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TikTok’s biggest star, Charli D’Amelio, among users opening Triller accounts as they hedge their bets on the hugely popular social video platform
- TikTok’s biggest stars, Charli and Dixie D’Amelio and their parents, join a growing list of popular influencers opening accounts with alternative video apps
- The uncertainty surrounding TikTok’s future in the US, after President Trump called for its Chinese owner to sell, has benefited rival platforms such as Triller
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US President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring the sale of TikTok has led some of the social video platform’s biggest stars, including Charli and Dixie D’Amelio, to join rival app Triller.
The sisters and their parents, Marc and Heidi, boast a total of roughly 138 million followers on TikTok.
Sixteen-year-old Charli D’Amelio, known for her dance videos, has the largest fan base, with 87 million TikTok followers. On Triller, Charli was closing in on one million followers early last week. Singer Dixie D’Amelio, 19, has 38 million followers on TikTok.
“We couldn’t be more proud to welcome the D’Amelio family to the Triller family with open arms,” said Bobby Sarnevesht, Triller’s chairman. “They are an incredibly multifaceted and talented family who have already been invaluable to us.”
The D’Amelios joined a growing list of TikTok stars who have increased their presence on rival streaming services such as Triller, Instagram and YouTube since the Trump administration raised national security concerns about TikTok.
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