TikTok Content Creator Statistics (2025)
TikTok is currently ranked as the 5th-largest social media site.
The short-form video platform has attracted millions of users and plenty of creators during its relatively short existence.
We’ll take a deep dive into the biggest TikTok creators, accounts, and videos below.
Top TikTok Content Creator Stats 2025
- There are currently over 1 million TikTok creators.
- Khabane Lame has the most followers on TikTok (162.5 million).
- Charli D’Amelio has the most likes on TikTok (11.9 billion).
- Charli D’Amelio reportedly earns over $100,000 per TikTok post.
- Zach King’s Magic Ride video has the most views on TikTok (over 2.2 billion).
Number of TikTok Creators
According to Social Blade’s latest data, there are approximately 1.5 million TikTok creators.
Source: Social Blade
Top TikTok Accounts by Followers
Khabane Lame has accumulated more than 162.5 million followers.
Charli D’Amelio (154.5 million) is currently the only other TikToker with over 100 million followers.
Here are the top 10 TikTok channels by number of followers:
|
Rank |
TikTok Channel |
Account Created |
Uploads |
Dec 2023 Followers |
Jun 2024 Followers |
May 2025 Followers |
|
1 |
Khabane lame |
March 2020 |
1.28K |
161.9 million |
162.5 million |
162.5 million |
|
2 |
Charli D’amelio |
May 2019 |
2.86K |
151.6 million |
154.5 million |
157 million |
|
3 |
MrBeast |
October 2020 |
411 |
91.4 million |
96.2 million |
115.3 million |
|
4 |
Bella Poarch |
January 2020 |
787 |
93.6 million |
94.1 million |
93.9 million |
|
5 |
TikTok |
September 2016 |
1.18K |
76.4 million |
80.7 million |
89.7 million |
|
6 |
Addison |
July 2019 |
334 |
88.7 million |
88.8 million |
88.3 million |
|
7 |
Kimberly Loaiza |
January 2020 |
2.07K |
80.5 million |
81.2 million |
83.4 million |
|
8 |
Zach King |
September 2016* |
545 |
80.3 million |
82.1 million |
82.3 million |
|
9 |
The Rock |
October 2020 |
420 |
64.9 million |
74.5 million |
80.5 million |
|
10 |
Will Smith |
October 2019 |
260 |
74.2 million |
74.6 million |
79.7 million |
*Previously on Musical.ly.
Accurate as of May 14, 2025.
Many of these creators play a huge role in TikTok's growth as a social platform despite the rumors of a TikTok ban.
According to the latest data from the Semrush Traffic Analytics tool, TikTok generates 1 billion visits per month from 192.6 million unique users worldwide.
Sources: Social Blade, TikTok, Semrush
Top TikTok Accounts by Likes
Charli D’Amelio has over 11.9 billion likes across her ~2,900 uploads.
Here’s a closer look at the top 10 TikTok channels by total likes:
|
Rank |
TikTok Channel |
Account Created |
Uploads |
Total Likes (Dec 2023) |
Total Likes (Jun 2024) |
Total Likes (May 2025) |
|
1 |
charli d’amelio |
May 2019 |
2.86K |
11.5 billion |
11.6 billion |
11.9 billion |
|
2 |
Barstool Sports |
February 2019 |
14.9K |
6.5 billion |
8.1 billion |
9.8 billion |
|
3 |
ᏦᏒᎥᏕᏕᎥ ᎷᏗᏝᏝᎧᎩ |
July 2020 |
1.11K |
8.6 billion |
8.6 billion |
8.6 billion |
|
4 |
Susma❤️(anubhav)😘👩❤️💋👨 |
July 2021 |
76 |
8.6 billion |
8.6 billion |
8.6 billion |
|
5 |
ESPN |
March 2019 |
12.1K |
4.7 billion |
5.1 billion |
7.9 billion |
|
6 |
Addison |
July 2019 |
334 |
5.8 billion |
5.8 billion |
5.2 billion |
|
7 |
domelipa |
June 2018 |
2.48K |
4.4 billion |
4.7 billion |
5.1 billion |
|
8 |
Kimberly Loaiza |
January 2020 |
2.07K |
5 billion |
5.1 billion |
4.1 billion |
|
9 |
Pubity |
July 2020 |
5K |
0.48 billion |
2.3 billion |
3.7 billion |
|
10 |
Katteyes |
April 2020 |
1.3K |
2.4 billion |
2.9 billion |
3.5 billion |
*Previously on Musical.ly.
Accurate as of May 14, 2025.
Source: Social Blade, TikTok
Top TikTokers by Earnings
Charli D’Amelio reportedly earns over $100,000 per TikTok post.
She is closely followed by Khabane Lame, who allegedly earns more than $90,000 per post.
Below are the top 10 TikTokers by estimated earnings per post:
|
Rank |
TikToker |
Estimated Earnings |
Net worth |
|
1 |
Charli D’Amelio |
$105,770 per post |
$20 million |
|
2 |
Khabane Lame |
$92,270 per post |
$5 million |
|
3 |
Bella Poarch |
$66,829 per post |
$2 million |
|
4 |
Addison Rae |
$65,194 per post |
$15 million |
|
5 |
Will Smith |
$53,741 per post |
$300 million |
|
6 |
Kimberly Loaiza |
$47,374 per post |
$8 million |
|
7 |
TikTok |
$44,469 per post |
$50 million |
|
8 |
Zach King |
$44,225 per post |
$3 million |
|
9 |
Dixie D’Amelio |
$42,567 per post |
$10 million |
|
10 |
Spencer Polanco Knight |
$40,934 per post |
$6 million |
Source: hopper
Most-Viewed TikToks
The most-viewed TikToks chart is dominated by Zach King, who has 4 entries in the top 6 videos.
The most-viewed TikTok is his Magic Ride illusion video, which has been seen more than 2.2 billion times since being uploaded in late 2019.
Here’s a breakdown of the top 10 TikTok videos by total views:
|
Rank |
Video |
Channel |
Total Views |
Publication Date |
|
1 |
Magic Ride |
Zach King |
2.2 billion+ |
9 Dec 2019 |
|
2 |
Christmas Sisters Party |
James Charles |
1.7 billion+ |
8 Dec 2019 |
|
3 |
Unexpected Hiding Spots |
Zach King |
1.1 billion+ |
3 Dec 2019 |
|
4 |
Glass and Cake Illusion |
Zach King |
966 million+ |
19 Oct 2019 |
|
5 |
“M to the B” Lip-Syncing |
Bella Porch |
690 million+ |
18 Aug 2018 |
|
6 |
Wet Wall Illusion |
Zach King |
659 million+ |
8 Oct 2019 |
|
7 |
Dancing to “Say It Right” |
Sorrel Horse |
421 million+ |
28 Jan 2022 |
|
8 |
An Adorable Baby Laughing |
Daexo |
392 million+ |
2 Dec 2020 |
|
9 |
How to Spot an Approaching Car |
Khabane Lame |
350 million+ |
30 Jun 2021 |
|
10 |
Time Warp Scan |
Billie Eilish |
348 million+ |
12 Nov 2020 |
Source: Alphr
Key Takeaways
Despite being launched far more recently than YouTube, some TikTokers have established equally large audiences.
And they’re leveraging those followings to have success away from the platform.
For more social media statistics, take a look at our other content: Top Trending TikTok Topics, Important Social Media Trends, and Top New Social Media Networks.
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