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] As of 6 April 2024[update] 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]
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][4]
Rank | Username | Owner | Brand account |
Followers (millions) |
Likes (billions) |
Description | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | @khaby.lame | Khabane Lame | 161.8 | 2.4 | Social media personality | Italy Senegal[5] | |
2 | @charlidamelio | Charli D'Amelio | 153 | 11.6 | Dancer and social media personality | United States[6] | |
3 | @mrbeast | MrBeast | 94 | 0.91 | Social media personality | United States[7] | |
4 | @bellapoarch | Bella Poarch | 93.9 | 2.3 | Singer and social media personality | Philippines United States[8] | |
5 | @addisonre | Addison Rae | 88.7 | 5.8 | Social media personality and dancer | United States[9] | |
6 | @zachking | Zach King | 81.4 | 1.1 | Social media personality | United States[10] | |
7 | @kimberly.loaiza | Kimberly Loaiza | 80.9 | 5.1 | Singer and social media personality | Mexico[11] | |
8 | @tiktok | TikTok | 80 | 0.32 | Social media platform | China[12] | |
9 | @cznburak | Burak Özdemir | 75 | 1.5 | Social media personality | Turkey[13] | |
10 | @therock | The Rock | 74.4 | 0.54 | Actor and former wrestler | United States[14] | |
11 | @willsmith | Will Smith | 74 | 0.53 | Actor and film producer | United States[15] | |
12 | @domelipa | Dominik Lipa | 73.8 | 4.6 | Social media personality | Mexico[16] | |
13 | @bts_official_bighit | BTS | 64.5 | 1.3 | Band | South Korea[17] | |
14 | @jasonderulo | Jason Derulo | 59.2 | 1.3 | Singer, songwriter, and dancer | United States[18] | |
15 | @selenagomez | Selena Gomez | 58.7 | 0.62 | Musician, songwriter, actress, producer and businesswoman | United States[19] | |
16 | @dixiedamelio | Dixie D'Amelio | 56.2 | 3.3 | Singer and social media personality | United States[20] | |
17 | @kyliejenner | Kylie Jenner | 56.1 | 1.4 | Model and socialite | United States[21] | |
18 | @spencerx | Spencer Polanco Knight | 54.9 | 1.3 | Beatboxer and social media personality | United States[22] | |
19 | @youneszarou | Younes Zarou | 54.5 | 1.2 | Social media personality | Germany[23] | |
20 | @bayashi.tiktok | Bayashi | 54.3 | 1.7 | Social media personality | Japan[24] | |
21 | @lorengray | Loren Gray | 53.9 | 3.0 | Singer, dancer, actress, and social media personality | United States[25] | |
22 | @williesalim | Willie Salim | 53.5 | 0.87 | Social media personality | Indonesia[26] | |
23 | @homm9k | HOMA | 53 | 1.3 | Social media personality | Kazakhstan | |
24 | @karolg | Karol G | 52 | 0.42 | Singer and songwriter | Colombia[27] | |
25 | @justmaiko | Michael Le | 51.7 | 1.4 | Dancer and social media personality | United States | |
26 | @billieeilish | Billie Eilish | 51.3 | 0.28 | Singer and songwriter | United States[28] | |
27 | @kallmekris | Kristina Collins | 50.6 | 2.3 | Social media personality | Canada[29] | |
28 | @bp_tiktok | Blackpink | 47.9 | 0.56 | Band | South Korea[30] | |
29 | @brentrivera | Brent Rivera | 47.7 | 1.6 | Social media personality | United States[31] | |
30 | @vilmeijuga | Vilmei | 46.8 | 1.1 | Social media personality | Indonesia | |
31 | @riyaz.14 | Riyaz Aly | 46.4 | 2.1 | Social media personality | India[32] | |
32 | @carlosferiag | Carlos Feria | 46.2 | 2.5 | Singer and social media personality | Colombia[33] | |
33 | @itsjojosiwa | JoJo Siwa | 45.8 | 1.9 | Singer, dancer, actress, and social media personality | United States[34] | |
34 | @espn | ESPN | 45.4 | 5.1 | News agency | United States | |
35 | @pongamoslo_a_prueba | Pongámoslo a Prueba | 44.8 | 1.5 | Social media personality | Mexico[35] | |
36 | @riaricis | Ria Ricis | 44.1 | 1.5 | Social media personality | Indonesia[36] | |
37 | @junya1gou | Junya Gou | 44 | 0.71 | Social media personality | Japan[24] | |
38 | @joealbanese | Joe Albanese | 43.8 | 1.7 | Social media personality | United States | |
39 | @elrodcontreras | Rod Contreras | 43.2 | 2.5 | Social media personality | Mexico | |
40 | @nianaguerrero | Niana Guerrero | 42.9 | 0.96 | Social media personality | Philippines | |
41 | @avani | Avani Gregg | 42.5 | 3.1 | Social media personality | United States | |
42 | @roses_are_rosie | Rosé | 42.5 | 0.45 | Singer | New Zealand South Korea[37] | |
43 | @psg | Paris Saint-Germain | 41.7 | 0.64 | Football club | France | |
44 | @xoteam | XO Team | 41.3 | 1.3 | Pop group and social media personality | Russia[38] | |
45 | @realmadrid | Real Madrid CF | 40.8 | 0.95 | Professional football club | Spain | |
46 | @anokhinalz | Liza Anokhina | 40.4 | 1.4 | Social media personality | Russia[39] | |
47 | @noelgoescrazy | Noel Robinson | 40.1 | 0.68 | Dancer, social media personality | Germany | |
48 | @montpantoja | Paola Montserrat Pantoja Lizárraga | 39.1 | 2.2 | Social media personality | Mexico[40] | |
49 | @dobretwins | Lucas and Marcus | 39 | 1.0 | Social media personalities | United States | |
50 | @shakira | Shakira | 38.7 | 0.26 | Social media personality and makeup artist | Colombia[41] |
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.[42] Later that same year, D'Amelio became the first TikTok user to reach 100 million followers.[43]
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.[44][45] They deleted their account in March 2019, citing privacy concerns and their loss of interest in the platform.[46][47][48][49] 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.[50][51]
Username | Owner | Followers (millions) |
Date achieved | Days held | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
@khaby.lame | Khabane Lame | 142.4 | 22 June 2022 | 666 | [52] |
@charlidamelio | Charli D'Amelio | 41.4 | 25 March 2020 | 819 | [53] |
@lorengray | Loren Gray | 32.8 | 31 March 2019 | 360 | [54] |
@lisaandlena | Lisa and Lena | 18.9 | 27 April 2017 | 703 | [50][51] |
@babyariel | Baby Ariel | — | — | — | [50][51] |
The following table lists the 20 most-followed accounts on Douyin as of 30 June 2022[update]. Douyin is similar to TikTok, but intended for Chinese users (to comply with censorship restrictions). They are both owned by ByteDance.[55]
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[update][needs update] |