Industry benchmark · Q1 2026

TikTok Likes benchmarks

Likes are cheap and retention is high — but velocity matters: TikTok weights early-hour likes toward algorithmic reach.

Updated Mar 31, 202612 services, 36 observations

Median retention

91%

Range: 65% – 99%

Median starting price

$1.49

Range: $0.49 – $6.99

Median delivery

Under 1 hour

89% same-day

Refill guarantee

54%

of tested services

What the numbers mean

Highest-retention category we track: the platform just doesn't churn engagement signals the way it churns follower counts. Best used to seed posts in the first two hours after publishing — later windows matter less for reach.

Top services this quarter

RankServiceStarting priceRetention (30d)Notes
#1Buzzoid$1.4999%Essentially permanent retention.
#2Likes.io$1.4998%Fast delivery, high retention.
#3Twicsy$1.9997%Consistent across package sizes.

How we measured this

12 services, 36 independent purchases over Q1 2026. Retention is measured at 30 days post-purchase. Delivery speed is the time from checkout to the first detected delivery. Price is the lowest advertised package.

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