What Does This Mean?

NPC livestream

[ TREND ][ TIKTOK ][ LIVESTREAM ]

FORCE: Attention EconomyUNIVERSE: TikTok TrendsCLUSTER: livestream_format

A TikTok Live format in which a creator imitates a video game non-player character, repeating the same motions and stock phrases on a loop while viewers send paid virtual gifts that trigger each reaction. It is the livestream form of the broader NPC joke.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

""Every gift she got triggered the same line, a classic NPC livestream.""

LORE & ORIGIN

WBUR's Endless Thread (1 December 2023) reports that a Japanese streamer reportedly began NPC streaming in 2020, that Canadian TikToker Pinkydoll started in January 2023, reportedly inspired by Grand Theft Auto, and that the trend took off in summer 2023 with many imitators.

FIRST SEEN

2020 (reported early use); 2023-01 (Pinkydoll, per WBUR)

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

Summer 2023

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

Related To:NPC NPC Stream NPC Posting

Leer en español →Lire en français →日本語版を読む →한국어판 보기 →Ler em português →阅读中文版 →

EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

Español es-ESno fixed local term →Français fr-FRno fixed local term →日本語 ja-JPno fixed local term →한국어 ko-KRno fixed local term →Português pt-BRno fixed local term →中文 zh-CNno fixed local term →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

↓ FADING

EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

[ TREND ][ TIKTOK ][ LIVESTREAM ]

RELATED TERMS

MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

2020 (reported early use); 2023-01 (Pinkydoll, per WBUR)

NOW

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