Who is Khaby Lame? Everything we know about TikTok’s most followed creator

Khaby Lame is a comedy video creator taking TikTok by storm, and in June 2022, he became the most-followed TikTok creator on the entire platform after overtaking influencer Charli D’Amelio.

In June 2022, officially Khaby Lane became the most-followed creator on TikTok, knocking Charli D’Amelio down to second place, which has remained for the past two years.

Since starting his TikTok account in 2020, viewers have been loving his bizarre ‘life hacks’ videos that seem to be all over the internet, with most of his videos getting hundreds of thousands of likes.

Whatever the bizarre hack happens to be, the Italy-based TikToker always has the perfect reaction. Many of his videos have garnered hundreds of millions of views, with an incredible amount of likes to match.

How old is Khaby Lame?

Khaby was born on March 9, 2000, and is currently 24 years old.

Where is Khaby Lame from?

Khaby was born in Senegal, but when he was one year old, his family moved to Chivasso, Italy.

When did Khaby Lame start TikTok?

Khaby started posting to TikTok after he was laid off in March 2020 from his job as a CNC machine operator at a factory. Throughout 2021 in particular, Khaby gained followers at an incredible rate and began surpassing many of the app’s top creators including Jason Derulo, Loren Gray, and Dixie D’Amelio.

In early July 2021, he overtook Addison Rae, making him the second-most followed person on the platform.

Since then, fans have been keeping a close eye on how close he was to catching up with Charli D’Amelio, the long-reigning TikTok queen. In August 2021 he then went on to become the second person ever to hit 100 million followers on the app, after Charli D’Amelio.

Khaby Lame becomes the most-followed TikToker

As Khaby continued to gain new followers rapidly, fans kept a close eye on his and Charli D’Amelio’s follower counts, predicting that Khaby would eventually overtake Charli.

That finally happened on June 23, 2022, with Khaby surpassing Charli’s 142 million followers. Many fans were delighted to see Khaby take the top spot, and he looks set to gain even more followers as the months go on. At the time of writing, Charli has 152.2 million followers, and Khaby has 161.8 million.

What is Khaby Lame’s net worth?

Khaby Lame’s net worth is calculated to be worth up to $20 million, according to Celebrity Networth. As with any public figure, it can be difficult to pinpoint exactly what someone’s net worth is.