Who was the first TikTok user to reach 100 million followers?

Charli D’Amelio was the first TikTok user to reach 100 million followers.

D’Amelio reached the milestone on November 22, 2020, at age 16, less than two years after she began posting on TikTok. Her account grew rapidly through dance videos, especially during TikTok’s explosive expansion in 2019 and 2020. She became known for a polished but approachable performance style that suited the platform’s short, highly shareable format.

Before joining TikTok, D’Amelio was a competitive dancer from Connecticut. Her early TikTok success came from participating in viral dance trends and appearing in collaborative videos, including duets. Her rise helped make TikTok dance creators central figures in internet culture and mainstream entertainment.

The wording refers to the first person to reach the milestone, not the account that currently has the most followers. D’Amelio later lost the top spot to Khaby Lame in 2022, but that change does not affect her historic 100-million milestone. Addison Rae and Loren Gray were also major early TikTok stars, but neither reached 100 million first.