Who is 16-year-old Charli D’Amelio, the most-followed person on TikTok?

Team Udayavani, Nov 24, 2020, 11:23 AM IST

America’s 16-year-old dancer Charli D’Amelio is the most-followed person on TikTok and recently hit 100 million followers

IS THIS REAL LIFE RIGHT NOW

— charli d’amelio (@charlidamelio) November 22, 2020

100 MILLION PEOPLE SUPPORTING ME!! I TRULY CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS REAL

— charli d’amelio (@charlidamelio) November 22, 2020

The 16-year-old hit the historic figure, just over a year and a half after joining the platform. Till date, only two other TikTok creators have reached 50 million folllowers. Meanwhile, Addison Rae is just behind her with 69.9 million followers.

Before joining TikTok in mid-2019, she was a competitive dancer and posted videos and photos from competitions on Instagram. She became popular for her choreography and viral dances, appeared in a Super Bowl commercial, and will soon launch a book on her journey.

According to The Verge, these numbers make her more than twice as big as Will Smith, three times as big as The Rock, four times as big as Selena Gomez, and five times as big as Kylie Jenner and Ariana Grande.