List of most-followed TikTok accounts

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 October 2024, the most-followed individual on the platform is Khaby Lame, with 162.8 million followers. He surpassed the previous most-followed account, Charli D'Amelio, on 22 June 2022.[2]

Khaby Lame is the most-followed user on TikTok.

Most-followed accounts

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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 October 2024
Rank Username Owner Brand
account
Followers
(millions)
Likes
(billions)
Description Country
1 @khaby.lame Khabane Lame 162.8 2.5 Social media personality
2 @charlidamelio Charli D'Amelio 155.6 11.7 Dancer and social media personality   United States[6]
3 @mrbeast MrBeast 104.4 1 Social media personality   United States[7]
4 @bellapoarch Bella Poarch 94.5 2.4 Singer and social media personality   Philippines
  United States[8]
5 @addisonre Addison Rae 88.8 5.7 Social media personality and dancer   United States[9]
6 @kimberly.loaiza Kimberly Loaiza 82.3 5.2 Singer and social media personality   Mexico[10]
7 @zachking Zach King 82.2 1.2 Social media personality   United States[11]
8 @tiktok TikTok   82 0.32 Social media platform   China[12]
9 @domelipa Dominik Lipa 75.9 4.8 Social media personality   Mexico[13]
10 @willsmith Will Smith 75.3 0.55 Actor and film producer   United States[14]
11 @cznburak CZN Burak 74.9 1.5 Social media personality   Turkey[15]
12 @therock The Rock 74.9 0.55 Actor and former wrestler   United States[16]
13 @billieeilish Billie Eilish 67 0.39 Singer   United States[17]
14 @bts_official_bighit BTS 66.7 1.4 Band   South Korea[18]
15 @jasonderulo Jason Derulo 63.6 1.3 Singer   United States[19]
16 @selenagomez Selena Gomez 58.2 0.63 Singer and actress   United States[20]
17 @williesalim Willie Salim 57.7 1.1 Social media personality   Indonesia[21]
18 @kyliejenner Kylie Jenner 56.2 1.4 Model and socialite   United States[22]
19 @youneszarou Younes Zarou 55.7 1.2 Social media personality   Germany[23]
20 @dixiedamelio Dixie D'Amelio 55.7 3.3 Singer and social media personality   United States[24]
21 @bayashi.tiktok Bayashi 55.4 1.7 Social media personality   Japan[25]
22 @spencerx Spencer Polanco Knight 55.1 1.3 Beatboxer and social media personality   United States[26]
23 @karolg Karol G 54.3 0.45 Singer   Colombia[27]
24 @lorengray Loren Gray 53.6 3.0 Singer, dancer, actress, and social media personality   United States[28]
25 @homm9k HOMA 53 1.3 Social media personality   Kazakhstan
26 @vilmeijuga Vilmei 53 1.5 Social media personality   Indonesia
27 @justmaiko Michael Le 51.3 1.4 Dancer and social media personality   United States
28 @kallmekris Kristina Collins 50.8 2.4 Social media personality and hairdresser   Canada[29]
29 @realmadrid Real Madrid CF   50.2 1.2 Professional football club   Spain[30]
30 @bp_tiktok Blackpink 49.3 0.59 Band   South Korea[31]
31 @espn ESPN   47.7 5.6 Basic cable sports channel   United States[32]
32 @riyaz.14 Riyaz Aly 46.9 2.1 Social media personality   India[33]
33 @carlosferiag Carlos Feria 46.6 2.5 Singer and social media personality   Colombia[34]
34 @itsjojosiwa JoJo Siwa 45.8 1.9 Singer, dancer, actress, and social media personality   United States[35]
35 @pongamoslo_a_prueba Pongámoslo a Prueba 45.6 1.6 Social media personality   Mexico[36]
36 @riaricis Ria Ricis 45.4 1.5 Social media personality   Indonesia[37]
37 @roses_are_rosie Rosé 44.7 0.48 Singer
38 @junya1gou Junya Gou 44.3 0.71 Social media personality   Japan[25]
39 @joealbanese Joe Albanese 44.2 1.8 Social media personality   United States
40 @nianaguerrero Niana Guerrero 43.7 1 Social media personality   Philippines
41 @championsleague Champions League   43.7 1.6 Annual club association football competition
42 @psg Paris Saint-Germain   42.7 0.66 Football club   France[39]
43 @iamferv Katteyes 41.8 3.1 Social media personality
44 @noelgoescrazy Noel Robinson 41.2 0.70 Dancer, social media personality   Germany
45 @xoteam XO Team   41.1 1.3 Pop group and social media personality   Russia[40]
46 @gordonramsayofficial Gordon Ramsay 40.6 0.68 Celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television presenter   United Kingdom[41]
47 @netflix Netflix   40.1 1.1 Subscription video streaming service   United States[42]
48 @anokhinalz Liza Anokhina 40.2 1.4 Social media personality   Russia[43]
49 @barstoolsports Barstool Sports   40.1 6.7 Blog website and digital media company   United States[44]
50 @tuzelitydance tuzelity 39.8 0.48 Dancer and social media personality   Russia

Historical most-followed accounts

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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.[45] Later that same year, D'Amelio became the first TikTok user to reach 100 million followers.[46]

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.[47][48] They deleted their account in March 2019, citing privacy concerns and their loss of interest in the platform.[49][50][51][52] 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.[53][54]

  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 833 [55]
@charlidamelio Charli D'Amelio 41.4 25 March 2020 819 [56]
@lorengray Loren Gray 32.8 31 March 2019 360 [57]
@lisaandlena Lisa and Lena 18.9 27 April 2017 703 [53][54]
@babyariel Baby Ariel 36.6 [53][54]

Most-followed accounts on Douyin

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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.[58]

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[needs update]

See also

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