Khaby Lame, a social media star known for his silent comedy videos, has become TikTok’s most-followed user.
Lame became the biggest user on the platform when he surpassed Charli D’Amelio’s 142.3 million followers on Wednesday, according to local media.
Lame, who lives in Italy and was born in Senegal, has gained TikTok fame for videos in which he simplifies complicated “life hacks.”
Lame now has a follower base of 142.7 million accounts.
The social media star reportedly lost his job in March 2020 as a factory worker in Italy, according to a profile in The New York Times.
His consistency with posting videos on TikTok eventually found an audience, the newspaper reported, and his “wordless, expressive reaction clips” sparked an international following that goes beyond his early Italian-heavy clips.
