They’re on their way to becoming future household names in America, and they’re already profiting handsomely from their social media fame: TikTok’s biggest stars.
Nobody on Forbes’ list of the social network’s seven highest-paid creators is over the age of 25, but they already earn millions in 2021.
Charli D’Amelio, age 17, undoubtedly the most well-known TikTok star – tops the list with $17.5 million in earnings over the last year. She was a competitive dancer for over 10 years before starting her social media career in 2019. According to Forbes the same year she was the second-highest earning TikTok, and the first social persona to earn both 50 million and 100 million followers.
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Apart from the standard endorsement arrangements, she earned money in 2021 by collaborating with her sister, Dixie, to establish a Hollister apparel line and Hulu and Snap Original series.
Dixie D’Amelio, age 20, has profited from her younger sister’s TikTok stardom since the network’s inception in 2019 by relying on the app’s penchant for dance routines. She has over 50 million followersת and hosts a talk show on YouTube called “The Early Late Night Show.” In 2020 she signed a record deal with HitCo Entertainment and began releasing singles.
Dixie focused on her singing career, releasing two singles in 2021 that earned her $10 million in the last year through collaborations and her YouTube talk show.
Addison Rae, age 21, is another dancer, actress, and singer. She started her activity mid 2019. completes the top three earners on TikTok in 2021 with $8.5 million. Forbes names only one male among the seven TikTok high rollers, Josh Richards, who posts dance routines and skits.
Forbes previously published the list in 2020 and believes that the aggregate annual earnings of the highest-paid TikTokers tripled in a year.
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