Khaby Lame is the most-followed user on TikTok.

This list contains the top 50 accounts by number of followers on the Chinese social media platform TikTok, which was merged with musical.ly in 2018.[1] The most-followed individual on the platform is Khaby Lame, with over 161.8 million followers. He surpassed the previous most-followed account, Charli D'Amelio, on 22 June 2022.[2]

Most-followed accounts

The following table lists the 50 most-followed accounts on TikTok, with each follower total rounded down to the nearest hundred thousand, as well as a description of each account and their country of origin.[3]

Most followed As of 15 January 2024
Rank Username Owner Brand
account		 Followers
(millions)		 Likes
(billions)		 Description Country
1 @khaby.lame Khabane Lame 161.6 2.4 Social media personality  Italy
 Senegal
2 @charlidamelio Charli D'Amelio 151.7 11.5 Dancer and social media personality  United States
3 @bellapoarch Bella Poarch 93.9 2.3 Singer and social media personality  Philippines
 United States
4 @mrbeast MrBeast 92.7 0.91 Social media personality  United States
5 @addisonre Addison Rae 88.7 5.8 Social media personality and dancer
6 @kimberly.loaiza Kimberly Loaiza 80.6 5.1 Singer and social media personality  Mexico
7 @zachking Zach King 80.6 1.1 Social media personality  United States
8 @tiktok TikTok Yes 77.7 0.31 Social media platform  China
9 @cznburak Burak Özdemir 74.5 1.5 Social media personality  Turkey
10 @willsmith Will Smith 74.0 0.53 Actor and film producer  United States
11 @therock The Rock 74.0 0.53 Actor and former wrestler
12 @domelipa Dominik Lipa 71.8 4.5 Social media personality  Mexico
13 @bts_official_bighit BTS 63.9 1.3 Band  South Korea
14 @selenagomez Selena Gomez 59.1 0.62 Musician, songwriter, actress, producer and businesswoman  United States
15 @jasonderulo Jason Derulo 58.1 1.3 Singer, songwriter, and dancer
16 @dixiedamelio Dixie D'Amelio 56.6 3.3 Singer and social media personality
17 @ox_zung Won Jeong 55.4 1.7 Social media personality  South Korea
18 @spencerx Spencer Polanco Knight 55.0 1.3 Beatboxer and social media personality  United States
19 @kyliejenner Kylie Jenner 54.7 1.3 Model and socialite
20 @lorengray Loren Gray 54.0 3.0 Singer, dancer, actress, and social media personality
21 @bayashi.tiktok Bayashi 53.8 1.6 Social media personality  Japan
22 @youneszarou Younes Zarou 53.7 1.1  Germany
23 @justmaiko Michael Le 51.8 1.4 Dancer and social media personality  United States
24 @homm9k HOMA 52.4 1.2 Social media personality  Kazakhstan
25 @billieeilish Billie Eilish 51.1 0.29 Singer and songwriter  United States
26 @karolg Karol G 50.6 0.39 Singer and songwriter  Colombia
27 @kallmekris Kris Collins 50.4 2.3 Social media personality  Canada
28 @williesalim Willie Salim 48.1 0.77 Social media personality  Indonesia
29 @bp_tiktok Blackpink 47.5 0.56 K-Pop group  South Korea
30 @brentrivera Brent Rivera 47.4 1.6 Social media personality  United States
31 @riyaz.14 Riyaz Aly 46.0 2.1 Social media personality  India
32 @carlosferiag Carlos Feria 45.7 2.4 Singer and social media personality  Colombia
33 @itsjojosiwa JoJo Siwa 45.6 1.9 Singer, dancer, actress, and social media personality  United States
34 @pongamoslo_a_prueba Pongámoslo a Prueba 44.2 1.5 Social media personality  Mexico
35 @junya1gou Junya Gou 44.1 0.71 Social media personality  Japan
36 @joealbanese Joe Albanese 43.9 1.7 Social media personality  United States
37 @vilmeijuga Vilmei 43.4 0.99 Social media personality  Indonesia
38 @riaricis Ria Ricis 42.9 1.4 Social media personality  Indonesia
39 @avani Avani Gregg 42.8 3.1 Social media personality  United States
40 @elrodcontreras Rod Contreras 42.8 2.4 Social media personality  Mexico
41 @nianaguerrero Niana Guerrero 41.6 0.91 Social media personality  Philippines
42 @xoteam XO Team Yes 41.5 1.3 Pop group and social media personality  Russia
43 @roses_are_rosie Rosé 41.3 0.43 Singer  South Korea
44 @psg Paris Saint-Germain Yes 40.9 0.63 Football club  France
45 @anokhinalz Liza Anokhina 40.7 1.4 Social media personality  Russia
46 @gordonramsayofficial Gordon Ramsay 39.8 0.65 Chef, television personality  United Kingdom
47 @montpantoja Paola Montserrat Pantoja Lizárraga 38.9 2.1 Social media personality  Mexico
48 @dobretwins Lucas and Marcus 38.7 1.0 Social media personalities  United States
49 @shakira Shakira 38.3 0.26 Singer  Colombia
50 @scottsreality Scott Hentzepeter 38.1 0.91 Social media personality  Netherlands

Historical most-followed accounts

Charli D'Amelio was the most-followed TikTok user for over 2 years, before being surpassed by Khaby Lame.

The following table lists the accounts that were once the most-followed on TikTok, excluding the official TikTok account.

Before Khaby Lame became the most-followed TikTok user on 22 June 2022, Charli D'Amelio was the most-followed TikTok user. D'Amelio became the most-followed TikTok user on 25 March 2020 at 41.4 million followers, surpassing the previous record-holder, Loren Gray.[4] Later that same year D'Amelio became the first TikTok user to reach 100 million followers.[5]

Before Loren Gray, Lisa and Lena were the most followed individuals on TikTok, with over 32.7 million followers at the time they deleted their account.[6][7] They deleted their account in March 2019, citing privacy concerns and their loss of interest in the platform.[8][9][10][11] They rejoined TikTok on a new account with the same username on 7 May 2020.

Before Lisa and Lena, Baby Ariel was the most-followed TikTok user.[12][13]

  Current record
Username Owner Followers
(millions)		 Date achieved Days held Ref(s)
@khaby.lame Khabane Lame 142.4 22 June 2022 576 [14]
@charlidamelio Charli D'Amelio 41.4 25 March 2020 819 [15]
@lorengray Loren Gray 32.8 31 March 2019 360 [16]
@lisaandlena Lisa and Lena 18.9 27 April 2017 703 [12][13]
@babyariel Baby Ariel — — — [12][13]

Most-followed accounts on Douyin

The following table lists the 20 most-followed accounts on Douyin as of 30 June 2022. Douyin is similar service as TikTok, but intended for Chinese users (to comply with censorship restrictions). They are both owned by ByteDance.[17]

Rank Username Owner Followers

(millions)

 Region
1 @rmrbxmt People's Daily 170  China
2 @cctvnews China Central Television 160  China
3 @6182390 Xiao Yang 100  China
4 @andylau.9.27 Andy Lau 74.6  Hong Kong
5 @cxldb001 Chen Xiang 69.3  China
6 @191433445 Chen He 64.3  China
7 @dsmovie2019 DS Movie 62.7  China
8 @renminwang People's Daily Online 59.7  China
9 @xinhuashe Xinhua News Agency 55.8  China
10 @AresCheng Ares Cheng 52.7  China
11 @71158770 Li Ziqi 52.5  China
12 @189251310 Tu Lei 51.9  China
13 @douyin Douyin 51.2  China
14 @xiaohan96 Xiaohan Zhu 49.0  China
15 @274110380 Dilraba Dilmurat 47.8  China
16 @yichan6666 Monk Yichan 46.9  China
17 @scgcnews Sichuan Radio and Television 46.6  China
18 @166902759 Austin Li 44.7  China
19 @857857xdl Crazy Sisters 44.3  China
20 @117908807 Zhang Da Xian 43.1  China
As of 30 June 2022

See also

References

  1. ↑ Russell, Jon (2 August 2018). "Short video service Musical.ly is merging into sister app TikTok". TechCrunch. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Sato, Mia (23 June 2022). "Khaby Lame is now the most-followed TikToker in the world". The Verge. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Top 50 TikTok users sorted by Followers - Socialblade TikTok Stats | TikTok Statistics". socialblade.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Leskin, Paige. "Charli D'Amelio has officially become the most followed creator on TikTok". Business Insider. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "TikTok star Charli D'Amelio first to hit 100m followers". BBC News. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Paez, Danny (7 February 2019). "Many of TikTok's Biggest Influencers All Seem to Share One Common Talent". Inverse. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Lisa and Lena – The Shorty Awards". Shorty Awards. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "20 minutes – Lisa and Lena delete their Tiktok account". halids. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Influencer twins Lisa and Lena delete Tik Tok account". Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Lisa & Lena löschen TikTok-Account: Wie sicher ist die App?". Bravo.de (in German). April 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Lena en Lisa stoppen met TikTok". jeugdjournaal.nl (in Dutch). April 2019. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  12. 1 2 3 "Bye Baby Ariel! Lisa & Lena sind Nummer 1 bei Musical.ly". Promiflash. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  13. 1 2 3 Weiss, Geoff (3 July 2017). "Lisa And Lena, Who Supplanted Baby Ariel As Musical.ly's Top Account, Will Tour The U.K." Tubefilter. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  14. ↑ Sato, Mia (23 June 2022). "Khaby Lame is now the most-followed TikToker in the world". The Verge. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  15. ↑ "Charli D'Amelio Becomes the Most Followed TikTok Star". Entertainment Tonight. 25 March 2020. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  16. ↑ Pasarow, Anabel. "Loren Gray Shares What It's Really Like To Be The Most Followed Person On TikTok". www.refinery29.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  17. ↑ 2019年抖音粉丝最多的明星是谁-抖音网红人气排名2019最新_9号资讯. 9ht.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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