Ten years ago, if you wanted to be famous, you’d have to wait for your local TV to discover you or the national paper. And then, you’d have to hope for the best.
But 10 years ago was a long time ago. Today, with just a decent phone, with a decent camera and a decent amount of talent, fame is just slightly beyond your nose. Dancing coyly, a click-of-a-button away.
Now, with millions upon millions of people logging in on the daily- and let’s be honest, some, multiple times a day- Tiktok is almost certainly, one of the most popular apps in the world.
That’s where stars are made on the daily. Tiktok.
Today, stars are on the rise, people hitherto unknown have become household names. I mean, Khaby Lame become a worldwide sensation without uttering a single word.
Closer home, Kenya has also seen a sudden birth of new Tiktok sensations: comedians, dancers, masters and mistresses of the lip sync, cooks (although honestly, they’d prefer you call them chefs), and others who live off pirated content.
Anyways, long story. The shorter version?
Here are the 20 most followed Kenyan Tiktokers
Vick Brandon
With a following of 2.2 million, Brandon (is that even his real name?), sits pretty on the throne of Kenya’s funniest online TikTokers. He is creative, funny and versatile. And you know who else agrees with me? The 27.7 million collective likes on his video content so far.
Azziad
It hard to even place her in any category. She is a star everywhere and to be honest, the one person who made many Kenyans discover TikTok.
With the Midas touch, everything she touches, goes viral. (I mean, just ask Femi One).
Azziad dances herself app to app, deal after deal, and with a smile that lights up the dullest of Like buttons.
With no end in sight, she boasts a collective 19.4 million likes on TikTok, and some 1.5 million strong followers.
Mukenya Vibes
Zanji Mukenya has danced himself into a following of 571.2K.
That and a copious amount of funny videos has garnered him some 11.3 million likes on Tiktok, ensuring he has a seat in the Kenyan pantheon of Tiktok greats.
Zoe Mop
Idk man, this account has a collection of videos featuring a literal floor-mop. Okay, a floor mop with a personality and some very creative edits.
But how does that explain 570.6K followers and some 14.9 million likes, still beats me but boy is he engaging.
Swiry Nyar Kano
She fancies herself a voice for Africa and a positive impact influencer. Although her account is not verified, she has a following of 555.1K and some collective 7.7 million likes from fans who can’t get enough of her thought-provoking content that makes you proud to be African.
Flaqoraz
Before everyone became funny online, Flaqo and his family which he brilliantly plays all characters, was funny. And he did it all on Instagram, Tiktok’s older sister.
And now, he has tickled his way through to some 541.7K followers on Tiktok and with no end in sight, raking up some collective 5.6 million likes.
Mr. Mbilimbili
Mr. Mbilimbili’s feed is an interesting mix of creative and funny content. Scratch that. He is wildly hilarious. His original videos rake in hundreds of views by the second.
He boasts a following of 512.6K and has 4.1 million collective likes on his videos.
Flirtycarlos
I would have loved to say that Carlos has flirted his way to some 509.0K followers and a collective 9.2 million likes but, ok, I will say it.
But what he lacks in flirting, Flirtycarlos more than makes up for it with dancing. He calls himself an award-winning dancer, and has the numbers and moves to back it up.
Naughty by nature
If you are expecting some racy content, you will be sufficiently disappointed.
But this Kenyan/Tanzanian content creator serves some serious lip sync vibes. That and looks.
She boasts some 489.6k follows and 5.7million likes.
SharonneVanessaKe
Vanessa does everything. She can rap, as per her bio but it’s the comedy and the drama that had me spending quite some time on her timeline. With a collective 6.6 million likes and 478.3K follows, it is clear that I’m not the only one digging her content.
Ajibgathoni
Her bio on TikTok reads: Face of an angel, waist of a beast. And you know what? It is true. And the 464.5K people that follow her prove she is right and boy can that waist move. She is pure talent and glad she is now monetizing it.
Her lip-sync and dance videos have raked in some 8.7 million collective likes.
Cindyk003
She look’s like Azziad’s twin, or doppelgänger. What is that thing they say, if it quacks like a duck?
She has 418.6K follows and an impressive 8.5 million likes on her content. She is all about the looks, the fashion and the sass, especially the sass…
Dance General
This dance choreographer, tutor and model is getting all the love, footwork after footwork. His videos get hundreds of thousands of views and likes and you can see why because you will hit that Follow button with quickness.
He enjoys a following of 416.2K and he does not reveal how many collective Likes he has accumulated.
TheRoamingChef
Rugby-star-turned-chef Dennis Ombachi combines his skills in parenting and cooking to keep his fanbase of 413K followers hungrier for more.
This self-taught chef, and soon to be father-of-two has earned his stripes, video after video, clap-back after clap-back on Twitter to make it top of the list of Kenyan food video content creators.
One of his videos where he fed street children went viral and had Hollywood celebrities swooning on the comment section.
His videos have a collective 3.5 million likes.
YasminAbdull
This 22-year-old serves the looks and the moves to ensure her 375.1K followers watch all her lipsync and dance videos to the end.
She has garnered some 4.4 collective million likes.
ShanahMendoza
Her Tiktok bio reads: I don’t support negativity, think what ya want, I got no time to justify myself, and she does not.
But we will tell you what she does; posting some top tier lip-sync and dance videos ensuring her 369.9K followers keep keep giving her all the love and zero negativity.
She has a collective 3.7 million likes on her content.
MamaFathma
This TikToker plays a Swahili woman better than, and please forgive me, a Swahili woman. He is rib-cracking and unusual and there’s not a better place to be unusual than on Tiktok.
His videos are relatable and viral, raking in some collective 3.4 million likes. He has a following of 325.5K.
Kelvin Ikwara
His moves are not the most fluid, nor his clothes the newest, or the trendiest but Kelvin, with the brightest smile you ever saw, is living his best life. His dances will make you smile it does not matter if you want it or not and that has been his whole strategy.
This has earned him a following of 361.4K and some 6.1 million collective Likes, from a viral video meme into a bonafide Tiktok star.
Alma Mutheu
Her bio says she an actress, a comedian and a lip-sync affionado.
She combines funny videos, dance and lip-sync to ensure her 333.5K followers bring all the Likes, giving her a total of 7.6 million likes so far. And counting.
Kenyan.Romeo
Who knew Romeo had a funny side? Because there is nothing funny or amusing about dying for love. Anyway, this Kenyan creator, with no affiliation to the Romeo of Shakespearean literature – is receiving all the love for content creator talents.
He’s hilarious, and you know who is laughing? His 289.5K followers who have handed him a collective 4 million likes.
Iduissak
Another Tiktoker, a master of lip-sync who keeps his following of 286.2K followers thoroughly entertained.
He has a collective 3.4 million Likes on his content.
