Social media has received a massive push in the last few years. Over 4.70 billion people on average use social media all around the world. Out of all the apps that are famous among teens and young adults, the most popular one is Tiktok. Tiktok, formerly called Musical.ly, is a video streaming and sharing app where users can make 15-second videos and share them on this platform for the world to see. A number of countries have created their native versions of Tiktok, like China, whose Tiktok is called Douyin, owned by a Chinese company called ByteDance, which usually hosts short videos in various genres like pranks, comedy, dance entertainment, and many more. This app provides a platform for people to showcase their talent and go viral. Given below are the top ten celebrities who received fame on Douyin.
1. Dilraba Dilmurat
Dilraba is a Chinese singer, dancer, model, host, and actress who majored in drama, film, and television at Shanghai Theatre Academy. Having starred in the hit drama Sword of Legends, a few Chinese remakes of Korean dramas like Pretty Li Huizen, and a remake of She was Pretty, she has over 55.6 million followers on Douyin and is the second-most-popular celebrity on Douyin.
2. Zanila Zhao
Zhao Liying, popularly known as Zanila Zhao, is a Chinese singer and actress who entered showbiz in 2006 and is known for her roles in Boss and Me and Legend of Lu Zhen. She was born in a rural area which made her firm and tenacious, leading her to create content that people can connect and relate to.
3. Jay Chou
Chou Jie Lun Jay chou is a rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and television personality in Taiwan. Jay’s mother noticed his reaction to music and took him to piano lessons because as a child, he liked capturing sounds and music in his Tape recorder, playing the piano, and doing magic. He ranks third in the top 100 most influential people in China.
4. Mini Yang/ Yang Mi
Yang Mi, popularly known as Mini Yang, is a Chinese singer and actress, and made her acting debut in the television series Tang Ming Huang as a child actress and has done leading roles in many dramas like Swords of Legends and Beijing Love Story. Yang Mi also established her production agency named Jay Walk Studio in 2014.
5. Andy Lau
Andy Lau is a film producer, actor, singer, and songwriter based in Hongkong, and has won numerous acting awards and set up his production company in 1991 called Teamwork Motion Pictures. Andy has been one of the most successful actors in Hongkong who also maintained a successful music career at the same time, winning 292 awards by April 2000 and might be more in the present due to his great fame on Douyin.
6. Chen He
Chen was born in Changle district, Fuzhou, on 9 November 1985, and majored in acting, graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy, and is renowned for his role in IPartment, a famous romantic-comedy television series. Chen is known as Michael Chen and was a cast member in the Chinese version of the popular Korean drama series Running Man. Chen has 73 million followers on Douyin and has the title of King of Douyin.
7. Angelababy
Angela Yeung Wing, popularly known by her stage name Angelababy or Yang Ying, is a singer, actress, and model from Hongkong who, at the young age of 14, signed a modeling contract with Style International Management. Her name was Angela, but she was often referred to as Baby during her younger years, which is also the origin story behind her stage name Angelababy. Angela is no stranger to Douyin and has more than 40 million followers on the platform.
8. Show Lo
Show Lo Chih Hsiang, whose real name is Luo Zhixiang is a Taiwanese host, actor, and singer, popularly referred to by his nickname Hsiao Chu, meaning Little Pig, due to him being overweight as a kid. Luo debuted as a part of a boyband after winning a singing and dance competition in 1996 and is also known for being a great entertainer and television host. His posts are funny and goofy, which is why his fans seem to love his down-to-Earth creations, which is why, he has more than 28 million followers on Douyin.
9. Guan Xiaotong
Guan Xiotong, aged 24, is a Chinese singer and actress born in Beijing, China, who made her debut in Nuan as a child actress and is called the Nation’s Daughter in China. After passing out of Beijing Film Academy, she scored top results in the entrance examinations. A few of her recent dramas are Untouchable love and Sweet Combat.
10. He Jiong
He Jiong was born in Changsha, Hunan, China, and is a Chinese director, actor, singer, host, and former Arabic lecturer, and is famous and well renowned in China as he has acted in dramas like Go Fridge and Back to Field. There is a wax figure of him in Madam Tussauds, Shanghai, which got unveiled in the happy camp program.
