Top 8 Richest TikTok Influencers of 2024
As the world becomes more digitally connected and social media continues to sway younger generations, the power of influence has become a job that lucky and talented young people can successfully parlay into millions of dollars. The social media platform TikTok is especially popular for content creators and has catapulted many aspiring young entertainers into fame and fortune. Many TikTok users and influencers make their name through dancing, music videos, comedic skits, singing or lip-syncing videos.
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8 Highest-Paid TikTok Creators
Many social media influencers on this list rose to fame and became millionaires before they were legal adults, several dropped out of or postponed college to focus on their careers, and all continue to rake in cash across multiple social media channels through sponsorship deals. Their TikTok videos have amassed millions of dollars based on views and ad revenue. Here are eight of the current richest TikTok influencers:
Charli D’Amelio
Addison Rae
Khabane Lame
Burak Ozdemir
Dixie D’Amelio
Bella Poarch
Baby Ariel
Zach King
1. Charli D’Amelio
Estimated net worth: $20 million
Earns $100,00 per post
The 19-year-old’s star rose on TikTok for the first time in June 2019 due to the competitive dancer’s viral dance videos. She was soon invited to dance with singer Bebe Rexha, who opened for the Jonas Brothers at the Barclays Center in New York that same year.
Along with selling her own merchandise, she published her first book, “Essentially Charli: The Ultimate Guide to Keeping It Real,” in December 2020. She and her sister, Dixie, star in their own TV show on Hulu.
2. Addison Rae
Estimated net worth: $15 million
Earns $80,000 per post
Addison Rae Easterling has more than 88 million followers on TikTok. She became so successful, with a net worth valued at $15 million that she quit college to pursue her TikTok career full-time thanks to her mix of dance videos, lip-syncs, trends and comedy skits.
She became a global spokesperson for American Eagle clothing company and started a weekly Spotify podcast with her mom, Sheri Nicole, called “Mama Knows Best.” She has also appeared in the movie “She’s All That.”
3. Khabane Lame
Estimated net worth: $15 million
Earns $92,270 per post
Khabane Lame, also known as Khaby Lame, became a social media star on TikTok by essentially silently mocking life hack videos that tended to overthink the subject or at least overcomplicate things. He is a Sengalise-born Italian creator and has been listed on both the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 and Fortune’s 40 Under 40 lists.
4. Burak Ozdemir
Estimated net worth: $12 million
Earns $66,700 per post
Burak Ozdemir, also known as CZN Burak, is a chef, restaurateur and major TikTok influencer. He has a successful chain of restaurants in Taksim, Aksaray, Etiler, Dubai and Tajikistan. He made a splash on TikTok through his original cooking videos and creative recipes.
5. Dixie D’Amelio
Estimated net worth: $10 million
Earns $30,000 per post
Charli D’Amelio’s older sister, Dixie is not far behind in TikTok success. She has 56.4 million followers, according to her TikTok profile, and has inked deals, along with her sister, with the clothing company Hollister and makeup company Morphe. While sister Charli D’Amelio focuses on dancing, Dixie is working on a music career.
She released her first single, “Be Happy,” which trended ahead of Kanye West on the day of its release. She appears with Charli on Hulu’s “The D’Amelio Show,” which helped her achieve a net worth of $10 million.
6. Bella Poarch
Estimated net worth: $9 million
Earns $30,000 per post
Bella Poarch is a TikTok sensation who has taken the internet by storm and has amassed millions of dollars in the process. Her TikTok career took a moon-facing trajectory in late 2020 when a video of her lip-syncing Millie B’s hit song, “M to the B,” went viral.
Today, just a couple of short years later, she has more than 92 million followers on the platform and is one of the highest-paid TikTok influencers from a per-post standpoint, raking over $30,000 every time she publishes a new post. She is one of the wealthiest TikTok stars today, and considering her channel’s growth and the amount she makes per post, she may climb this list quickly.
7. Baby Ariel
Net worth: $6 million
Earns $32,000 per post
Known for her fun lip-syncing videos, Baby Ariel has grown an audience of over 36 million followers. Her fans love her creative content and charismatic personality in everything she puts out. She also has huge followings on other social media platforms such as YouTube and X, formerly known as Twitter.
8. Zach King
Estimated net worth: $13 million
Earns $41,719 per post
Zach King started posting videos on YouTube in 2008 and Vine in 2013. He won the Hewlett-Packard commercial contest in 2010 and YouTube’s NextUp Creators contest in 2013. He’s gone on to compete in the reality show “The Amazing Race” and directed several short films.
He has become wildly famous for his creative magic on TikTok and elsewhere. His approximate net worth is estimated between $3 million and $13 million.
Final Take To GO
The TikTok influencers mentioned in this article are the richest by net worth, and some are the wealthiest TikTok stars by per-post earnings. Nonetheless, there are countless influencers on the platform who earn a meaningful income by doing nothing more than posting short videos.
FAQ
Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about TikTok influencers.
Who is the top TikTok influencer in the U.S.?
The top influencer based on net worth and earning per post on TikTok varies constantly but is currently Charli D'Amelio who has an estimated net worth of $20 million and gets paid approximately $100,000 per post on the platform.
How much does a TikTok influencer make?
TikTok influencer income varies greatly depending on the size of their following and the ad revenue they can create. That being said, here are some of the top earners on TikTok:
Charli D'Amelio: $100,000 per post
Addison Rae: $80,000 per post
Khabane Lame: $92,270 per post
Burak Ozdemir: $66,700 per post
Dixie D'Amelio: $30,000 per post
Bella Poarch: $30,000 per post
Baby Ariel: $32,000 per post
Zach King: $41,719 per post
Is Spencer Polanco Knight the richest TikTok influencer?
Though not the richest, Knight does very well on the platform and has a net worth of around $5 million. With more than 54 million followers, Spencer is one of the most popular stars on TikTok today.
What is Kimberly Loaiza famous for?
Kimberly Loaiza is one of the most popular Mexican vloggers on TikTok and YouTube with an estimated net worth of $12 million. She's known for taking a bold approach to vlogging and posting challenge and tutorial videos and is viewed as a fashion diva who has become an icon to countless young ladies worldwide. She has amassed more than 80 million followers on TikTok and 16.5 million followers on YouTube.
Is Will Smith the richest TikToker?
Though Will Smith could be considered one of the richest TikTokers, as most of his fortune comes from acting and other business ventures he was left off the list of strictly richest TikTokers.
Jordan Rosenfeld, Caitlyn Moorhead and Daria Uhlig contributed to the reporting for this article.
Data is accurate as of Feb. 26, 2024, and is subject to change.
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