TikTok has become the latest sensation all over the world. The app that was earlier known as Musically is popular among celebrities and masses alike. TikTok has given everyone a platform to be a star in their own right. With 467 million downloads only In India, TikTok has also ventured into regional languages like Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, and a lot more.
Owned by the Chinese company ByteDance in November since 2017 the app lets everyone create and share 15-second live streaming music videos. Its popularity is spread evenly in middle-aged and old age groups.
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Some users are making millions of followers on a daily basis and have become the top 20 most followed Indian TikTok accounts. They may not have actors fanbase but are no less than celebrities.
Top Indian TikTok Stars (January 2021)
1. Riyaz Aly- 41.3 Million followers
RIyaz Aly TikTok ID: riyaz.14
Riyaz Aly is a verified user of the app. His main USP is his hair and he is quite popular among his followers. Riyaz Aly is the most followed Indian personality on TikTok. Yes, he currently has 41.3 million followers on TikTok.
2. Faisal Shaikh aka Mr Faisu – 30 Million Followers
Mr Faisu TikTok ID: mr_faisu_07
Faisal Shaikh aka Mr Faisu is one of the most controversial TikTok stars. He had recently found himself at the receiving end over violence against women is on one of his videos on TikTok. In the video, Mr Faisu was seen kicking a woman. This could be the reason why his TikTok account is still not verified despite having 30 million followers.
3. Arishfa Khan – 27.6 Million Followers
Arishfa Khan TiKTok ID: _arishfakhan_
Arishfa Khan is the second most followed Indian TikTok stars in India. She is an avid social media user, who began her professional career as a child actress in 2012 with TV serial Ek Veer Ki Ardaas..Veera. Arishfa Khan is one of the top 3 most popular Indian TikTok star with 27.6 million followers.
Arishfa also has a fashion and beauty channel on YouTube. She is famous for her Shayari related videos, dancing, and lips-sync. Besides TikTok, she has been a part of several music videos. Her song Yaara with Manjul Khattar went viral and has 125 Million views on Youtube.
4. Jannat Zubair — 27.3 Million Followers
Jannat Zubair TikTok ID: jannat_zubair29
Jannat Zubair is one of the most popular Indian TikTok celebrities with 27.3 million followers. Jannat Zubair Rahmani is an Indian film and television actress. She made her acting debut in 2009 but gained fame and recognition through Colors TV’s Phulwa in 2011.
She played the role of Natasha in the movie ‘Hichki’. Jannat was also rewarded as the Best Youngest Actress in Mumbai Achiever Awards. Her dancing videos are very famous on TikTok.
5. Nisha Guragain — 26.8 Million followers
Nisha Guragain TIkTok ID: Nishaguragain
Nisha Guragain is the fourth most-followed TikTok star in India. The gorgeous Nisha often posts lip-sync videos on famous topics and is famous for her acting skills.
Nisha is also known as Angel Nishu which is her nickname. Nisha is one of the top 5 most popular Indian TikTok star with 26.8 million followers.
6. Awez Darbar — 25.4 Million Followers
Awez Darbar TikTok ID: AwezDarbar
Awez Darbar is the founder and director of the Ace Production company. He is also a dancer and has his YouTube channel named Awez Darbar where he shows off his amazing dancing skills.
Awez Darbar has 25.4 million followers on TikTok.
7. Sameeksha Sud – 23.9 Million Followers
Sameeksha Sud TikTok ID: Sameeksha_sud
Sameeksha Sud is not only a TikTok star but a professional model and TV actress. She is popularly known for her dance videos and performing lip-syncs on TikTok. The gorgeous actress hails from Mumbai.
In the year 2012, she made her debut in SAB TV’s Kid Show Balveer. Sameeksha has worked in TV shows as a lead and supporting actor. Her action videos are very famous on TikTok and it gave her 23.9 million followers.
8. Avneet Kaur – 21.8 Million Followers
Avneet Kaur TikTok ID: AvneetKaur_13
She is obviously a known face not only on TikTok but Instagram as well. Currently, Avneet Kaur has 21.8 million followers on TikTok and 531.1 million hearts. The gorgeous actress has been a part of several dancing reality shows like Dance Ke Superstars and Jhalak Dikhla Jaa.
She made her Bollywood debut with Rani Mukherjee starter ‘Mardaani’. Currently, Avneet Kaur is working in the SAB TV serial Aladdin with Siddarth Nigam.
9. Priyank Mongia — 21 Million Followers
Priyank Mongia TikTok ID : piyanka_mongia
Priyank Mongia is one of the most popular Indian TikTok stars right now. She is an avid social media user and never fails to impress her fans with her TikTok videos. The gorgeous lady is famously known for her lip-sync videos.
However, unlike other Indian TikTok stars, Priyanka Mongia usually makes solo videos and occasionally collaborates with other artists. Over the period of time, she has teamed up with names like Jerry Burj and Pratik Gaur (who is also her manager). She has also used Jerry Burj’s music for some of her TikTok videos, whom she collaborated with.
Priyank Mongia is one of the top 10 most popular Indian TikTok star with 21 million followers.
10. Garima Chaurasia — 20.8 Million Followers
Garima Chaurasia TikTok ID: gima_ashi
Garima Chaurasia aka bohot hard girl on TikTok. Garima along with her friend Rugeesvini created a video on Emiway Bantai’s Machayenge song and the video took the internet by storm.
Currently, Garima Chaurasia has 20.8 million followers on TikTok.
11. Beauty Khan — 20.2 Million Followers
Beauty Khan TikTok Id: cutybeautykhan
Beauty Khan is undoubtedly one of the fastest growing Indian TikTok stars. She has been making videos on Tiktok for a long period of time but she has recently gained recognition and became an internet sensation. She is merely 19- year old.
Beauty Khan’s claim to fame came with a video titled Maula Mere Maula, went viral on the internet. Besides having a humungous fanbase on TikTok, she has thousands of followers on Instagram as well.
Beauty Khan has 20.2 million followers on TikTok.
12. Shilpa Shetty — 18.6 Million Followers
Shilpa Shetty TikTok ID: theshilpashetty
Shilpa Shetty Kundra is the only Bollywood actress to have her name in the list of top 20 Indian Tiktok stars. Shilpa Shetty is a well known Hindi film actress, who debuted in the film industry with thriller Baazigar (1993) which earned her two Filmfare Awards nominations, including one for Best Supporting Actress.
The Bollywood diva is quite active on TikTok and Instagram. She makes sure to have her fans and followers informed and updated about her day to day life even in lockdown. She has 18.6 million followers on TikTok.
13. Oye Indori (Robin Jindal) — 18.5 Million Followers
Oye Indor TikTok Id: oye_indori
Oye Indori aka Robin Jindal is one of the most popular Indian TikTok stars, YouTubers and social media influencers. He is popularly known for making a prank video on YouTube and TikTok. He gained fame and recognition with his unique Tik Tok videos.
He was born on November 29, 1995 in Madhya Pradehs’ Indore. Currently, Oye Indori has 18.5 million followers on TikTok. He is probably the only person hailing from Madhya Pradesh to have a name in the list of world’s most popular 50 TikTok stars.
14. Lucky Dancer – 17.7 Million Followers
Lucky Dancer TikTok ID: LuckyDancer5454
The handsome hunk named Lucky Dancer has 17.7 Million followers on TikTok. Lucky Dancer’s real name in Arhan Khan. He is known for his dancing and lip-syncs videos on the app. Lucky’s video with Arishfa Khan is very popular and the couple is rumoured to be in a relationship.
Notably, Lucky Dancer is merely 18 years old and belongs to New Delhi, India. He has duets with popular creators like Mrunal Panchal and Garima Chaurashiya.
15. Aashika Bhatia — 15.9 Million Followers
Aashika Bhatia TikTok ID: AashikaBhatia
Aashika Bhatia currently has 15.9 million followers on TikTok. Besides featuring in hundreds of TikTok videos, Aashika has worked in popular TV serial ‘Meera’. The gorgeous actress has also worked in Salman Khan’s ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ as his sister Rajkumari Radhika.
16. Hasnain Khan — 15.2 Million Follower
Hasnain Khan TiKTok ID: hasnaink07
Hasnain Khan is one of the most popular Indian TikTok stars. He is popularly known for his par comic timing and commendable lip-syncs. Hasnain is a part of Team 07.
He shares all kind of videos on TiKTok but what people like the most is his expression videos. Due to his versatility, Hasnain Khan has managed to create a huge fanbase on TikTok. Currently, he has 15.2 million followers. Notably, his TikTok account was removed but later he got it back.
17. Nagma Mirajkar — 14.3 Million Followers
Nagma Mirajkar TikTok ID: Nagmaa
Nagma Mirajkar is a fashionista and posts dance videos, lip syncs, comedies, and a lot more. She is rumoured to be dating Awez Darbar and both often collaborate to make videos together. The gorgeous lady has 14.3 million followers on TIkTok.
18. Manjul Khattar — 14 Million Followers
Manjur Khattar TikTok ID: manjullll
Also known as the ‘Male Crush of India’, Manjul’s lip-sync is too popular on TikTok. His comedy, singing, and expressions are very natural.
Manjul Khattar’s song with Tejaswini and Monali Thakur ‘Shy Mora Saiyaan’ has already crossed over 42 million views on YouTube. Manjul’s recent song with Rits Badiani ‘Mujhe Kaise, Pata Na Chala’ has 137 Million views on YouTube. These stats of his YouTube videos are proof of his crazy fanbase.
Manjul Khattar has 14 million followers on TikTok.
19. Adnaan Shaikh — 12.8 Million Followers
ADnaan Shaikh TikTok ID: adnaan07
Adnaan Shaikh is a part of Team 07 and does videos with Hasnain Khan and Faisal Shaikh. He is a fitness freak and also has a cool dressing sense. He mostly posts comedy videos on TikTok. He has 12.8 million TikTok follower.
20. Saloni Singh — 12.7 Million Followers
Saloni Singh TikTok ID: _saloniyaapa
Saloni Singh surely one of the most popular Indian TikTok stars, who commands a huge fan following on TikTok. The gorgeous Saloni often shares videos of her lip-syncing and mimicking some notable actors or actress.
Besides her acting skills, she is known for her fashionable outfits and modelling. Saloni Singh is one of a very few girls ruling the video-sharing application, TikTok.
These are 20 Indian TikTok stars or most followed Indian TikTok accounts. The article was last updated in January 2021. We will update this article on a weekly basis.
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