Ugh. I hate TikToks, I'm glad it's banned where I live. I never installed Tiktok but most of the videos that my friends would send me (before it got banned) or videos that are all Youtube are really cringey. Bunch of attention seeking people making very cringey/pretentious videos.
Oh and yes, they do get paid A LOT if they gain many subscribers and get many likes on their videos. I don't remember how many likes and subscriber's they need to earn, though.