Previously known as Musical.ly, TikTok has become one of the fastest-growing video-sharing social media platforms with over 1 billion monthly active users. Released in 2016, TikTok is used to make short video clips from a variety of genres including comedy, motivation, dance, music, and more. TikTok’s popularity is increasing every day and one can’t deny it’s here to stay.
With hundreds of celebrities already joined the platform, the major audience of TikTok is teenagers. The craze of TikTok skyrocketed when creators made it easy to make videos and share them with tons of customization options. Today, there might rarely be someone who hasn’t watched or created at least one video of their own in TikTok. According to recent statistics, at least 1 million videos are uploaded every day on TikTok and this number is growing.
Charlie D’ Amelio, is the current No. 1 ranking TikToker with over 108 million followers. Addison Rae, ZachKing, and Bella Poarch are other social media personalities on TikTok with the highest followers on the ranking table. Although TikTok faced various critics before its popularity, the faithful users of TikTok lifted it up, and today it’s head-to-head with the long-running Vimeo and YouTube.
If you are looking for the best TikTok creators of 2021, we’ve compiled the top 10 emerging TikTokers with the most creative and innovative contents below:
Charli D’Amelio
Followers: 108 Million
Country: United States
Username: @Charlidamelio
Charli D’ Amelio is an American TikToker and dancer. This 16-year social media influencer broke records of most followed TikTok personalities with over 108 million followers as of 2021. Born in Connecticut, United States, Charli uploads short dance videos on TikTok. Charli joined TikTok in 2019 uploading lip-sync videos with her friend, however, was successful to attract a huge number of teenagers to her vlog within just two years. D’Amelio also got an opportunity to debut her voice role on a feature film Stardog and TurboCat which will release on Hulu later this year.
Addison Rae
Followers: 76 Million
Country: United States
Username: @addisonre
Born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, Addison Rae is an American TikTok creator and dancer. She joined TikTok in July 2019 and gained fame with her dance videos within a short period of time. She soon became the second most followed TikTok creator with over 76 million followers as of February 2021. Forbes Magazine also listed Rae as the highest-earning TikToker in August 2020 with a net worth of $2 million.
Zach King
Followers: 57 Million
Country: United States
Username: @zachking
If you haven’t watched Zach King magic vines you don’t know what magic is. Zach King is an American YouTube creator and illusionist who uploads short 6-seconds digitally edited magic videos that look like real magic. Zach, who is also one of the best YouTube creators with over 10 million subscribers, joined TikTok in 2016 and is now the third most followed TikTok creator Charli D’ Amelio and Addison Rae. As of February 2021, Zack King has 57 Million followers on TikTok. “The digital sleight of hands” is what he calls his magic.
Bella Poarch
Followers: 56 Million
Country: United States
Username: @bellapoarch
Bella Poarch is another American-Filipino TikTok creator who came into fame from her lip sync videos. One of her lip-syncing videos that featured “Soph Aspin Send” song by Millie B became the most liked TikTok video and is ranking No. 1 with 48.8 Million likes. Bella joined TikTok in April 2020 and got fame within a matter of just eight months. This 24-year TikTok creator has over 56 million followers and is ranking No. 4 in the list of most followed TikTok personalities.
Spencer X
Followers: 51 Million
Country: United States
Username: @spencerx
Born and raised in Manhattan, New York, Spencer X (AKA Spencer Polanco Knight) is famous for his Beatbox videos on YouTube and TikTok. Spencer X joined YouTube in Jan 2012 where he posted music and Beatbox videos. He gained fame when his Beatbox videos went viral on different social media channels and were later featured on different publications including USA Today. As of February 2021, Spencer X has 51 million followers on TikTok and is the fifth most-followed TikTok creator.
Loren Gray
Followers: 51 Million
Country: United States
Username: @lorangray
This 18-year superstar gained fame faster than anyone else. Loren Gray is an American TikTok creator and singer who joined TikTok when it was branded as Musical.ly in 2015. She gained a huge fan following when she was in 6th grade which eventually led her to be bullied at school. She not only makes TikTok videos but is signed to Virgin Records and Capitol Records for her songs. As of 2021, Loren Gray has 51 million TikTok followers and only the second youngest TikTok star to achieve it.
Dixie D’Amelio
Followers: 49 Million
Country: United States
Username: @dixiedamelio
Dixie D’ Amelio is an American TikTok creator and singer with over 49 million followers on TikTok as of February 2021. Born on 12th August 2001 in Norwalk, Connecticut, Dixie is the older sister of Charli D’ Amelio. Outside TikTok, she also starred in a YouTube web series named “Attaway General”. She started her TikTok career after her sister Charli got fame and soon, she too became famous and is now the 7th most followed personality on TikTok.
Will Smith
Followers: 48 Million
Country: United States
Username: @willsmith
“The first step is you have to say that you can” – Will Smith
Will Smith is not just a YouTube or TikTok personality but one of the greatest actors of all time. Will Carroll Smith Jr. is an American actor, producer, and rapper who won four Grammy Awards and was nominated for various others. His best movies include Focus, Bad Boys for Life, Suicide Squad, Men in Black, After Earth, and more. Most of Will’s fame came out in the 90s from his TV sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air”. Will joined YouTube in 2017 and has 9 million subscribers to date. Later he joined TikTok in 2019 and gained a massive 48 million followers to become the 8th most followed star on TikTok. He uploads vlogs and family comedy videos on his social media channels.
Michael Le
Followers: 45 Million
Country: United States
Username: @justmaiko
Michael Le, born and raised in Florida is an American TikTok creator, dancer, choreographer, and social media influencer. Michael Le AKA JustMaiko rose to fame in 2016 when he joined TikTok (Formerly Musical.ly) and started uploading his dance videos. Soon he became one of the most followed TikTok stars. By February 2021, Michael Le has 45 million TikTok followers and ranks in the top 10 on the most-followed TikTok creator’s list.
Kimberly Loaiza
Followers: 36 Million
Country: Mexico
Username: @kimberly. loaiza
Kimberly Loaiza is a Mexican YouTuber, TikTok creator, singer, and social media influencer. Kimberly joined YouTube in 2016 and gained 100K subscribers within just one week. Today she has 29 million followers on YouTube and over 36 million followers on TikTok. She uploads vlogs and music videos on her social media channels. By 2021, she is the 13th most followed personality on TikTok and the only Mexican to engrave her highest position in the top 50 list with Rod Contreras (@elrodcontreras) ranking at 35 and Dominik Lip (@domelipa) ranking at 39.
There are various other TikTok superstars in the list including Brent Rivera (36M), Baby Ariel (35M), James Charles (34M), Burak Özdemir(34M), and JoJo Siwa (33M). Most women in Tiktok are found wearing Kawarii Dresses to attract more fans. Tiktok rose to be one of the major video-sharing platforms within a matter of a few years and today almost everyone across the world watches or uploads videos on TikTok.
