Khaby Lame is a Senegalese-born Italian who is currently the most followed Tik Toker in the world with over 162 million followers. His TikTok videos are mainly silent and mock overly complicated life hack videos. Although living in Italy since he was one, he was only granted nationality in 2022 (aged 22). He studied in a Qur’an memorisation school in Senegal for a year when he was 14 years old. In July 2025, Lame was named to the inaugural TIME100 Creators list, which recognises 100 of the most influential digital creators from around the world.