Addison Rae Easterling is the 19-year-old who earned $ 5 million last year alone. She became famous on TikTok with her dance videos and today has 54.7 million followers.
"Tik Tok took me here where I am," she says.
A year ago, Addison Rae had just settled into university, where he would study journalism while doing various choreographies at TikTok. It reached 1 million followers by October.
"My name was called as I went to class and that was very strange," she recalls of her time at school. Teenagers younger than her at school asked her to take pictures with her.
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This fall, she posted the first sponsored ads for Fashion Nova, an online clothing store, and in December, moved to Los Angeles to pursue full-time fame.
There, Addison made connections with a group of TikTok stars and helped form Hype House, a group of creators who further raised her profile. Business opportunities followed.
At first, she got a typical deal for brand-sponsored posts like Rebook, or watch company, Daniel Wellington. In total, these two revenue streams accounted for two-thirds of its profits.
In July, she became the leading global spokeswoman for American Eagle, a role that will find her in digital and traditional commercials, on TV and in teen clothing posters.
That same month, she started hosting a weekly podcast with her mother, Sheri Nicole, called "Mama knowsBest."
"We want to break down barriers and talk about things that most children would not feel comfortable saying in front of their parents."
Her makeup line, Article Beauty, launches its first products online next week.
Addison Rae tops the list, but she is not the only teenager with big profits from TikTok. According to Forbes, these are some of the most successful young people in the app:
# 2 Charli D'Amelio - $ 4 million
# 3 Dixie D'Amelio - $ 2.9 million
# 4 Loren Gray - $ 2.6 million
# 5 Josh Richards - $ 1.5 million
# 6 Michael Le - $ 1.2 million
# 7 Spencer X - $ 1.2 million
