Each Facebook Star is worth one US cent to the creator who receives it: Meta's Stars page says you earn 1 cent from Meta for every Star a fan sends, and the Stars Streamer Terms set the revenue share at US$0.01 for every Star sold by Facebook and used on your content, minus deductions such as fraud, refunds and chargebacks. You only collect it if you meet Meta's eligibility criteria and have a payout account in place.
This guide looks at Stars from your side of the screen: what they convert to, who qualifies, how to switch them on for each kind of post and how the money reaches you. How fans buy Stars is outside its scope. For the other ways Facebook pays creators, see how to make money on Facebook.
What a Star is worth, and what can reduce it
The headline rate is simple, and Meta's mobile setup article repeats it: for every Star you receive, Meta pays you US$0.01, provided you meet the program criteria and have set up payment information. Converting a count therefore means dividing the number of Stars by one hundred to get US dollars.
The terms list what can come off before you are paid: fraud or other legal violations, breaches of Facebook's terms or policies, bad debt, chargebacks, refunds, card processing fees, third-party data fees and payments to rights holders in your content, all worked out from Facebook's own records. They also say nothing is paid for content that breaches Facebook's policies, including content flagged as potentially infringing someone else's rights, and that Facebook and advertisers can block Stars on your content for any reason or none.
The payment dates in those terms are older than the help pages. The terms, last updated November 10, 2020, say payment arrives within about 60 days after the end of the month in which the Stars were earned, and that Facebook may hold back payments below US$25 for creators in the US, or US$100 elsewhere, until the threshold is reached. Meta's current payouts page instead describes payouts around the 21st of the following month and lower minimums for some payout methods. The terms you accepted are the binding document and the payouts page is the more recent one, so check the payout settings in your dashboard to see which figures apply to you.
Stars-to-dollars converter
Count your Stars by where they arrived, then convert each line. Meta's Stars page sends professional-mode creators to Professional dashboard, Stars, Insights for estimated earnings and top senders; for Pages it still names Creator Studio, which Meta says has moved into Meta Business Suite, so look there instead. The result is a gross figure before the deductions above.
| Where the Stars came from | Stars received (your count) | Rate per Star | Gross value in US$ (count times rate) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live videos | US$0.01 | Meta Stars setup | ||
| Reels | US$0.01 | Meta Stars setup | ||
| On-demand videos | US$0.01 | Meta Stars setup | ||
| Photo posts | US$0.01 | Meta Stars setup | ||
| Text posts | US$0.01 | Meta Stars setup | ||
| Stars attached to gifts | US$0.01 | Meta gifts article | ||
| Total for the month | US$0.01 | Stars Streamer Terms |
Keep this separate from your Content Monetization numbers. Stars are paid per Star rather than per view, so mixing them into a rate per 1,000 views distorts both; our Facebook earnings-rate worksheet handles the view-based side.
Who can earn from Stars
Meta's eligibility page sets six conditions, and on top of them it excludes accounts that mainly post content focused on children:
- Your content meets the Community Standards.
- You pass, and stay compliant with, the Partner Monetization Policies and Content Monetization Policies.
- You have held 500 followers for at least 30 consecutive days.
- You live in a country where Stars is available.
- You have agreed to the Stars Terms and Conditions.
- You are at least 18 years old.
Stars works on Pages and on professional-mode profiles, according to About Facebook Stars, which also holds the country list; our Facebook requirements guide reproduces it as it read on October 1, 2026. To see where you stand on a Page, open Meta Business Suite, click Monetization and then View Page eligibility below Status; on a professional-mode profile, open the Professional dashboard and select Stars below Tools.
Not there yet? Fans can still send you gifts and Stars, as the mobile setup article notes, but you cannot turn them into money until you meet the criteria and finish setup.
Enable-Stars checklist per content type
| Content type | How to switch Stars on or off | Watch for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-time setup on a computer | Meta Business Suite, Monetization, View Page eligibility, then Set up; choose the Pages, accept the terms and add a payout account | Stars can be used before the payout account exists, but earnings wait until it does | Desktop setup |
| First-time setup on a phone | Monetization tools in the Professional dashboard, or the Monetize tab on a Page; select Stars under Tools to try, accept the terms and add a payment account | Stars then moves under Your tools in the Professional dashboard | Mobile setup |
| Live video | Before going live, choose Live video, tap Stars and set the Enable Stars toggle; on a computer the toggle sits in the Monetization drop-down while you set up the live video | A Stars goal can be added from Meta Business Suite, Monetization, Stars, Goals | Turn Stars off, goals |
| Reels, photos and text posts | Open Options on the reel or post to enable or disable Stars on eligible content | Stars on photo and text posts is being introduced gradually and may not reach every eligible creator yet | About Stars, rollout note |
| Your whole Page | Meta Business Suite, Monetization, Stars, Settings, then the Enable Stars toggle | This switches Stars off across the Page, not on a single post | Page settings |
| Gifts | No separate switch: Meta says you must set up Stars to receive and monetize gifts as well as Stars | Stars that arrive with gifts only become money once you meet the eligibility criteria | Gifts article |
Before switching Stars on for a post, make sure you hold the rights to everything in it. Meta's desktop setup article reminds creators to post only content they have the rights to and suggests asking a lawyer if you are unsure how far those rights extend.
Stars goals and thanking senders
Meta's Stars page describes two creator-side features worth setting up before your next live. A Stars goal lets viewers contribute toward a target you choose; it appears as an overlay and, in Meta's words, should say what you are saving up for and the goal amount. Stars must be set up and enabled before you can offer a goal during a live broadcast, and the goal itself is created in Meta Business Suite under Monetization, Stars, Goals.
The same page explains how senders are surfaced. They are highlighted in your video comments, a Star sender filter at the top of a live lists them ranked by the number of Stars sent, and you can pin their comments or thank them by name. If a goal names something you plan to buy, follow up on a later stream and show what the support paid for; it keeps the goal honest and gives fans a reason to join the next one.
Gifts and Stars: how they relate
Gifts are a visual layer on the same currency. Meta's gifts article says each gift comes with Stars attached: when a fan sends one, it is displayed and animated in the chat or over your content, and you receive the same number of Stars the gift was claimed for. Fans are told before sending whether you are eligible to monetize those Stars.
If you are not eligible yet, the gifts still appear in Trophy Case, where you can show off what fans have sent. Once you qualify, Stars that arrive with gifts count like any others, so log them in the converter's gift row. Meta's articles differ slightly on the step before that: the desktop setup article says you must set up Stars to receive and monetize gifts at all, while the mobile setup article says creators who do not meet the criteria may still receive gifts and Stars. Either way, nothing is paid until you are eligible and set up.
Payout enrollment and the six-month clock
Stars money waits for a payout account. The desktop setup article warns that you must set one up within six months of signing the terms or forfeit all rights to the earnings, and the Stars Streamer Terms make finishing payment enrollment within six months a condition of being paid.
Meta's payout setup article adds a softer limit before the hard one: without a payout account you can earn up to US$500 per monetization tool and US$1,500 across three tools, and earning stops after five months if the account is still unfinished. Stars also share a single payout with Content Monetization and Subscriptions, so a monthly deposit can mix tools; the earnings view in your dashboard keeps them apart.
Limitations of this guide
This guide reflects Meta's Stars pages, help articles and the Stars Streamer Terms as they read on October 1, 2026. The rate per Star is Meta's stated figure, but your net payment depends on deductions Meta calculates from its own records, and the terms and the current help pages disagree on payment timing and thresholds. Stars on photo and text posts is still rolling out, so what you can switch on may differ from what this page describes.
Nothing here predicts how many Stars you will receive, and it is general information rather than tax advice; ask a registered tax professional how Stars income is treated where you live. For Meta's sister feature, see Instagram gifts for creators; for another platform's tipping currency, see Twitch Bits vs tips; and if your fans want a recurring way to support you, Facebook Subscriptions is the next tool to consider.