Fact Check: Is Donald Trump More Popular On TikTok Than Taylor Swift? Here the claim of the American President | Today’s news
US President Donald Trump is back throwing shade at global pop star Taylor Swift who recently married beau Travis Kelce. Trump has most recently made big claims about his TikTok follower count, claiming to be number one on the app, even surpassing Swift.
Donald Trump claims to be “number one” on TikTok.
what did he say During a press conference at the White House on Monday, July 6, Trump was asked about China’s alleged involvement in the app.
“It was announced about two days ago, the new numbers just came out, do you know who is by far the number one in Tic Tac?” Trump said, misnaming a popular app in the US.
Donald Trump vs Taylor Swift
He went on to say, “Trump, me. I’m number one…”
“Taylor Swift was number eleven. I’m number one by far on TikTok. The numbers just came out… I’m number one by far. He sent it to me – the list comes out as number one and two. I was number one by a lot. So I guess, I don’t know, maybe they’re bad, maybe they’re not. I know one thing: great Americans, the president and everyone said it was hard, I bought it. no, I said it’s a good thing for TikTok, but it’s good for us, American companies, great, own our TikTok and is very influential.
Fact Check – Who Has More TikTok Followers?
So the question remains – is Donald Trump really the most followed person on TikTok? Although Trump did not back up his claims with numbers, Live Mint found the truth. It turned out that there was no truth to the president’s claims.
Donald Trump
As of July 7, 9:30 a.m. EST, Donald Trump has 16.6 million followers on TikTok with 121.8 million likes on his posts combined. So far, he only follows two accounts on the platform.
Taylor Swift
On the other hand, Taylor Swift with only 3 posts in 2026 has 33.5 million followers with 274.5 million likes on her posts in total. In comparison, it has almost double the number of followers and even more on the app.
Most popular people on TikTok
So who is the most popular personality on TikTok? Certainly not Donald Trump or Taylor Swift.
According to Just Jared, Khaby Lame is the most followed person on TikTok with currently 162.3 million followers. Followed by Charli D’Amelio with 159.1 million followers and MrBeast with 129.1 million followers.
Other popular TikTok accounts include Bella Poarch, Addison Rae, Willie Salim, Zach King, Kimberly Loaiza, BTS, Dwayne Johnson, Will Smith, Billie Eilish, Jason Derulo, Kylie Jenner, Selena Gomez, Dixie D’Amelio and many more.
