Biography
Khabane Lame (born March 9, 2000) is a Senegalese social media star currently living in Italy.
Social media star popularly known as Khaby Lame rose to fame in 2020 after many of his videos went viral on the internet.
A prolific content creator, Khaby Lame is known for poking fun at complicated life hacks through his TikTok videos.
As a content creator, his unique selling point is that he doesn’t utter a single word in his videos and makes a funny facial expression that conveys the message. As of 2022, Khaby Lame is the most followed TikToker in the world, followed by Charli D’Amelio.
Senegalese media personality
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| Full name: | Khabane Lame |
| Stage name: | Khaby Lame |
| Born: | March 9, 2000 (age 24) |
| Place of birth: | Ziguinchor, Senegal |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality: | Senegalese |
| Height: | 1.85 minutes |
| Parents: | Mr. and Mrs. Lame |
| Siblings: | 3 |
| Wife • Husband/wife: | Zaira Nucci |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Zaira Nucci |
| The children: | Do not have |
| Job: | TikToker • Media personality |
| Net worth: | $1.5 million – $3 million |
Early life
Khaby Lame was born Khabane Lame to Senegalese parents on March 9, 2000. He was born in Dakar to Mr. and Mrs. Lame. However, when he was one year old, his parents decided to migrate from Africa to Europe in search of greener pastures.
This led them to move to Italy, where they started a new life. The Lame family moved into public housing in Chivasso, Italy.
Khaby Lame has three siblings. He grew up in a middle-class family. The elder Lames (parents) worked hard to ensure that they provided for the needs of Khaby Lame and his siblings.
Growing up, he took on a part-time job while still in high school. He did this to earn money to cover his needs and to help his parents not have to worry about all his needs.
After graduating from high school, he chose to work full-time instead of pursuing a university education, because he could not afford the tuition fees at public or private universities in Italy.
Khaby Lame found work as a CNC Machine Operator at a factory near Turin. However, due to the global pandemic, he was laid off from his job in March 2020 and became unemployed.
Education
Khaby Lame attended primary school in a public school.
He graduated from grade twelve with high marks in his final exams. He was eighteen when he left high school.
Career
Forced to stay home due to the Covid-19 pandemic and without a means of working, Khaby Lame became bored. To kill time and become productive, he started creating TikTok videos.
The first videos he made featured him dancing and playing video games in his apartment, and the videos were usually shot in Italian, but he added Italian subtitles. As he progressed in his budding content creation, he decided to transform. Creating images, gifs, and videos that were used for memes, the internet was fully aware of his creativity.
So he started making videos describing complicated life hacks and showing how he makes the task easier. Moreover, he doesn’t utter a single word throughout the video and spice things up with funny facial expressions.
So, Khaby Lame’s videos went viral on TikTok and were shared on other social media apps, further increasing his popularity. Within a few weeks, millions of people started following him on TikTok and Instagram. This is because they loved his videos, which were both simple and funny.
As the months went by, Khaby Lame’s internet fame grew. In April 2021, he surpassed Gianluca Vacchi to become the most followed Italian TikToker. On June 22, he achieved another feat by becoming the most followed TikToker in the world, surpassing Charli D’Amelio and Addison Rae.
Khaby Lame’s newfound celebrity status means he has landed a number of endorsement deals and brand partnerships. As one of the top social media influencers globally, he gets to work with top brands to promote their products and services. He has also been invited to some of Europe’s top events.
In August 2021, Khaby Lame appeared as a Co-Star at the unveiling of Juventus FC’s newest signing, Manuel Locatelli. He signed a multi-year partnership with Hugo Boss in January 2022.
Social media
Besides TikTok, Khaby Lame also has a large following on Instagram and Twitter. He has over 74.9 million followers on Instagram and over 170 thousand followers on Twitter.
He has over 142.9 million followers on TikTok.
- TikTok Username: @khaby.lame
- Instagram name: @khaby00
- Twitter Username: @KhabyLame
Personal life
Content creator Khaby Lame is a practicing Muslim and is 24 years old. He got engaged to his girlfriend Zaira Nucci when he was just 20 years old. The news of the engagement was made public in October 2020.
Although he has lived in Italy most of his life, he recently moved to Milan, Spain. He is residing with his agent as a foreigner. He only has Senegalese citizenship and does not have Italian citizenship.
Khaby Lame has a social media manager on his payroll. His social media manager is Riggio Alessandro, who works hard to raise Khaby Lame’s profile on social media.
A survey conducted in October 2021 found that 8 out of the 25 most liked videos on TikTok belonged to Khaby Lame.
Net worth
Being among the top three content creators on TikTok, Khaby Lame has been able to monetize his career. He earns a lot of money from brand partnerships and endorsement deals.
Khaby Lame’s net worth is estimated to be between $1.5 million and $3 million.
