List of most-followed TikTok accounts

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[update] 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]

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 27 March 2024[update]
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 152.5 11.5 Dancer and social media personality  United States[6]
3 @bellapoarch Bella Poarch 93.9 2.3 Singer and social media personality  Philippines
 United States[7]
4 @mrbeast MrBeast 93.7 0.98 Social media personality  United States[8]
5 @addisonre Addison Rae 88.6 5.8 Social media personality and dancer  United States[9]
6 @zachking Zach King 81.3 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 Yes 79.8 0.32 Social media platform  China[12]
9 @cznburak Burak Özdemir 74.9 1.5 Social media personality  Turkey[13]
10 @therock The Rock 74.3 0.53 Actor and former wrestler  United States[14]
11 @willsmith Will Smith 74.1 0.53 Actor and film producer  United States[15]
12 @domelipa Dominik Lipa 73.5 4.6 Social media personality  Mexico[16]
13 @bts_official_bighit BTS 64.4 1.3 Band  South Korea[17]
14 @jasonderulo Jason Derulo 58.9 1.3 Singer, songwriter, and dancer  United States[18]
15 @selenagomez Selena Gomez 58.8 0.62 Musician, songwriter, actress, producer and businesswoman  United States[19]
16 @dixiedamelio Dixie D'Amelio 56.3 3.3 Singer and social media personality  United States[20]
17 @kyliejenner Kylie Jenner 56 1.4 Model and socialite  United States[21]
18 @spencerx Spencer Polanco Knight 54.8 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 54.2 1.6 Social media personality  Japan[24]
21 @lorengray Loren Gray 53.9 3.0 Singer, dancer, actress, and social media personality  United States[25]
22 @homm9k HOMA 53 1.3 Social media personality  Kazakhstan
23 @karolg Karol G 51.9 0.41 Singer and songwriter  Colombia[26]
24 @justmaiko Michael Le 51.7 1.4 Dancer and social media personality  United States
25 @billieeilish Billie Eilish 51.0 0.29 Singer and songwriter  United States[27]
26 @kallmekris Kristina Collins 50.7 2.3 Social media personality  Canada[28]
27 @bp_tiktok Blackpink 47.9 0.56 Band  South Korea[29]
28 @brentrivera Brent Rivera 47.6 1.6 Social media personality  United States[30]
29 @riyaz.14 Riyaz Aly 46.3 2.1 Social media personality  India[31]
30 @carlosferiag Carlos Feria 46.2 2.4 Singer and social media personality  Colombia[32]
31 @vilmeijuga Vilmei 46.1 1.1 Social media personality  Indonesia
32 @itsjojosiwa JoJo Siwa 45.6 1.9 Singer, dancer, actress, and social media personality  United States[33]
33 @espn ESPN Yes 45.3 5.1 News agency  United States
34 @pongamoslo_a_prueba Pongámoslo a Prueba 44.8 1.5 Social media personality  Mexico[34]
35 @riaricis Ria Ricis 44 1.5 Social media personality  Indonesia[35]
36 @junya1gou Junya Gou 44 0.71 Social media personality  Japan[24]
37 @joealbanese Joe Albanese 43.8 1.7 Social media personality  United States
38 @elrodcontreras Rod Contreras 43.1 2.5 Social media personality  Mexico
39 @avani Avani Gregg 42.6 3.1 Social media personality  United States
40 @nianaguerrero Niana Guerrero 42.6 0.95 Social media personality  Philippines
41 @roses_are_rosie Rosé 42.5 0.45 Singer  New Zealand
 South Korea[36]
42 @psg Paris Saint-Germain Yes 41.6 0.63 Football club  France
43 @xoteam XO Team Yes 41.4 1.3 Pop group and social media personality  Russia[37]
44 @realmadrid Real Madrid CF Yes 40.4 0.94 Professional football club  Spain
45 @anokhinalz Liza Anokhina 40.4 1.4 Social media personality  Russia[38]
46 @noelgoescrazy Noel Robinson 39.8 0.67 Dancer, social media personality  Germany
47 @montpantoja Paola Montserrat Pantoja Lizárraga 39.1 2.2 Social media personality  Mexico[39]
48 @dobretwins Lucas and Marcus 38.9 1.0 Social media personalities  United States
49 @jamescharles James Charles 38.5 1.3 Social media personality and makeup artist  United States[40]
50 @iamferv Fernanda Valentina Villalobos 38.4 2.7 Social media personality  Chile

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.[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
Username Owner Followers
(millions)
Date achieved Days held Ref(s)
@khaby.lame Khabane Lame 142.4 22 June 2022 644 [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 [49][50]

Most-followed accounts on Douyin

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.[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  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]

See also

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