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 2 December 2024 [update] , the most-followed individual on the platform is Khaby Lame, with 162.5 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 | 162.5 | 2.5 | Social media personality | ||
| 2 | @charlidamelio | Charli D'Amelio | 155.7 | 11.8 | Dancer and social media personality |  United States [6] | |
| 3 | @mrbeast | MrBeast | 106.4 | 1 | Social media personality | United States [7] | |
| 4 | @bellapoarch | Bella Poarch | 94.4 | 2.4 | Singer and social media personality |  Philippines United States [8] | |
| 5 | @addisonre | Addison Rae | 88.7 | 5.2 | Social media personality and dancer | United States [9] | |
| 6 | @tiktok | TikTok |  | 83.2 | 0.33 | Social media platform |  China [10] |
| 7 | @kimberly.loaiza | Kimberly Loaiza | 82.9 | 5.2 | Singer and social media personality |  Mexico [11] | |
| 8 | @zachking | Zach King | 82.1 | 1.2 | Social media personality | United States [12] | |
| 9 | @domelipa | Dominik Lipa | 76.6 | 4.9 | Social media personality | Mexico [13] | |
| 10 | @therock | The Rock | 75.1 | 0.57 | Actor and former wrestler | United States [14] | |
| 11 | @cznburak | CZN Burak | 74.9 | 1.5 | Social media personality |  Turkey [15] | |
| 12 | @willsmith | Will Smith | 74.8 | 0.56 | Actor and film producer | United States [16] | |
| 13 | @bts_official_bighit | BTS | 71.1 | 1.5 | Band |  South Korea [17] | |
| 14 | @billieeilish | Billie Eilish | 68.7 | 0.43 | Singer | United States [18] | |
| 15 | @jasonderulo | Jason Derulo | 65.2 | 1.3 | Singer | United States [19] | |
| 16 | @williesalim | Willie Salim | 59.2 | 1.1 | Social media personality |  Indonesia [20] | |
| 17 | @selenagomez | Selena Gomez | 58.1 | 0.64 | Singer and actress | United States [21] | |
| 18 | @youneszarou | Younes Zarou | 55.9 | 1.2 | Social media personality |  Germany [22] | |
| 19 | @bayashi.tiktok | Hiroaki Nakabayashi | 55.5 | 1.7 | Social media personality |  Japan [23] | |
| 20 | @dixiedamelio | Dixie D'Amelio | 55.5 | 3.3 | Singer and social media personality | United States [24] | |
| 21 | @spencerx | Spencer Polanco Knight | 55 | 1.3 | Beatboxer and social media personality | United States [25] | |
| 22 | @karolg | Karol G | 54.8 | 0.47 | Singer |  Colombia [26] | |
| 23 | @vilmeijuga | Vilmei | 53.7 | 1.6 | Social media personality | Indonesia | |
| 24 | @lorengray | Loren Gray | 53.5 | 3.0 | Singer, dancer, actress, and social media personality | United States [27] | |
| 25 | @homm9k | HOMA | 53 | 1.3 | Social media personality |  Kazakhstan | |
| 26 | @realmadrid | Real Madrid CF | | 52.2 | 1.2 | Professional football club |  Spain [28] |
| 27 | @justmaiko | Michael Le | 51.1 | 1.5 | Dancer and social media personality | United States | |
| 28 | @kallmekris | Kristina Collins | 50.8 | 2.4 | Social media personality and hairdresser |  Canada [29] | |
| 29 | @bp_tiktok | Blackpink | 49.3 | 0.59 | Band | South Korea [30] | |
| 30 | @espn | ESPN | | 48.8 | 6 | Basic cable sports channel | United States [31] |
| 31 | @brentrivera | Brent Rivera | 48.6 | 1.6 | Social media personality | United States | |
| 32 | @roses_are_rosie | Rosé | 47.2 | 0.56 | Singer | ||
| 33 | @carlosferiag | Carlos Feria | 46.7 | 2.5 | Singer and social media personality | Colombia [33] | |
| 34 | @itsjojosiwa | JoJo Siwa | 45.8 | 2 | Singer, dancer, actress, and social media personality | United States [34] | |
| 35 | @riaricis | Ria Ricis | 45.7 | 1.6 | Social media personality | Indonesia [35] | |
| 36 | @pongamoslo_a_prueba | Pongámoslo a Prueba | 45.7 | 1.6 | Social media personality | Mexico [36] | |
| 37 | @championsleague | Champions League | | 45.3 | 1.7 | Annual club association football competition | |
| 38 | @junya1gou | Junya Gou | 44.2 | 0.71 | Social media personality | Japan [23] | |
| 39 | @joealbanese | Joe Albanese | 44.1 | 1.8 | Social media personality | United States | |
| 40 | @nianaguerrero | Niana Guerrero | 43.9 | 1 | Social media personality | Philippines | |
| 41 | @omari.to | Aliev Omar | 42.6 | 0.46 | Social media personality | Kazakhstan | |
| 42 | @psg | Paris Saint-Germain | | 42.5 | 0.67 | Football club |  France [37] |
| 43 | @iamferv | Katteyes | 42.4 | 3.2 | Social media personality | ||
| 44 | @fcbarcelona | fcbarcelona | 42.3 | 1.3 | Professional football club | Spain | |
| 45 | @noelgoescrazy | Noel Robinson | 41.8 | 0.72 | Dancer, social media personality | Germany | |
| 46 | @barstoolsports | Barstool Sports | | 41.6 | 7.6 | Blog website and digital media company | United States [38] |
| 47 | @netflix | Netflix | 41.3 | 1.2 | Subscription video on-demand streaming service | United States | |
| 48 | @xoteam | XO Team | | 41 | 1.3 | Pop group and social media personality |  Russia [39] |
| 49 | @gordonramsayofficial | Gordon Ramsay | 40.8 | 0.70 | Celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television presenter |  United Kingdom [40] | |
| 50 | @anokhinalz | Liza Anokhina | 40.7 | 1.4 | Blogger and social media personality | Russia | |
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]
| Username | Owner | Followers (millions) | Date achieved | Days held | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| @khaby.lame | Khabane Lame | 142.4 | 22 June 2022 | 895 | [51] |
| @charlidamelio | Charli D'Amelio | 41.4 | 25 March 2020 | 819 | [52] |
| @lorengray | Loren Gray | 32.8 | 31 March 2019 | 360 | [53] |
| @lisaandlena | Lisa and Lena | 18.9 | 27 April 2017 | 703 | [49] [50] |
| @babyariel | Baby Ariel | 36.6 | — | — | [49] [50] |
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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 mainland Chinese users. They are both owned by ByteDance. [54]
| 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 | China |
| 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 ] | ||||
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Lisa and Lena Mantler, collectively known as Lisa and Lena, are German internet celebrities who rose to prominence as teenagers on the video sharing application Musical.ly. They had over 30 million followers, making them the #1 most-followed creators at the time on the platform.
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Charli Grace D'Amelio is an American social media personality and dancer. She was a competitive dancer for over a decade before starting her social media career in 2019, when she began posting dance videos on the video-sharing platform TikTok. She quickly amassed a large following and subsequently became the most-followed creator on the platform in March 2020 until she was surpassed by Khaby Lame in June 2022. With over 155 million followers, she is the second most-followed person on TikTok, as of 2024.
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