- Khaby Lame is a Senegalese-Italian who has recorded a net worth estimated above $10 million
- He has made his wealth mainly from his social media career as the most followed TikToker with over 149 million followers and more than 2 billion likes
- The 24–year-old comedian has worked with the likes of Idris Elba, and Ed Sheeran; and became an ambassador of a brand with Christiano Ronaldo
All thanks to his being a digital content creator and a TikTok star, Senegalese-born Italian Khabane “Khaby” Lame has recorded a net worth that is estimated at over $10 million. He makes his wealth from social media and is the most followed TikTok content creator. He also earns from a series of endorsements deals with international brands that include Xbox, Binance, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Dream 11, Hugo Boss, and Juventus.
All the Ways Khaby Lame Made His Net Worth
He Worked As a Computer Numerical Control Machine Operator
Born on March 9, 2000, Khaby grew up to start a job as a Computer Numeral Control (CNC) machine operator at a factory in a city in Northern Italy called Turin.
While it is difficult to state how much exactly he may have earned, there are recordings that CNC operators earn up to 29,405 (EUR) on average. Also, they can pay about 14 per hour with an average bonus of 468.
Whatever the case, he lost the CNC job in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
TikTok is a Major Contributor to Khaby Lame’s Net Worth
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After losing his CNC job, Khaby began posting on TikTok. At the time, many of his videos were of dancing and watching video games.
He transitioned to creating content in form of duets. He would also show how to do complicated tasks in simple ways without saying a word.
The content creator soon gained attention and about a year after he started his TikTok journey, Lame became the most followed Italian TikToker after surpassing Gianluca Vacchi.
In July 2021, he became the second most followed TikToker after outshining American actress and social media sensation, Addison Rae.
In June 2022, he rose to become the most followed creator on TikTok after dropping American social media sensation Charli D’Amelio from the spot.
This being said, one may wonder how much the Senegalese may have made from TikTok. While there is no certainty as regards how much he may have earned from the platform, TikTokers earn about 3 to 5 cents per 1000 views.
Since he has over 2.4 billion likes, it is also not unreasonable to estimate that he has nothing less than 2.4 billion views. Going by the 3-5 cents per 1000 views, he may have earned nothing less than $2.4 million.
Gaming Video May Have Added to Khaby Lame’s Net Worth
Khaby is a gaming video creator whose career may have contributed to his wealth.
Even though there are no known games that he has created at the time of this writing, he is the face of “Khaby’s Game”. The game allows users to walk with Khaby on a rocket while other famous TikTokers are portrayed as enemies.
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He Has Earned Through Endorsement Deals
Khaby has partnered with numerous brands that have added to his net worth. In 2021, he partnered with Xbox to influence its Xbox Series S console.
In addition, cryptocurrency firm Binance partnered with Khaby to promote Web3 in 2022.
Other leading international brands that the Senegalese-born social media influencer has partnered with are Netflix, Amazon Prime, Dream 11, Hugo Boss, and Juventus.
Moreover, he has received nods from TikTok and Instagram as they posted his videos on their official pages, tagged him, and created personalized hashtags for him.
In his partnership, he has worked alongside a-list celebrities such as Anthony Joshua, Christiano Ronaldo, Hailey Bieber, and Raphael Varane among others.
How Khaby Lame Spends His Fortune
The TikTok star rarely shows how he spends his money on social media. Yet, there are suggestions that he owns at least 2 houses in Italy that are worth millions.
Per The Sun, the social media sensation owns the following cars:
- A Mercedes-AMG G63
- Range Rover Sport
- Range Rover Evoque
- Jeep Compass
Khaby Lame’s net worth which is estimated above $10 million has placed him among one of the richest and most influential social media sensations. While this net worth may go high or reduce due to inflation and other circumstances, he may likely see growth since a very high percentage of social media users learn different things online. Interestingly, he teaches people how to do difficult things in easy ways. More to this, his acting in silence has broken the barrier of language gap that other social media mentions may encounter. Hence, he may have more followers, gain more endorsement deals, and his net worth will equally increase.
