We’ve conducted a new study revealing the most popular celebrity profiles, who has the most viewed video and who receives the most likes, ranking both international stars as well as Britain's finest.
Take a look at the top celebrities that rank best on TikTok below:
Selena Gomez the most popular celeb on TikTok
With well over 25 million followers and nearly 1 million (958,000) comments on her most viewed video, Selena Gomez ranks as the most popular celebrity on social networking platform TikTok. Following suit is Jason Derulo with a massive following of 38,1 million and 840,3 million likes. Ranking third is Will Smith who, despite his age of 52, is immensely popular with 39,4 followers and 259,2 million views on his best video.
Top 5 celebrities on TikTok over 50!
Fame and success don’t have to die down with age, which these 5 TikTok stars prove with having a massive follower base and a high number of views on their videos despite them being way past millennial age. The oldest in the list, Arnold Schwarzenegger who's aged 73, has a following of 4 million and his top-ranking video has been watched nearly 46 million times.
Following as second oldest is Howie Mandel (64) who is followed by 8,1 million people that left him 141 and a half million likes.
Only one year younger at 63 years of age is the third in the list, Steve Harvey who has managed to build up a following of 4,1 million giving him 3,700 comments on his most popular video.
| Rank | Celebrity | Age | No. of followers (m) | No. of likes (m) | Most viewed video (M) | No. of likes on most viewed video (M) | No. of comments on most viewed video | No. of hate comments on most viewed video /15 |
| 1 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 73 | 4 | 13.2 | 45.8 | 1.4 | 4000 | 0 |
| 2 | Howie Mandel | 64 | 8.1 | 141.5 | 116.8 | 2.9 | 15000 | 1 |
| 3 | Steve Harvey | 63 | 4.1 | 30.1 | 18.8 | 2.8 | 3,700 | 1 |
| 4 | Gordon Ramsay | 53 | 13.4 | 184 | 93.8 | 11 | 83,600 | 4 |
| 5 | Will Smith | 52 | 39.4 | 200.7 | 259.2 | 18.8 | 105,000 | 3 |
Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande and Britney Spears revealed to get most comments on TikTok videos
The 28-year-old Selena Gomez scores high on all positive metrics in this study, including ranking first with the most comments on her most popular video: watched 15,6 million times, with nearly 1 million (958,000) comments. Second place is for Ariana Grande, who received 237,600 comments on her best video with 10,5 million views. Ranking third is Britney Spears who, despite her age of 38, does incredibly well on the millennial focussed platform with her best performing video receiving 24,6 million views on which she got 165,100 comments.
| Rank | Celebrity | Age | No. of followers (m) | No. of likes (m) | Most viewed video (M) | No. of likes on most viewed video (M) | No. of comments on most viewed video | No. of hate comments on most viewed video /15 |
| 1 | Selena Gomez | 28 | 25.2 | 66.4 | 202.7 | 15.6 | 958,000 | 1 |
| 2 | Ariana Grande | 27 | 18.1 | 30.5 | 82.8 | 10.5 | 237,600 | 0 |
| 3 | Britney Spears | 38 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 24.6 | 1.9 | 165,100 | 5 |
| 4 | Jack Black | 51 | 3.4 | 15.1 | 12.1 | 3.3 | 138,200 | 0 |
| 5 | Will Smith | 52 | 39.4 | 200.7 | 259.2 | 18.8 | 105,000 | 3 |
| 6 | Liam Payne | 27 | 3 | 33.8 | 13.8 | 3.6 | 103,800 | 0 |
| 7 | Justin Bieber | 26 | 17.1 | 42.6 | 114 | 10.1 | 96,700 | 2 |
| 8 | Gordon Ramsay | 53 | 13.4 | 184 | 93.8 | 11 | 83,600 | 4 |
| 9 | The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) | 48 | 29.3 | 159.2 | 219.4 | 21 | 80,900 | 0 |
| 10 | Kevin Hart | 41 | 19.5 | 92.5 | 56.5 | 10.3 | 69,500 | 3 |
Top 25 celebrities from UK & Ireland on TikTok
With well over 13 million followers and 83,700 comments on his most viewed video, Gordon Ramsey ranks as the most popular UK celebrity on social networking platform TikTok. Following suit is Liam Payne with a following of 3,1 million and 35,4 million likes. Ranking third is Dr Julie Smith who, despite her age of 36, is popular with 2,2 million followers and 259,2 million views on her best video.
| Rank | Celebrity | Age | No. of followers (m) | No. of likes (m) | Most viewed video (M) | No. of likes on most viewed video (M) | No. of comments on most viewed video | No. of hate comments on most viewed video /15 |
| 1 | Gordon Ramsay | 53 | 13.4 | 184.00 | 94.1 | 11 | 83,700 | 4 |
| 2 | Liam Payne | 27 | 3.1 | 35.40 | 13.9 | 4 | 103,900 | 0 |
| 3 | Dr Julie Smith | 36 | 2.2 | 21.90 | 33.2 | 4 | 68,400 | 0 |
| 4 | Niall Horan | 27 | 2.3 | 11.60 | 11.60 | 2 | 48,300 | 0 |
| 5 | Anne Marie | 29 | 3.0 | 18.60 | 22.1 | 2 | 10,900 | 0 |
| 6 | Sam Smith | 28 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 70.7 | 2 | 8,400 | 4 |
| 7 | KSI | 27 | 3.1 | 15.60 | 15.9 | 2 | 6,800 | 0 |
| 8 | Jack Whitehall | 32 | 1.7 | 15.40 | 14.8 | 3 | 7,400 | 0 |
| 9 | Ant & Dec | 44/45 | 1.9 | 8.80 | 13.7 | 1 | 10,000 | 0 |
| 10 | Little Mix | 27/27/29/29 | 1.8 | 8.30 | 13.4 | 1 | 7,300 | 0 |
| 11 | Stacey Solomon | 31 | 1.4 | 4.30 | 13.6 | 1 | 1,200 | 0 |
| 12 | Jacqueline Jossa | 27 | 1.7 | 13.80 | 5.7 | 0 | 913 | 0 |
| 13 | Ellie Goulding | 33 | 0.6 | 1.70 | 9.4 | 1 | 11,700 | 1 |
| 14 | Ed Sheeran | 29 | 1.4 | 1.60 | 5.3 | 0 | 5,200 | 0 |
| 15 | Siannise Fudge | 25 | 1.0 | 5.60 | 7.4 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| 16 | Oliver & Alex Bowen | 26/27 | 0.6 | 2.50 | 10.6 | 0 | 913 | 0 |
| 17 | Laura Witmore | 35 | 0.4 | 1.20 | 4.9 | 0 | 518 | 0 |
| 18 | Perrie Edwards | 27 | 0.4 | 0.51 | 1.9 | 0 | 2100 | 0 |
| 19 | Charlotte Crosby | 30 | 0.7 | 1.30 | 5 | 0 | 1,200 | 1 |
| 20 | Joe Sugg | 29 | 1.1 | 14.00 | 5.5 | 0 | 3,200 | 3 |
| 21 | Amanda Holden | 49 | 1.0 | 7.60 | 12 | 1 | 4,000 | 6 |
| 22 | Jade Thirlwall | 27 | 1.1 | 6.00 | 5.9 | 1 | 3,800 | 5 |
| 23 | Sam Thompson | 27 | 0.6 | 5.80 | 15 | 1 | 4,300 | 6 |
| 24 | Rita Ora | 29 | 1.0 | 5.50 | 2.1 | 0 | 1,700 | 5 |
| 25 | Amy Hart | 27 | 0.4 | 4.30 | 5.8 | 0 | 1,400 | 11 |
The research was pulled using the most followed accounts on TikTok as of 23.10.2020. For further information on the data and our findings, please get in touch.