Influencer makes history on TikTok
CHARLI D’AMELIO surpassed the 100million-follower mark on TikTok on Nov 22. The 16 year-old is the first celebrity to hit such a milestone, overtaking many established stars in the entertainment industry.
She is entering TikTok history with over 100.7 million followers to date. Last September, the influencer had already entered the Guinness Book of Records becoming the “first person to reach 50 million followers on TikTok”. She reached that milestone on April 21. And within eight months, she doubled her number of fans. Her success is partly due to several Covid-19 lockdowns that encouraged web users to spend more time on mobile applications.
The teen has even widened the gap between her and fellow influencers. SocialTracker shows that Addison Rae is the second most popular influencer on TikTok with 69.7 million followers. Zack King is third with 52.8 million fans. In addition to attracting millions of followers, she also reached the 8billion milestone of “Likes” thanks to her dancing clips. She joined the Chinese-owned social media network formerly known as Musical.ly in March 2019.
By surpassing the 100-million-mark in 18 months, she also beats the record of India’s TSeries film and music channel, which took 14 years to become the first YouTube channel to reach 100 million subscribers. She also surpasses stars such as Will Smith, Selena Gomez and Kylie Jenner, who respectively count 43.2 million, 25.7 million and 20.5 million followers.
Her success has also helped her sister Dixie, whose first single Be Happy became a YouTube hit with a lot of play on TikTok. – AFPRelaxnews