Khaby Lame

Khaby Lame, famed for his ironic videos on the social media platform TikTok, has become the most followed TikToker in the world with 143 million followers.

After losing his job in a factory at the start of the covid pandemic, Lame turned to TikTok and his natural gift of making people laugh. Born in Senegal, Lame moved to northern Italy as a baby and grew up in the industrial town of Chivasso near Turin. Khaby Lame: Italy is home to king of TikTok

Khabane 'Khaby' Lame has amassed a shocking 142.8 million followers on TikTok, dethroning former Guinness World Record holder Charli D'Amelio.

Lame, 22, was born in Senegal and moved to Northern Italy when he was 1 year old. "I made videos on YouTube as a child, but only my father and uncle watched them. Lame won over followers on TikTok by creating silent videos parodying other internet clips that are supposedly "life hacks," but are actually overly complex solutions to simple problems.

The Senegalese-born, ex-factory worker started making TikTok videos during the lockdown after being laid off.

And the best way was not to speak." "Public housing is a place to which I owe everything," Lame told Olhar Digital last year. “You’re now on top bro," one person wrote. The social media star, who was born in Senegal but grew up in Italy, previously worked in a factory. "I came up with the idea because I was seeing these videos circulating, and I liked the idea of bringing some simplicity to it," Lame said to CNN last year, "I thought of a way to reach as many people as possible. His real name is Khabane Lame.

Lame, a Senegalese-born 22-year-old comedian in Italy, posts videos reacting to ridiculous lifehack clips, replicating the videos to demonstrate an even ...

In response to another user's unnecessarily complicated lifehack video, Lame quietly shared a simpler and more sensible solution to the problem. In response to another user's unnecessarily complicated lifehack video, Lame quietly shared a simpler and more sensible solution to the problem. Lame is famous for executing a variety of comedic acts in his videos, which don't feature any dialogue. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). ET does not guarantee, vouch for or endorse any of its contents nor is responsible for them in any manner whatsoever. His early videos featured him performing, playing video games, and applying various filters from the app, but they didn't receive many views. Lame had a passion for making others laugh and having fun. ET hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, relating to the report and any content therein. Lame is famous for executing a variety of comedic acts in his videos, which don't feature any dialogue. His early videos featured him performing, playing video games, and applying various filters from the app, but they didn't receive many views. Lame had a passion for making others laugh and having fun. In November 2020,Khaby Lameposted his first popular video, which received over 17 million views. Lame was one of those forced to return to his parents' home in Turin, Italy, after quitting his job as a factory worker at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Khaby Lame is now the most followed TikTok creator in the world, but what is his net worth?

With his internet career only having taken-off in the past couple of years, Lame has made the vast majority of his wealth in 2021 and 2022. Nonetheless, Lame has catapulted himself to the very pinnacle of the TikTok world, having amassed more than 142 million followers on the app. Khaby Lame has officially been crowned “The King of TikTok”, having just recently dethroned the long-standing ‘Queen’, Charli D’Amelio as the creator with the most followers on the platform.

Lame, 22, is known for his hilarious reaction videos and comedy skits. From reacting to complicated so-called life hacks, to acting wordlessly along to dramatic ...

Charli D’Amelio is no longer the most-followed person on TikTok as of June 23. They used the hashtag #khabytonumberone to help him rack up the most followers on the app. “I will continue to work towards my dreams, knowing I can count on a beautiful community ready to cheer me on.