- TikTok is a short-form video app that's become one of the most popular social platforms among teens and Generation Z.
- Creators on TikTok are rising to fame from the massive reach the platform has.
- We used exclusive data from the prominent celebrity information site, Famous Birthdays, to determine which top-trending TikTok stars are rising in popularity right now.
- Famous Birthdays is searched 600,000 times per day, according to founder Evan Britton, and can show real-time trends on the rising and falling popularity of influencers.
- Here are 5 rising TikTok stars, according to Famous Birthdays.
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Creators on TikTok are rising to fame from the massive reach the short-form-video platform has.
The wildly popular app sits beside other top platforms, like YouTube and Instagram, on Apple's 2019 list of the top five free iPhone apps of the year. The platform is owned by the Chinese internet company ByteDance and has become one of the hottest social platforms among Generation Z.
TikTok's viral stars are earning money in different ways from their audiences through livestreaming, sponsorships and selling merchandise.
As TikTok has gained prominence, the popularity of its stars has skyrocketed. That rise is evident in searches on the prominent celebrity data site, Famous Birthdays, according to the site's founder, Evan Britton. Famous Birthdays is visited by 20 million monthly unique users, and the search engine on Famous Birthdays is searched 600,000 times per day. This allows the site to collect real-time trends on which influencers and celebrities are rising right now.
Here are 5 TikTok stars rising in popularity, according to data from Famous Birthdays:
