15 Most Famous TikTokers in 2023 : What Makes Them Tick?

Looking to become a famous TikToker? Want to know what makes the most famous TikTokers on the platform successful?

The best way to learn is by observing. 

In this post, I’ll show you the most famous TikTokers you should follow in 2024. From hilarious comedians to talented dancers, there's something for everyone on this list.

Whether you love them or hate them, there's no denying that these TikTok influencers have a major impact on the app – and on the world. 

List of Most Followed TikTok Accounts in 2023

Here’s a list of the most-followed TikTok accounts if you’d like to check out any of them.

Rank	Username	Real name	Followers
1	@khaby.lame	Khabane Lame	150.6M
2	@charlidamelio	Charli D'Amelio	148M
3	@bellapoarch	Bella Poarch	92.0M
4	@addisonre	Addison Rae	88.8M
5	@willsmith	Will Smith	72.1M
6	@zachking	Zach King	70.1M
7	@kimberly.loaiza	Kimberly Loaiza	68.5M
8	@tiktok	TikTok	65.6M
9	@cznburak	Burak Özdemir	64.3M
10	@therock	The Rock	60.8M
11	@domelipa	Dominik Lipa	59.6M
12	@dixiedamelio	Dixie D'Amelio	57.5M
13	@jasonderulo	Jason Derulo	55.3M
14	@spencerx	Spencer Polanco Knight	55.2M
15	@lorengray	Loren Gray	54.5M

15 Most Famous TikTokers in 2023

Now that we’ve gone through the list, let’s take a more detailed look at each of these famous TikTokers.

1. Khabane Lame

Follower count: 150.6M

This Senegalese TikToker, who lives in Italy, is popular for comic videos that make light of complicated life hacks that you find online. 

He began making TikTok videos after he was laid off in 2020 during the COVID crisis. His response videos to overly complicated life hacks got him noticed on the platform. 

In these videos, he doesn’t speak, but only keeps repeating the same task again and again. His TikTok fame is seen as different from the other stars in this list, in the sense that it was purely organic initially. 

Critics applaud him for bringing forth the “universal, exasperated every man quality” in his videos. 

In 2021, he was invited as a special guest at the Venice Film Festival for the screening of a French film. 

In January 2022, he was featured as a part of the #BeYourOwnBoss campaign. What’s more, he signed a partnership with German luxury fashion brand, Hugo Boss.

@khaby.lame Trend brasileiro com meu irmão @viniciusjunior e #bailavinijr :heart:#learnfromkhaby #learnontiktok #trend @TikTok #@tiktok creators ♬ som original – Edilsooww

2. Charli D’Amelio

Follower count: 148M

This TikToker rose to fame when she started posting her dance videos on TikTok in 2019. Even before becoming a famous social media personality, she was passionate about dance and has been into it for over 10 years before that. 

Not only is she one of the most famous TikTokers out there, but currently, she is the highest-paid TikTok influencer too. It is estimated that she earned over $17 million in 2021. 

What’s more, this is not the first time that Forbes has included her in their top-earning TikTok influencer list. She was also included in it last year. 

According to The Wall Street Journal, her TikTok earnings are higher than those of some of the world’s top CEOs. 

Because of her TikTok fame, she was also invited to The Tonight Show by Jimmy Fallon. Now, she also has her own merchandise label.

@charlidamelio

3. Bella Poarch

Follower count: 92M

TikTok's sensation Bella Poarch has taken the internet by storm with her viral dance and music videos and hilarious commentary. 

The Filipino-American social media star has amassed a huge following of over 80 million followers on the social media platform, thanks to her fun content.

Bella got her start on TikTok in 2020, and quickly rose to fame with her creative and entertaining videos. She is also known for her iconic “M to the B” dance, which has been watched millions of times on TikTok.

In addition to being a talented TikTok star, Bella is also an accomplished musician. She released her first single, “Build a Bitch,” in 2021. 

In fact, she also signed a music deal with Warner Records and bagged brand partnerships with Prada and Google.

Her annual earnings for 2021 are estimated to be over $5 million.

@bellapoarch

4. Addison Rae

Follower count: 88.8M

This TikToker is a skilled singer, actor, and dancer. On her profile, she mostly posts lip-syncing dance videos. She started posting content on the platform in 2019, and by 2022, she was one of the most followed influencers on TikTok.

Due to her online popularity, Netflix signed her up for the remake of the film, She’s All That. What’s more, she earned a partnership with the apparel brand, American Eagle. 

To her credit, she has also won three Kids’ Choice Awards, and four nominations for the Streamy Award. For the People’s Choice Awards as well, she earned two nominations. It is estimated that she earned over $5 million in 2021.   

@addisonre

5. Will Smith

Follower count: 72.1M

Will Smith is one of the many celebrities to join the TikTok craze, and he frequently goes viral with his amusing clips using some of the app's most popular visual and sound effects.

Smith's popularity on TikTok has been increasing ever since he established his profile, yet it dipped in April 2022, most likely as a consequence of the press he received after slapping comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars ceremony, which was highly criticized.

@willsmith I’m a genie in a bottle baby #Ecuador ♬ sonido original – pepito_nb

6. Zach King

Follower count: 70.1M

Zach King is a content creator who gained fame on the social media platform Vine. He is now one of the most popular creators on TikTok.

Zach King is known for his creative and innovative videos, which often feature optical illusions and clever editing tricks. 

His most popular video shows him riding a broomstick, just like in the Harry Potter series. That video has almost 2 billion views on TikTok. He teaches some of his editing tricks on YouTube and on his website, FinalCutKing.com.

@zachking

7. Kimberly Loaiza

Follower count: 68.5M

Kimberly Loaiza is a Mexican social media star, singer, and songwriter. She rose to fame on the short-form video app TikTok, where she has amassed over 36 million followers. Her videos often feature her singing and lip syncing to popular songs.

Loaiza was born and raised in Mexico. She began her career as a YouTuber, posting vlogs, hair, and makeup tutorials. Over the years, the kind of content she creates has changed drastically. Now her main focus is doing challenges with her friends. 

In 2019, she launched her music career with the release of her debut single “Enamorarme.” She has since released several other singles, including More, Tequila and shot, Our Agreement, Turn off the light, and Don't be jealous.

In 2020, Kimberly Loaiza had already joined the ranks of top internet celebrities as she launched a clothing line, scored significant musical conquests, established her own phone company, and broke Yuya's record by becoming the Spanish-speaking YouTuber with the most subscribers on YouTube.

@kimberly.loaiza

8. TikTok

Follower count: 65.6M

TikTok, also known in China as Douyin, is a short-form video hosting platform that is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance.

The official TikTok channel has a large variety of short-form videos, most relating to the hashtag #channelofficial. These videos can range from entertainment, news, comedy, music, arts, and culture.

@tiktok

9. Burak Özdemir

Follower count: 64.3M

Burak Özdemir, a highly popular TikTok celebrity with an estimated net worth of $11 million, is one of the best-paid influencers on the platform. 

This Turkish chef mostly posts videos of himself while he is cooking innovative dishes.

He is recognized for his constant grin and wide sense of humor. Burak is always smiling as he chops the components of the meal he's preparing in his Tiktok videos.

The audience has taken a liking to his exceptionally supersized dishes, which have been fascinating. He also uses huge kitchen equipment and utensils, which naturally attracted the crowd and eventually resulted in viral videos.

@cznburak

10. The Rock

Follower count: 60.8M

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, better known as “The Rock,” is another celebrity that has joined TikTok stardom recently.

Born in Hayward, California, Johnson found himself drawn to petty crime during his time at Freedom High School in the Lehigh Valley. At the age of 17, he was arrested for a multitude of crimes.

He was part of the high school’s football, track, and wrestling team. He graduated in 1990.

Johnson began his professional wrestling career in 1996, after graduating from the University of Miami. Johnson rose to fame in the WWF, and even made surprise appearances on WWE Raw and Smackdown.

The Rock retired from wrestling in 2004 but has made plenty of appearances over the years, especially during 2011-2013 when he feuded with John Cena.

Johnson also made a successful crossover to acting and became especially famous for his role as Luke Hobbs in The Fast and the Furious movies. 

From there, he has been in plenty of box office hits and is the highest the top earning actor in 2022 according to Forbes, with an annual salary of $270 million.

His TikTok is an extension of his celebrity status, with videos of him at conferences, promotional tie-ins with his movies, as well as training videos, and day-to-day vlogs.

@therock

11. Domelipa

Follower count: 59.6M

Dominik Elizabeth Reséndez Robledo, better known to the public as Domelipa, is a famous TikToker, YouTuber, and influencer.

Born and raised in Mexico, she started posting videos on TikTok in June 2018 and quickly became famous for her choreographed lip-sync videos and short vignettes of everyday life.

In 2020, she joined CheliHouse, a collaborative social collective.

She’s also part of another collaborative TikTok group Strangers Team.

She was featured on the cover of Tú magazine in December 2019 when she won the awkward for TikToker to Watch the previous month.

@domelipa

12. Dixie D’Amelio

Follower count: 57.5M

Dixie D'Amelio is the younger sister of Charlie D'Amelio. Her success is largely attributed to her elder sister's fame on the platform. 

She has, however, established a distinct niche for herself online through her comedic and trendy videos.

In fact, she has collaborated with big companies like Puma and Valentino on deals. She's also performed alongside music superstars like Jonas Brothers and Ed Sheeran.

In 2021, her annual earnings were estimated to be over $10 million, making her the second-highest-paid TikToker.

@dixiedamelio

13. Jason Derulo

Follower count: 55.3M

Jason Joel Desrouleaux, known to the world as Jason Derulo, is an American singer and songwriter.

Derulo was born in Miramar, Florida. Both his parents are Haitian. 

Jason started singing at a very young age and attended a performing arts school in Florida.

He composed music from a young age, writing his first song at the age of eight.

It was during his teenage years when his songwriting began getting attention, writing Bossy for Birdman, a New Orleans rapper.

He wrote songs for famous musicians like Sean Kingston, Cassie, and Lil Wayne, before becoming a solo artist. His first single, Watcha say, was released in 2009.

His TikTok channel is full of fun everyday antics, choreographed dancing, and some funny trends that Jason attempts. He also posts TikToks during his concerts, as well as collaborations with other famous TikTokers like Khabane Lame.

@jasonderulo

14. Spencer X

Follower count: 55.2M

Spencer Polanco, a musician better known as Spencer X or the “mouth music man,” has amassed over 55 million followers on TikTok and YouTube. His large following on TikTok can be credited to his combination of beatbox videos, instructions, and skits.

During his sophomore year of high school, Polanco claimed to have gotten interested in beatboxing after watching some YouTube videos. He claims he taught himself how to beatbox by researching various beatbox tutorial videos on YouTube.

Polanco is of Chinese and Ecuadorian heritage and was born and raised in New York City. His parents were initially against his profession, preferring he went to college. He attended Purchase College and then transferred to City University of New York. 

However, to pursue his ambition of becoming “the world's biggest man-made company within the entertainment business,” he quit after a year and a half at the university.

@spencerx

15. Loren Gray

Follower count: 54.5M

Loren Gray, despite being one of the youngest music industry executives, has already established an empire of followers who support her as she thrives in the world of music and digital media. 

Loren is a successful musician and social media influencer, with over 20 million followers on all her social media platforms and 42 million total views on her YouTube channel.

Her career began when she launched a music-sharing site, musica.ly, and began posting videos of herself performing cover songs from popular musicians. 

Her following on this platform was immediate, growing to over 28 million people in a matter of weeks. Since then, she has risen to international prominence and signed a deal with Virgin Records for the release of her debut single, “My Story.”

After this, she was featured in publications such as Teen Vogue and Seventeen Magazine. She was nominated for several awards at the Teen Choice Awards, the People's Choice Awards, and the VMA Awards in 2016.

@lorengray

FAQs

Who Will Be the Next Most Famous TikTokers?

As you can see, the most famous TikTokers are a diverse group of people. Some are well-known celebrities, while others are just regular people who have found a way to stand out from the crowd.

No matter who you are, if you're looking to get famous on TikTok, you'll need to work hard and be creative. But if you can find a way to stand out from the rest, you'll be well on your way to becoming one of the most famous TikTokers around.

If you work hard and are blessed with some luck, who knows, you could even make it to the list of the most famous TikTokers in the world in 2024! Ready to take your own TikTok account to the next level?

Do you have any questions about the most famous TikTokers on this list? Please feel free to mention them in the comments section. We’ll be glad to answer them for you.