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# TikTok Spend: Total Advertising Investment

> Track your total TikTok advertising spend. Monitor budget consumption across campaigns to optimize ad investment and maintain spend efficiency.

<Tip>
  TikTok Spend measures the total ad budget consumed by TikTok during the selected period—this is what TikTok billed you.
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## Formula

<Info>
  **TikTok Spend** = **SUM** ( Ad Spend )
</Info>

| Metadata        |                               |
| --------------- | ----------------------------- |
| **Type**        | Currency                      |
| **Data Source** | [TikTok Ads](/sources/tiktok) |
| **Aggregation** | Sum                           |

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## Example

**Your brand spent \$12,450 on TikTok ads in March across three campaign objectives:**

| Campaign Type        | Spend   | Share of Budget |
| -------------------- | ------- | --------------- |
| Conversion campaigns | \$7,800 | 62.7%           |
| Traffic campaigns    | \$3,200 | 25.7%           |
| Video view campaigns | \$1,450 | 11.6%           |

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## How It Works

TikTok Spend reflects the actual costs billed by TikTok for your advertising. This is a raw value pulled directly from the TikTok Ads API—it includes all spend across campaigns, ad groups, and ads within your selected date range and filters.

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## When to Use

| Scenario                 | Action                                             |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Budget tracking          | Monitor daily/weekly spend against planned budgets |
| ROAS calculation         | Compare spend to attributed revenue for efficiency |
| Campaign allocation      | Identify which campaigns consume the most budget   |
| Cost per action analysis | Divide spend by conversions to calculate CPA       |

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## Related Metrics

| Metric                                                                             | Relationship                                      |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| [TikTok CPM](/reference/metrics/advertising/tiktok/tiktok-audience/tiktok-cpm)     | Cost per thousand impressions—efficiency of reach |
| [TikTok CPC](/reference/metrics/advertising/tiktok/tiktok-clicks/tiktok-cpc)       | Cost per click—traffic efficiency                 |
| [TikTok ROAS](/reference/metrics/advertising/tiktok/tiktok-efficiency/tiktok-roas) | Revenue generated per dollar spent                |

[See all TikTok Spend metrics →](/reference/metrics/advertising/tiktok/tiktok-spend)