The Story of Khaby Lame: Ex-Factory Worker Who became a Millionaire and an Internet Sensation.

In the present world, it is rare to come across an inspirational story like that of Khaby Lame, if there is anything to be learned, it is “simplicity is bliss”.

Khaby Lame is a 22-year-old Senegalese content creator who rose to fame for the simplicity of his videos.

Khaby’s story began in March 2020 when he got laid off from his factory job at the start of the global pandemic. Like billions of other people, Khaby was stuck bored at home and decided to follow his passion.

It has always been his dream to be a comedian, and the easiest way to do so was to post his videos online. So Khaby decided to use one of the most popular video platforms, Tiktok, to carry out his quest.

Although his initial sets of videos showed him dancing and playing video games in Italian, he decided to change the videos he was uploading a few months into the year. His new videos showed him simplifying overly complicated life hacks without saying a word.

Through his consistent uploads, Khaby grew his followings into millions. The beauties of Khaby’s videos were the relatability and his ability to make the overly complicated videos seem stupid with just his facial and body expression.

The content Khaby was putting out was different from what the most followed Tiktokers on the platform were putting out. Khaby was different, and the fans loved him for it.

Due to the nature of his comedy videos, many people wondered if Khaby Lame could speak. However, the Senegalese comedian is fluent in both English and Italian.

It has been two years since Khaby Lame became popular. He has since bagged a lot of achievements. Khaby is a brand ambassador for Binance, Hugo Boss, and others.

Khaby showed his love for football, leading him to meet and interact with several top footballers, including Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovi?, Kylian Mbappe, Paulo Dybala, and Raphael Varane.

Last month, Khaby Lame was publicly announced as the most followed tiktoker with 145 million followers and 2.3 billion likes. Khaby Lame has monetized his exposure by taking brand endorsement deals and collaborating with football teams and Tiktok creator funds.

Khaby Lame’s net worth is around two to five million dollars. It may even be higher than that. Khaby Lame reinvented the word funny jokes with his content.

To some, this is the highest he can attain, but to most, the sky is just the starting point for Khaby Lame.