TIKTOK has created a new celebrity who’s gained millions of followers without saying a single word.
Some suggested life hacks actually make things more complicated, so TikToker Khaby Lame decided to weed out the bad ones with a simple look.
The Senegalese TikToker, whose username is @Khaby.lame, lives in Italy and joined the social media platform in March 2020 when the country went into lockdown.
After losing his job, he started making videos to pass the time.
Fans are familiar with his signature look and shrug in his videos where he mocks overly complicated life hacks.
He is now the second most followed person on TikTok, right behind Charli D’Amelio.
Techie Gamers estimates his net worth to be around $5million as of 2022.
Lame’s rapid rise to fame gave him several options to make money.
He’s collaborated with brands to help promote their products and charges about $50,000 per video.
In January 2022, he signed a multi-year partnership with BOSS, the Hugo Boss fashion company, as part of the #BeYourOwnBoss campaign.
Other members of the campaign include Kendall Jenner, Hailey Bieber, and Future.
He also works with TikTok’s Creator Fund to collaborate with brands.
Due to the high demand for him to star in videos, Lame hired a social media manager to help him book new projects.
Khaby worked in a factory operating machinery near the city of Turin, Italy.
He was born in Senegal but his family moved to Italy when he was a year old.
Despite this, he does not have an Italian passport or citizenship, but he’s said he doesn’t need a piece of paper to define himself as Italian.
Lame currently lives in Milan.
He announced his engagement to Zaira Nucci in October 2020.
Even though he’s silent in all his videos, he is fluent in English and Italian.
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