are TikTok LIVE leaderboards free?
Yes. Leaderboard overlays are part of BetterTok's free tier with no watermark and no credit card. Paid plans add the premium theme families and the heavier interactive overlays.
Does the leaderboard lose totals if my browser source refreshes?
No. Totals are held server-side against your session, so refreshing the browser source in OBS or restarting your streaming software re-draws the leaderboard with the running totals intact.
How many places should a leaderboard show?
Three to five works best on a vertical TikTok layout. More than five and the text gets small enough that TikTok's compression makes it hard to read, and the lower places stop feeling worth competing for.
Put a live ranking on your stream
Free to start, works with OBS, Streamlabs and TikTok LIVE Studio, and ranks your top gifters from the first gift onward.