List of most-followed TikTok accounts

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Khaby Lame is the most-followed user on TikTok. KhabyLame.jpg
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] As of 12 March 2024 the most-followed individual on the platform is Khaby Lame, with over 161.4 million followers. He surpassed the previous most-followed account, Charli D'Amelio, on 22 June 2022. [2]

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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] [4]

Most followed as of 2 April 2024
RankUsernameOwnerBrand
account
Followers
(millions)
Likes
(billions)
DescriptionCountry
1 @khaby.lame Khabane Lame 161.82.4Social media personalityFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal [5]
2 @charlidamelio Charli D'Amelio 152.811.5Dancer and social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States [6]
3 @bellapoarch Bella Poarch 93.92.3Singer and social media personalityFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of the United States.svg  United States [7]
4 @mrbeast MrBeast 93.80.98Social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States [8]
5 @addisonre Addison Rae 88.65.8Social media personality and dancerFlag of the United States.svg  United States [9]
6 @zachking Zach King 81.31.1Social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States [10]
7 @kimberly.loaiza Kimberly Loaiza 80.95.1Singer and social media personalityFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico [11]
8 @tiktok TikTok Yes check.svg79.80.32Social media platformFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China [12]
9 @cznburak Burak Özdemir 74.91.5Social media personalityFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey [13]
10 @therock The Rock 74.30.53Actor and former wrestlerFlag of the United States.svg  United States [14]
11 @willsmith Will Smith 74.10.53Actor and film producerFlag of the United States.svg  United States [15]
12 @domelipa Dominik Lipa73.54.6Social media personalityFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico [16]
13 @bts_official_bighit BTS 64.41.3BandFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea [17]
14 @jasonderulo Jason Derulo 58.91.3Singer, songwriter, and dancerFlag of the United States.svg  United States [18]
15 @selenagomez Selena Gomez 58.80.62Musician, songwriter, actress, producer and businesswomanFlag of the United States.svg  United States [19]
16 @dixiedamelio Dixie D'Amelio 56.33.3Singer and social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States [20]
17 @kyliejenner Kylie Jenner 561.4Model and socialiteFlag of the United States.svg  United States [21]
18 @spencerx Spencer Polanco Knight54.81.3Beatboxer and social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States [22]
19 @youneszarou Younes Zarou54.51.2Social media personalityFlag of Germany.svg  Germany [23]
20 @bayashi.tiktok Bayashi54.21.6Social media personalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan [24]
21 @lorengray Loren Gray 53.93.0Singer, dancer, actress, and social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States [25]
22 @homm9k HOMA531.3Social media personalityFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
23 @karolg Karol G 51.90.41Singer and songwriterFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia [26]
24 @justmaiko Michael Le51.71.4Dancer and social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
25 @billieeilish Billie Eilish 51.00.29Singer and songwriterFlag of the United States.svg  United States [27]
26 @kallmekris Kristina Collins 50.72.3Social media personalityFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada [28]
27 @bp_tiktok Blackpink 47.90.56BandFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea [29]
28 @brentrivera Brent Rivera 47.61.6Social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States [30]
29 @riyaz.14 Riyaz Aly46.32.1Social media personalityFlag of India.svg  India [31]
30 @carlosferiag Carlos Feria46.22.4Singer and social media personalityFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia [32]
31 @vilmeijuga Vilmei46.11.1Social media personalityFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
32 @itsjojosiwa JoJo Siwa 45.61.9Singer, dancer, actress, and social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States [33]
33 @espn ESPN Yes check.svg45.35.1News agencyFlag of the United States.svg  United States
34 @pongamoslo_a_prueba Pongámoslo a Prueba44.81.5Social media personalityFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico [34]
35 @riaricis Ria Ricis441.5Social media personalityFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia [35]
36 @junya1gou Junya Gou440.71Social media personalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan [24]
37 @joealbanese Joe Albanese43.81.7Social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
38 @elrodcontreras Rod Contreras43.12.5Social media personalityFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
39 @avani Avani Gregg 42.63.1Social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
40 @nianaguerrero Niana Guerrero 42.60.95Social media personalityFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
41 @roses_are_rosie Rosé 42.50.45SingerFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea [36]
42 @psg Paris Saint-Germain Yes check.svg41.60.63Football clubFlag of France.svg  France
43 @xoteam XO TeamYes check.svg41.41.3Pop group and social media personalityFlag of Russia.svg  Russia [37]
44 @realmadrid Real Madrid CF Yes check.svg40.40.94Professional football clubFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
45 @anokhinalz Liza Anokhina 40.41.4Social media personalityFlag of Russia.svg  Russia [38]
46 @noelgoescrazy Noel Robinson39.80.67Dancer, social media personalityFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
47 @montpantoja Paola Montserrat Pantoja Lizárraga39.12.2Social media personalityFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico [39]
48 @dobretwins Lucas and Marcus 38.91.0Social media personalitiesFlag of the United States.svg  United States
49 @jamescharles James Charles 38.51.3Social media personality and makeup artistFlag of the United States.svg  United States [40]
50 @iamferv Fernanda Valentina Villalobos38.42.7Social media personalityFlag of Chile.svg  Chile

Historical most-followed accounts

Charli D'Amelio was the most-followed TikTok user for over 2 years, before being surpassed by Khaby Lame. Charli D'Amelio 3.jpg
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. [41] Later that same year, D'Amelio became the first TikTok user to reach 100 million followers. [42]

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. [43] [44] They deleted their account in March 2019, citing privacy concerns and their loss of interest in the platform. [45] [46] [47] [48] 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. [49] [50]

  Current record for historical number of days held
UsernameOwnerFollowers
(millions)
Date achievedDays heldRef(s)
@khaby.lame Khabane Lame 142.422 June 2022651 [51]
@charlidamelio Charli D'Amelio 41.425 March 2020819 [52]
@lorengray Loren Gray 32.831 March 2019360 [53]
@lisaandlena Lisa and Lena 18.927 April 2017703 [49] [50]
@babyariel Baby Ariel [49] [50]

Most-followed accounts on Douyin

The following table lists the 20 most-followed accounts on Douyin as of 30 June 2022. Douyin is similar to TikTok, but intended for Chinese users (to comply with censorship restrictions). They are both owned by ByteDance. [54]

RankUsernameOwnerFollowers

(millions)

Region
1 @rmrbxmt People's Daily 170Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2 @cctvnews China Central Television 160Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
3 @6182390 Xiao Yang100Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4 @andylau.9.27 Andy Lau 74.6Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
5 @cxldb001 Chen Xiang 69.3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
6 @191433445 Chen He 64.3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
7 @dsmovie2019 DS Movie62.7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
8 @renminwang People's Daily Online 59.7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
9 @xinhuashe Xinhua News Agency 55.8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
10 @AresCheng Ares Cheng52.7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
11 @71158770 Li Ziqi 52.5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
12 @189251310 Tu Lei51.9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
13 @douyin Douyin 51.2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
14 @xiaohan96 Xiaohan Zhu49.0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
15 @274110380 Dilraba Dilmurat 47.8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
16 @yichan6666 Monk Yichan46.9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
17 @scgcnews Sichuan Radio and Television 46.6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
18 @166902759 Austin Li44.7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
19 @857857xdl Crazy Sisters44.3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
20 @117908807 Zhang Da Xian43.1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
As of 30 June 2022[ needs update ]

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