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 August 2025, the most-followed individual on the platform is Khaby Lame, with 161.7 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]

Most followed as of 12 August 2025
RankUsernameOwnerBrand
account
Followers
(millions)
Likes
(billions)
DescriptionCountry
1 @khaby.lame Khaby Lame 161.72.5Social media personality
2 @charlidamelio Charli D'Amelio 156.511.9Dancer and social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg United States [5]
3 @mrbeast MrBeast 119.21.2Social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg United States [6]
4 @bellapoarch Bella Poarch 93.52.4Singer and social media personalityFlag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Flag of the United States.svg United States [7]
5 @tiktok TikTok Check-green.svg90.80.43Social media platformFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China [8]
6 @addisonre Addison Rae 88.45.2Singer and social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg United States [9]
7 @kimberly.loaiza Kimberly Loaiza 83.64.2Social media personalityFlag of Mexico.svg Mexico
8 @zachking Zach King 821.2Social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg United States [10]
9 @therock The Rock 80.30.64Actor and professional wrestlerFlag of the United States.svg United States [11]
10 @willsmith Will Smith 79.50.66Actor and rapperFlag of the United States.svg United States [12]
11 @domelipa Dominik Lipa76.85.1Social media personalityFlag of Mexico.svg Mexico [13]
12 @cznburak CZN Burak 74.61.5Social media personalityFlag of Turkey.svg Turkey [14]
13 @williesalim Willie Salim73.71.4Social media personalityFlag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia [15]
14 @bts_official_bighit BTS 73.61.7BandFlag of South Korea.svg South Korea [16]
15 @billieeilish Billie Eilish 73.10.49SingerFlag of the United States.svg United States [17]
16 @jasonderulo Jason Derulo 66.11.3SingerFlag of the United States.svg United States [18]
17 @realmadrid Real Madrid CF Check-green.svg64.11.7Professional football clubFlag of Spain.svg Spain [19]
18 @vilmeijuga Vilmei62.32.1Social media personalityFlag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
19 @selenagomez Selena Gomez 59.60.70Singer and actressFlag of the United States.svg United States [20]
20 @fcbarcelona FC Barcelona Check-green.svg59.62.1Professional football clubFlag of Spain.svg Spain
21 @kyliejenner Kylie Jenner 58.61.7Media personality, socialite, and businesswomanFlag of the United States.svg United States
22 @youneszarou Younes Zarou56.71.3Social media personalityFlag of Morocco.svg Morocco
Flag of Germany.svg Germany [21] [22]
23 @karolg Karol G 55.70.49SingerFlag of Colombia.svg Colombia [23]
24 @ox_zung Seo Won-Jeong55.41.7Social media personalityFlag of South Korea.svg South Korea
25 @bayashi.tiktok Hiroaki Nakabayashi55.11.8Social media personalityFlag of Japan.svg Japan [24]
26 @espn ESPN Check-green.svg54.88.5Basic cable sports channelFlag of the United States.svg United States [25]
27 @dixiedamelio Dixie D'Amelio 54.83.3Singer and social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg United States [26]
28 @spencerx Spencer Polanco Knight54.41.3Beatboxer and social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg United States [27]
29 @homm9k HOMA53.41.3Social media personalityFlag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
30 @lorengray Loren Gray 53.23.1Singer, dancer, actress, and social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg United States [28]
31 @roses_are_rosie Rosé 520.67Singer
32 @championsleague Champions League Check-green.svg522.1Annual club association football competitionFlag of Spain.svg Spain
33 @bp_tiktok Blackpink 510.64BandFlag of South Korea.svg South Korea [30]
34 @kallmekris Kristina Collins 50.72.5Social media personality and hairdresserFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada [31]
35 @omari.to Aliev Omar50.70.60Social media personalityFlag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
36 @justmaiko Michael Le50.51.5Dancer and social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg United States
37 @brentrivera Brent Rivera 50.41.7Social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg United States
38 @netflix Netflix Check-green.svg48.91.5Subscription video on-demand streaming serviceFlag of the United States.svg United States
39 @psg Paris Saint-Germain Check-green.svg48.90.94Football clubFlag of France.svg France [32]
40 @riaricis Ria Ricis48.51.6Social media personalityFlag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia [33]
41 @barstoolsports Barstool Sports Check-green.svg48.18.6Blog website and digital media companyFlag of the United States.svg United States [34]
42 @carlosferiag Carlos Feria47.42.6Singer and social media personalityFlag of Colombia.svg Colombia [35]
43 @pongamoslo_a_prueba Pongámoslo a Prueba46.31.7Social media personalityFlag of Mexico.svg Mexico [36]
44 @itsjojosiwa JoJo Siwa 46.12Singer, dancer, actress, and social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg United States [37]
45 @iamferv Katteyes45.43.6Social media personality
46 @joealbanese Joe Albanese44.31.8Social media personalityFlag of the United States.svg United States
47 @junya1gou Junya Gou44.10.71Social media personalityFlag of Japan.svg Japan [24]
48 @noelgoescrazy Noel Robinson43.80.78Dancer, social media personalityFlag of Germany.svg Germany
49 @bigchungus_oficial 42.20.14Social media personalityFlag of Argentina.svg Argentina
50 @spursofficial Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Check-green.svg41.90.34Professional football clubFlag of England.svg England [38]

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. [39] Later that same year, D'Amelio became the first TikTok user to reach 100 million followers. [40]

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. [41] [42] They deleted their account in March 2019, citing privacy concerns and their loss of interest in the platform. [43] [44] [45] [46] 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. [47] [48]

  Current record for historical number of days held
UsernameOwnerFollowers
(millions)
Date achievedDays heldRef(s)
@khaby.lame Khabane Lame 142.422 June 20221,157 [49]
@charlidamelio Charli D'Amelio 41.425 March 2020819 [50]
@lorengray Loren Gray 32.831 March 2019360 [51]
@lenamantler Lisa and Lena 18.927 April 2017703 [47] [48]
@babyariel Baby Ariel 36.6 [47] [48]


Most-followed accounts on Douyin

The following table lists the 20 most-followed accounts on Douyin as of 28 July 2025. Douyin is similar to TikTok, but intended for mainland Chinese users. They are both owned by ByteDance. [52]

RankUsernameOwnerFollowers

(millions)

Region
1 @rmrbxmt People's Daily 190Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2 @cctvnews China Media Group 170Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
3 @6182390 Xiao Yang100Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
4 @xinhuashe Xinhua News Agency 79.3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
5 @cxldb001 Chen Xiang 74.2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
6 @doujiaxzs DOU+小助手71.6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
7 @andylau.9.27 Andy Lau 71.1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
8 @AresCheng Ares Cheng69.3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
9 @renminwang People's Daily Online 68.6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
10 @191433445 Chen He 67.4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
11 @cctv.com CCTV+ 63.3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
12 @71158770 Li Ziqi 59.9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
13 @895373343 Will Liu 59.2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
14 @dsmovie2019 DS Movie59.0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
15 @189251310 Tu Lei56.4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
16 @xiaohan96 Xiaohan Zhu56.9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
17 @117908807 Zhang Da Xian51.8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
18 @scgcnews Sichuan Radio and Television 49.3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
19 @274110380 Dilraba Dilmurat 48.8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
20 @douyin Douyin 48.0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
As of 28 July 2025

See also

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