A Complete Guide to TikTok: The Most Followed, the Feuds and More
Celebrities, influencers and social media users all around the globe are taking to TikTok for entertainment while social-distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The app, which launched in China in 2016, became available in the United States in 2018 after merging with the music app musical.ly. While the app continued to gain popularity in 2019, it started making headlines when celebrity kids enlisted their parents to help them make viral dance videos.
Reese Witherspoon and ex-husband Ryan Phillippe’s son, Deacon, was one of the first teens to get his A-list mother on the app.
“@deaconphilippe tries to teach me how to TikTok,” the Little Fires Everywhere star captioned their mother-son video in September 2019. “I think I nailed it.”
Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick’s eldest son, Mason Disick, called on his mother and YouTuber David Dobrik to launch his account in January 2020. The app later deleted his page, however, because he wasn’t old enough.
“I went viral,” Mason quipped in March 2020. “I would’ve had 2.7 mil by now if I kept it up.”
Bachelor Nation has also been super active on TikTok. Hannah Brown and Tyler Cameron even created a page with their friends, the Quarantine Crew, as they self-quarantined in Florida. In addition to the Bachelorette stars, who have yet to publicly comment on their relationship status, the group is made up of the general contractor’s friends — Matt James, Kate Dooley, Olivia Faria, Jacob Laham and Mollie Foertmeyer — and Cameron’s brother, Ryan Cameron.
While other popular creators aren’t necessarily traditional celebrities, they are making headlines for their love lives, living situations and feuds.
Scroll through for a breakdown of the popular creators on the platform:
Speaking of drama, Keech, one of the Hype House cofounders who paid $18,000 for the home’s deposit, made headlines in March 2020 when she filed lawsuits against Petrou and Hudson. In a 22-minute video shared on YouTube, Keech, 20, alleged that her former friends cut her out of important decisions and brand deals. “[Thomas] loves to be able to tell people what to do, when to do it and how to do it,” she said in the video. “It started to feel like a f—king dictatorship in this house. In a house that he barely even paid for."
Keech, who has been spotted out with Brody Jenner, started her own house called the Clubhouse at the end of March 2020.
Courtesy Daisy Keech/TikTok
A rival to the Hype House, the Sway House was born in January 2020. The six guys in the L.A. mansion — Bryce Hall, Josh Richards, Anthony Reeves, Jaden Hossler, Kio Cyr and Griffin Johnson — are all managed by TalentX and have millions of followers each. They range from 17 to 21 years old.
Courtesy Sway House/Instagram
At just 15, D’Amelio is one of the most popular users on TikTok with more than 44 million followers. In addition to her viral dance videos, fans are fascinated with the teenager’s romance with Hudson, who goes by LilHuddy on the platform and has more than 17 million followers of his own. D’Amelio’s sister, Dixie, is also a popular creator on the app and has been linked to Sway House’s Johnson.
Courtesy Charli D’Amelio/TikTok
The 19-year-old is one of the most-followed users on the app with 30 million eyes on her account. Rae, who is known for her dance videos, was linked to Sway House member Hall, but the twosome went their separate ways in February 2020. While it’s unclear if she’s still on good terms with the Hype House squad, she has since started working with YouTubers James Charles and David Dobrik, Jason Derulo, and Stephen "tWitch" Boss and Allison Holker. Rapper The Kid Laroi even wrote a song about her titled “Addison Rae,” which is a popular sound on TikTok.
Courtesy Addison Rae/TikTok
Before D’Amelio surpassed her in March 2020, Gray held the crown for the most-followed person on TikTok. After rising to fame on musical.ly, the singer, 17, landed a record deal, millions of followers on Instagram and subscribers on YouTube.
Courtesy Loren Gray/TikTok
The Viner and YouTube personality, 30, has nearly 40 million followers on TikTok. Known for his popular “magic videos” that feature his creative tricks, he collaborated with Selena Gomez in March 2020.
Courtesy Zach King/TikTok
The Indian actor and fashion blogger is another 15-year-old sensation with more than 33 million followers. Aly makes popular lip-sync videos and collabs with fans through with the hashtag #DuetWithRiyaz.
Courtesy Riyaz Aly/TikTok
Ariel Martin, who goes by Baby Ariel on the app, is a Disney Channel actress with more than 31 million TikTok followers. The 19-year-old was previously named one of the most influential people on the internet by Time magazine.
Courtesy Baby Ariel/TikTok
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