Selena Gomez Is TikTok’s Most Popular Music Artist of 2023
variety.comSteven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Selena Gomez had TikTok users engaged the most over the past year, according to a report released by the social video-sharing platform.
Gomez, who has almost 60 million followers, was crowned TikTok’s most popular artist in the United States. The multi-hyphenate, who regularly posts using the viral sounds du jour, leads the pack of musicians who made the top 10, joining Ice Spice, Natalie Jane, Lizzo, Ariana Grande and more.
She also was the second-most popular artist worldwide, only second to Kim Loaiza and above Blackpink, Shakira and BTS. All credit goes to Gomez herself, whose February video of her getting ready for a 6 a.m.
flight accrued more than 24 million likes and ranked fourth on the top U.S. trending videos. Elsewhere, Justine Skye had a commendable year after TikTokers latched onto a sped-up version of her 2014 single “Collide” and sent it up as the most-used sound in the U.S.
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