Khaby Lame Recently Surpassed Charli D’Amelio for TikToks

Khaby Lame started posting videos on TikTok two years ago.

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Lame surpassed Charli D’Amelio as the most followed account on TikTok.

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He worked as a factory worker before being laid up during the pandemic.

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Lame was born in Senegal but grew up in Italy.

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He mostly posted parodies of other creators’ videos.

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Lame said he thought of himself as a simple person.

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He said he put a lot of thought into making his videos.

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Lame has around 2.3 billion likes on his TikTok.

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He said he was still shocked by his fame and never expected the outcome.

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