By: Shelly Gonzalez
TikTok is an app that has practically taken over our lives. TikTok is basically Musically but reworked. This app has become so successful due to the ridiculous amount of people that have downloaded it. From little kids to full blown adults, you are guaranteed to find this app on someone’s device whether it be your little brother or your grandma. TikTok consists of pretty much anything you could think of. From cooking videos, to tarot card readings, to videos that will have you rolling on the floor from laughter.
The current top 5 trending TikTok accounts are:
Charlie D’Amelio currently having 91.7 Million followers. Charlie has been dancing her whole life but found herself going viral with her minute-or less dance clips. Because of the teenager, her whole family is now in the spotlight (including her sister who recently debuted her first single).
At number two we have Addison Rae currently having 63.7 Million. Like Charli, Addison had been dancing her entire life as well and found herself in the public eye after posting similar “TikTok dances”. Addison has recently befriended celebrities such as Kim and Kourtney Kardashian and has also begun to host award shows.
Zach King is the third most popular on the app, currently having 50.4 Million. Although he had previously found clout on another similar app, vine, Zach King makes videos portraying magic tricks through editing.
At number four is Loren Gray having 48.0 Million. Loren already had fame on the app because of its formerly known name, musically. Loren makes beauty and fashion videos and lip syncs to songs to make entertaining content.
Finally, at number 5 is the official TikTok account having 47.9 Million. This account is used to post entertaining and viral videos and helps to boost the accounts of other creators.
TikTok has allowed for millions of people have gone viral by posting videos that they make for their own entertainment. In this day in age, going viral and gaining millions of followers is not that hard and does not require having any actual talent. You can literally become an overnight internet sensation by just posting a video of you swinging your arms and calling it a dance. Because of the way that the algorithm is set up, it ensures that you pop up on millions of people’s “for you page” that share very similar interests to you. Using the “#fyp” in the caption of a video is said to help you reach a bigger audience, making your video more successful. TikTok has completely changed the way that people view fame and social media. It is so much more common to find fame on TikTok than anywhere else and because of this, people have adapted a skewed view of what an “influencer” really is. The app works because it connects people from all around the world that share very similar interests. This has allowed for there to be widespread trends and exposure to new ideas or things. TikTok has had its fair share of controversy and has even caught the attention of President Trump in the worst way possible, who has tried to ban the app on several occasions. One thing that the app has proved is to be loved by all generations and that it is here to stay.
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