Khaby Lame has taken over the Internet with 149.4 million followers on TikTok, 79.4 million followers on Instagram, and 4.85 million subscribers on YouTube. And did we mention that he doesn’t utter a single word in any of his videos? According to a recently released report from Forbes on the top creators of 2022, Lame is the most followed TikTok’er in the world, and comes in at number 8 for earnings.
Making More Than One Forbes List
Forbes explained the process for choosing the list, “We evaluated each creator across three categories: earnings, clout and entrepreneurship. Earnings figures are for calendar 2021 and are Forbes estimates. Clout measures not just the sheer number of followers, but also their engagement as indicated by likes, shares and comments. For follower count, we summed followers across platforms. This count includes people who follow creators on multiple platforms. Finally, each creator was given an entrepreneurship rank of between 1 and 3, rewarding people who founded companies, started investment shops or otherwise structured deals in creative—and lucrative—ways.”
Lame is also on the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe. He is known for creating comedy skits that mock “life hacks” and he does it all without saying a word. The 22-year-old Sengalese-born creator has signed many deals and partnerships along the way including cryptocurrency exchange Binance, soccer club PSG and Hugo Boss. Forbes estimates that he made $10 million in 2021.
The first video Lame posted on TikTok was on March 15, 2020 and now has 2.2 million views. (We scrolled all the way down to the first video so you wouldn’t have to.)
@khaby.lame♬ Woah – KRYPTO9095
Lame Spent The Day With “Uncle Snoop”
His videos have evolved over time and he’s recently done collabs with stars such as Jason Derulo and Snoop Dogg. In a recent TikTok with Snoop Dogg, you get to follow along on an exciting day filled with cars, shoes, music and more. Comments on the video included, “The duo nobody could imagine but is the best,” “Khaby living life cuz of obvious lifehack videos,” “2 legends ! 🔥,” “Snoop dog and khaby=the best thing ever,” and many other words of support.
@khaby.lame A day with my uncle @snoopdogg #learnfromkhaby #learnontiktok @TikTok @tiktok creators ♬ It’s Corn – Tariq & The Gregory Brothers & Recess Therapy
Collab With Singer Jason Derulo
Lame also did a comedy skit video with singer Jason Derulo that got 20 million views. Viewers commented, “Khabi is slowly becoming real celebrity,” “king of tiktok world wide,” “I can’t believe I’m seeing those two in one video 🤯🤯🤯😄😄😄,” and others.
@khaby.lame Bro @jasonderulo it’s not my fault 🥹 please forgive me 🙏🏿🫶🏿 #learnfromkhaby #learnontiktok @tikto ♬ suono originale – Khabane lame
Lame Also Had Some Parenting Hacks To Share
The silent TikTok’er was also featured in a video with Derulo and his ex Jena Frumes, along with their son in a video posted on Frumes’ page. TikTok even commented on the video, “khaby just knows how to do everything.” Other comments included, “Lol! Parents can never get our kids to do anything but soon as it’s someone else, they participate 🙄😂😂😂,” “The collab we didn’t know we needed. 😂😂,” “that’s Khabys baby now,” “*takes notes*,” “Khaby said move over I got it lol 😂,” and about 3,000 others.
@jenaKhaby the baby whisperer 🤣♬
The Journey To Fame And Success
The popular content creator also recently posted an inspirational video on Twitter that showed before and after fame – from construction worker to collaborating with Hugo Boss.
Never stop growing and always belleve inyour dreams 🥹 I love you all ❤️ pic.twitter.com/9r8yVcRCLd
— Khaby lame (@KhabyLame) August 21, 2022
Lame Recently Became A Citizen Of Italy
Last month, Lame had an exciting moment happen offline. According to CBS News, the TikTok star has become a citizen of Italy. Lame declared to officials in Chivasso, the city near Turin where he and his family settled after leaving Senegal when he was a year old, “I swear to be faithful to the Republic and to observe the Constitution and the laws of the State.” After his ceremony he said, “”I am very proud. I felt Italian even before today, because I’ve always lived here. I feel a great sense of responsibility for the oath I took. These are not just words.”
