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charli d’amelio has been dethroned as the most followed person on TikTok as an online comedian takes over the online platform.
Senegal-born and Italy-based TikToker Khaby Lame is the newest top creator on the platform, with 143 million people following the account. Lame has amassed more than 2.3 billion likes across all of his videos.
At the time of writing, D’Amelio far surpasses Lame in likes, with 11 billion on the platform, but has only amassed 142.4 million followers.
Lame is known for his comedic and relatable skits, complicated “life hacks,” and for merging himself with other viral videos. The style of his videos takes viewers back to the early days of TikTok when the content was raw and unpolished.
The campaign for Lame to become the top creator was led by TikTok user noahglenncarter with the hashtag #khabytonumberone in May 2022. Since the campaign began, TikTok users have noticed that D’Amelio is posting more content on his He hopes to keep his number. a point.
the New York Times he described Lame as “the everyman of TikTok” as he makes fun of different situations and “pokes fun at the overproduced trends” happening on social media. Lame told NYT that he is nobody, as he is still fighting for Italian citizenship. But he believes that he can change things thanks to his “influence”.
“I am not mayor, I am nobody. I can’t change the laws. Maybe I can change it with popularity. With my influence.
D’Amelio has dominated TikTok for several years as the most followed account on the platform. Videos of him reached millions of views and accumulated 11 billion likes.
Both Lame and D’Amelio have yet to comment on their new TikTok follower positions.
