The bizarre TikTok trend that is making users thousands - and anyone can do it

If you have been scrolling through TikTok recently you might have come across a rather odd trend on the livestreaming section of the app. Known as the NPC trend, it involves TikTok users stood in front of the camera with a dead eye stare mimicking video game characters as they receive monetary donations - sometimes in the thousands - from their viewers.

It gets even weirder when the user simulates a particular act related to the donation. For example, if a donation is made and it comes up in the form of a burger then the user would pretend to eat the burger, (chomping sounds included) and thank the viewer for the in a cartoonish voice.

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In the past few days the unnerving trend has left the internet scratching their heads, with people sharing videos confused as to what the heck is happening on the social media platform. The popularity of the trend rose thanks to content creator PinkyDoll whose real name is Fedha Sinon.

The 27-year-old from Canada has become an internet celebrity of sorts for her NPC livestreams that have racked up hundreds of thousands of views in the last month with even celebrities tuning in. At first, people were intrigued and ridiculed Sinon for her livestreams, which last for hours without her breaking character, but when she revealed that she makes around $3,000 for one livestream more and more content creators jumped on the bandwagon.

Speaking to the New York Times about how she came to be an internet sensation, Sinon said: "I was just being cute.

"I remember someone saying, ‘Oh my God, you look like an NPC. And then they start sending me, like, crazy money.”

What is an NPC?

Short for non playable