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Charli D'Amelio has over 150 million followers and is the second most-follower creator on the platform. Here's everything you need to know about the social media superstar.
Charli D'Amelio is one of the biggest stars on TikTok with her incredible dancing videos gaining her over 150 million followers. Charli also previously joined the huge content creator gang, The Hype House, but has since gone on to launch several businesses and star in her own reality TV show. Here's everything you need to know about the social media superstar. [via Instagram]
Charli D'Amelio was born on May 1st 2004, making her 19 years old. Her star sign Taurus. [via Instagram]
Charli D'Amelio's height is around 5ft 5 inches tall. She's appears to stand at a similar height to her older sister Dixie, who is reportedly around 5ft 6 inches tall. [via Instagram]
The Hype House were a group of TikTok influencers living in a mansion together in Los Angeles where they can make and share content. Charli D'Amelio was immediately invited in due to her large following, and her sister, Dixie was also part of the troupe. The two left the Hype House in 2020 to focus on their own careers. [via Instagram]
Despite finding fame on TikTok, Charli D'Amelio still attended a private school in Connecticut. [via Instagram]
Charli D'Amelio is American and she's from Norwalk, Connecticut in the United States. Her family moved to Los Angeles around 2019/2020. [via Instagram]
Charli D'Amelio's father, Marc D'Amelio ran for Connecticut State Senate in 2018 as a Republican. The self-described "CEO of the D'Amelio family" is also on TikTok. In his Twitter bio Marc describes himself as "Husband to Heidi and dad to Dixie and Charli D’Amelio. Cofounder and CEO of D’Amelio Brands & D’Amelio Footwear. Founder of D’Amelio Huskies NIL Collective." [via Instagram]
Charli D'Amelio has one older sister, Dixie, who is three years older and also a TikTok influencer. They were previously both members of the Hype House but left to pursue their own individual careers, as well as their joint business ventures like D'Amelio Shoes and their Hulu reality TV show. [via Instagram]
Charli quickly become one of TikTok's biggest stars. Within 6 months of joining she had 5 million followers thanks to her choreography and dance videos, including the 'Renegade', made famous by fellow teen Jalaiah Harmon. [via Instagram]
Charli D'Amelio actually began dancing when she was 3 years old, and began competing at 5 years old. Her Instagram is full of old snaps from her competition days. Following her rise to fame, Charli D'Amelio appeared on Dancing With the Stars season 31 and was crowned the champion alongside her partner Mark Ballas. [via Instagram]
In November 2020, Charli D'Amelio hit the 100 million followers milestone on TikTok. Charli tweeted at the time: "100 million people supporting me. I truly cannot believe that this is real." [via Instagram]
Charli D'Amelio and her family, including her sister Dixie and their parents, have their own reality show on Hulu called The D'Amelio Show. The show follows Charli, Dixie, Marc and Heidi as they navigate their sudden rise to fame and run their businesses. The show starts its third season in fall 2023. [via Instagram]
Charli D'Amelio and Chase Hudson confirmed they split in 2020. Since rumours circulated about the couple, Charli took to her Instagram Story to tell fans: 'Since you guys have watched mine and Chase's relationship from the start, i decided i needed to tell you all that we are no longer together'. [Kevin Mazur via Getty]
Charli D'Amelio is currently dating Landon Barker, son of Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker. They first fueled dating rumours after Charli was spotted at one of Landon’s concert in June 2022. They confirmed their relationship in July 2022, when Charli posted a photo of them sharing a kiss on Instagram. In February 2023, they wore matching all-black outfits for the 2023 Grammy Awards red carpet. As of August 2023, the couple are still girlfriend and boyfriend. [Getty]
Charli D’Amelio’s apparent second TikTok account went viral after she posted several videos from Jake Paul’s fight against Ben Askren in April 2021 under the username @user4350486101671. The account gained 3 million followers within 2 days but eventually Charli deleted the account. [via TikTok]
Well, it's not that secret given that it hit 1 million followers within a day of starting it. But 'Barley' is Charli D'Amelio's alter-ego, who she's set up a separate TikTok account for. She posted a lot of day-to-day vlogs and fun videos of herself to that account. The account has been inactive since June 2020. [via Instagram]
In November 2020, Charli and Dixie got backlash over their ‘Dinner With D’Amelio’s’ video. While speaking about her immense success, Charli said: "I wish I had more time. Because imagine if I hit 100m a year after hitting a mil." Many thought that she was ‘complaining’ about not having 100m followers, as well as being 'rude' in the video. As a result, people began unfollowing her. She lost over 1m followers in 24 hours but has since recovered her follower numbers. [via Instagram]
Net worths are notoriously unreliable but the latest figures from Forbes suggest Charli earned nearly $18 million in 2021 from her clothing brand Social Tourist, Hulu show, and deals with brands like Invisalign, Morphe and Dunkin'. Charli is also a significant partner in the D'Amelio Brands, her family's consumer product company, and her family also launched $25 million venture capital shop 444 Capital to invest in other companies. [via Instagram]
Charli D'Amelio can be found on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok @charlidamelio, and on Snapchat @damelioc. [via Instagram]