Charli D'Amelio

Biography

D'Amelio's rise looked effortless — a Connecticut teenager dancing in her bedroom — but it was built on a decade of competitive dance training. Her fame stress-tested what TikTok stardom means, spinning off a family reality show, a Broadway debut in & Juliet, and a fragrance and footwear business.

American dancer and creator who became the first person to pass 100 million followers on TikTok.

Known for

Dance videos that made her TikTok's first mega-star.

Notable works & defining projects

• TikTok dance content
• The D'Amelio Show
• Dancing with the Stars (Season 31 winner)

Notable achievements

• First TikTok creator to reach 100 million followers (2020) and later 150 million
• Starred with her family in Hulu's reality series The D'Amelio Show (2021-2023)
• Won Dancing with the Stars season 31 (2022)

Timeline

1. 2019Joined TikTok; her duet and dance videos exploded within months
2. 2020First creator to 100 million TikTok followers
3. 2022Won Dancing with the Stars with partner Mark Ballas

Did you know?

• She trained as a competitive dancer from age five, long before TikTok existed
• In November 2020 she became the first person to reach 100 million followers on TikTok