Ah, TikTok. 18-24 year olds love it, influencers make money off it, and business owners just want to understand it.
TikTok is insanely massive - with almost 2.5 million Austalians adopting the platform in the first half of 2020 - talk about fast growth, even by social media standards!
Australians themselves aren’t shying away from posting on the platform - with countless creators garnering millions of followers in a few short years.
Today, we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 Australian TikTokers based on subscriber count, the content they create, partnerships, and everything in between.
Hannah Balanay (18m)
Topping our list today is Hannah Balanay, a Perth-based dancer and choreographer who has a total of 18 million subscribers as of June 2022.
Her rise to TikTok fame can be largely attributed to her choreographing the now viral TikTok dance to Dua Lipa’s ‘Don’t Start Now’ - with the video proving to be a massive hit.
To make it even better for Hannah, the dance was later added as an emote to the smash hit video game Fortnite - and success was basically guaranteed.
As Hannah continues to create new dances for trending TikTok tracks, she has also partnered with Samsung, Footlocker, Depop and more - making her a force to be reckoned with in the TikTok-scape.
Sarah Magusara (17.6m)
Next, with a whopping 17.6 million followers on the platform, is Sarah Magusara. She began when the platform was Musical.ly in 2014, and has slowly grown a following since then, making content that jumps between lip-syncing and dancing videos.
Over time, she has expanded to fitness, modelling and behind-the-scenes vlog-style content, keeping her followers busy.
Sarah has partnered with brands like Boohoo, Fashion Nova, and Blessed Plant Protein, proving herself business savvy as well as TikTok famous.
Caleb Finn (15.5m)
Starting on the platform in 2018, Melbourne-born creator Caleb Finn has since grown his following to a crazy 15.5 million.
Caleb makes content from lip-sync videos to staggering transition based horror clips designed to twist your sense of reality, pushing the platform to its creative limits.
Having previously worked as a schoolteacher, Caleb is now a full-time TikTok creator, bending creative limits and partnering with brands daily.
The Rybka Twins (13.8m)
Twin sisters Teagan and Sam Rybka have been gymnastics fanatics since they were toddlers.
Starting their YouTube channel in 2012 with the initial purpose of showing off their skills instead propelled them to international fame, with the pair reaching the semi-finals of Australia’s Got Talent in 2013.
Nowadays, the Rybka Twins utilise TikTok, amassing a giant following of 13.8 million users who are fans of their vlogs, lip-syncing content, and gymnastics vlogs.
Mocha (13.8m)
Our first non-human creator on this list is Mocha, an adorable Melbourne-based pomeranian exploring her daily adventures on TikTok, with a 13.8 million follower base.
Mocha is one of the more famous pets on the platform, with her videos amassing millions of followers across both TikTok and Instagram.
Mocha goes on car rides, gets dressed up in cute costumes, and more - and has adoring fans everywhere you turn.
howridiculous (13.3m)
howridiculous makes videos with the intention of garnering the reaction “Wow, how ridiculous is that!”
Made up of Brett Stanford, Derek Herron, and Scott Gaunson - three friends living in Perth, How Ridiculous are mostly known for their trick shots and experiments such as dropping objects onto other objects from a great height.
Yep. It’s ridiculous.
With a YouTube following of 11.3 million subscribers, their TikTok has surpassed this in a much shorter time - 13.3 million followers.
JoelBergs (11.3m)
Another content creator in the gaming niche is Joel Bergs, amassing a whopping 11.3 million followers on the platform.
Based in Melbourne, Joel is also known for his Twitch streaming content, some of which he shares clips across all platforms.
Aside from his Twitch content, Joel is also largely known for his reaction videos to ‘weird’ clips on the platform, many of which cause nothing but laughter.
Mully (10.6m)
Just as the case was with YouTube, gaming content is also incredibly popular on TikTok. The top Australian content creator within this niche is Mully.
Mully produces video game content based on virtual reality gaming, helping him amass a following of 10.6 million fans.
Alongside other creators such as Joshdub and EddieVR, Mully uses the platform to both react to viral TikToks and share clips from his YouTube channel.
Junpei Zaki (10.7m)
Born in Japan and living in Australia since the age of 2, Junpei is most well-known for answering his comments on TikTok, remixing his comments section, and trying food from lots of different countries.
Junpei is especially known for creating content that engages and interacts with his audience, always prioritizing a fun experience for the viewer.
Having collaborated with large brands such as Canon, Mentos, and Pepsi Max, Junpei is a TikTok force to be reckoned with.
Joshdub (10.2m)
Wrapping up our list today is another gaming creator - Joshdub. He creates content across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram - with a 10.2 million following on TikTok itself.
Joshdub is another creator that capitalizes on virtual reality gaming c content, which continues to make him a fast-growing Internet personality.
He is apart of a TikTok group known as ‘The Boys’, and the combined efforts of the group help ensure that all members are some of the gaming industry’s biggest and brightest.
TikTok stars, unite!
Australia is home to some of the best and brightest of TikTok stars, all of which are set to reach insane heights from here.
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