What Is Tiktoker?
Tiktoker Is a user with a significant following on the platform. Usually, they consistently engage their followers with exciting content. Often, their videos are shared by their fans not only on the site but also on other social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Also, most of them earn their income by creating and sharing content.
TikTok, whose mainland Chinese counterpart is Douyin, is a short-form video hosting service owned by ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which can range in duration from 3 seconds to 10 minutes. Since their launches, TikTok and Douyin have gained global popularity.
List Of Richest Tiktoker In South Africa?
- Chad Jones
Chad was a former dancer on the SABC1 reality show Dance Yo Dumo. He also worked closely with different dance groups helping them prepare to perform for the show’s judges. The 26-year-old is now one of the most popular TikTok stars in South Africa.
- Jean Andre
Jean is a South African TikTok personality and content creator known for sharing lip-sync performances on the platform. His account currently has about 2 million followers. He began his social media journey on Instagram, showcasing his love for skating and fashion before making his TikTok debut in July 2021 with a lip-sync performance of I Love You, Baby.
- Chané Grobler
Chané is a fascinating content creator, an attribute that explains her massive following. Usually, she does sing-along videos and dance challenges and currently has more than 3k videos with over 95 million likes.
- Witney Ramabulana
Ramabulana is among the most famous and funniest South African TikTok stars. Surprisingly, the 29-year-old does not entirely depend on the platform for her income. She is a qualified financial administrator for an IT company. Usually, she does comedic challenges on TikTok and has millions of views on her account.
- Daniel Vermaak
Daniel Vermaak is among the most famous South African TikTokers. His TikTok channel came to life in June 2018. His audience has been growing since then, and now he is among the famous TikTok stars in the country. He is popularly known for his fashion and lip-syncs videos of famous musicians. He currently has about 3 million followers on the app.
- Karl Kugelmann
At 25 years old, Karl Kugelmann is leaving an indelible mark on the South African entertainment industry, having garnered over 5.9 million followers on TikTok in just over two years. He is best known for his adventure videos that showcase adrenaline-filled activities.
- Crystal Greeff-Katsini
Crystal is known for her ability to make hilarious facial expressions, weird eyeballs, dancing eyebrows, funny wiggly noses, and much more. Whether she’s ripping off characters from Friends, bizarre lip-syncing scenes, or inserting her freakishly expressive eyes into classical paintings, Crystal Noleen Greeff-Katsini is truly a meme queen, a mime goddess, and a makeup whiz.
- Thulasizwe Siphiwe Dambuza
Thulasizwe Siphiwe Dambuza, known professionally as Lasizwe, is a South African social media personality, actor, television presenter, and YouTuber. He became a celebrity by uploading videos of himself interpreting how Africans act and behave in a comedic way.
- John-Marc van Wyk
John-Marc van Wyk is a 20-year-old South African TikTok celebrity who is known for his comedy sketches and humor-centric videos. He frequently posts short-form videos, vlogs, Q&A content, and challenge videos on his self-titled TikTok account.
- Bryan Kazaka
Bryan is a 20-year-old comedy content creator best known for his self-titled TikTok account. His sense of humor has helped him amass more than 8 million fans.
- Shandor Larenty
Shandor Larenty is one of the fastest-rising TikTok stars in South Africa. Like a few other TikTokers, Shandor creates short wildlife-related videos. Additionally, he is a prolific nature conservationist renowned for his roles in wildlife activism.
- Dean Schneider
Dean Schneider is amongst the most famous South African TikTokers with an impressive following. He creates wide-ranging content, some involving wildlife which he shares with his followers on the social platform. Dean’s fan base has been growing tremendously since he joined the platform. He now has close to 10 million followers.
- Ryan Lombard
Ryan was born in 1998, making him 24 years old as of 2023. He is best known for the comedy skits he posts to his TikTok account. He launched the account in November 2019 and currently has about 10 million followers.
- Princess Sachiko
Princess Sachiko is among the best-known South African TikTok stars. She was born in 2001, making her 21 years old as of 2023. She is best known for frequently wearing cat ears and changing the colour of her hair when doing her cosplay TikTok skits. Her account currently has about 16 million followers.
- Wian
Wian, whose real name is Van Den Berg, is a South African illusionist. His tricks are loved by many hence his massive following on the app. At the moment, he comes first on the list of South African TikTokers with the highest number of followers. He currently has more than 16 million followers on TikTok.
What Is The Purpose Of TikTok?
TikTok is mainly used for creating and sharing short videos, typically set to music. These videos can be anything from funny skits and memes to educational content, dance and lip sync videos, and more.
Benefits Of TikTok?
- Enhance brand identity. In 2021 TikTok had close to 78.7 million users in the United States.
- Increase brand awareness. Similarly, TikTok offers opportunities for increased brand awareness.
- Partner with influencers.
- Take advantage of user-generated content.
- Reach your target market faster.