{"id":2625584,"date":"2026-07-06T14:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-to-outrank-taylor-swift-on-tiktok-popularity\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T14:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:08:41","slug":"trump-claims-to-outrank-taylor-swift-on-tiktok-popularity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-to-outrank-taylor-swift-on-tiktok-popularity\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump claims to outrank Taylor Swift on TikTok popularity"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-claims-to-outrank-taylor-swift-on-tiktok-popularity%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2625584&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>president Donald Trump claims he is the most-followed person on TikTok, surpassing celebrities like Taylor Swift, with 16.6 million followers. However, he is not actually in the top 10, where accounts like Khabane Lane, Charli D\u2019Amelio, and mrbeast lead with hundreds of millions of followers. Trump asserts that his top ranking indicates there is no Chinese influence on TikTok, as his account promotes pro-american and anti-communist messages. Despite concerns about TikTok\u2019s Chinese parent company ByteDance and national security, a deal was reached where ByteDance sold its U.S. operations to american firms including Oracle, forming a joint venture to protect user data. Trump signed an executive order endorsing this deal, which allowed TikTok to continue operating in the U.S. and was seen as a political win, with Trump emphasizing that American companies now own TikTok. He also highlighted that his own <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media popularity remains significant<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> said on Monday he is \u201cby far\u201d the most-followed person on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/TikTok\/\">TikTok<\/a> and had surpassed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taylor-swift\/\">Taylor Swift<\/a>, while pushing back against claims of Chinese influence on the social media platform. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump claimed a newly released list showed him ranked as the top person on the social media platform, but did not provide any additional evidence to support the ranking. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4636614\/spencer-pratt-mamdani-july-4-speech-communist\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Spencer Pratt blasts Mamdani\u2019s July 4 speech: \u2018Communists always start with the bad memories\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4636478\/photos-record-fireworks-show-july-4-dc\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>PHOTOS: Record fireworks show lights up DC for America\u2019s 250th birthday<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4636461\/brooklyn-bridge-fire-july-4-fireworks-new-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Brooklyn Bridge catches fire during July Fourth fireworks show in New York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was announced about two days ago. The new numbers just came out. You know who the No. 1 person in TikTok is by far?\u201d Trump asked. \u201cTrump, me. I\u2019m No. 1. \u2026 Taylor Swift was number 11. I\u2019m No. 1 on TikTok by far.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Trump is not the top person on TikTok or in the top 10 of followed users. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khabane Lane, Charli D\u2019Amelio, and MrBeast are the top three accounts followed on TikTok, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/socialblade.com\/tiktok\/lists\/top\/50\/followers\">Social Blade<\/a>, a website that tracks statistics and growth of content creators across social platforms. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president currently has 16.6 million followers on TikTok, while the top user, Khabane Lane, has 162.3 million followers. Taylor Swift is also not in the top 10, but has 33.3 million followers. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump explained that because he is the top person on TikTok, it wouldn\u2019t make sense that there is Chinese influence, since his account promotes pro-American and anti-communist ideas.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe numbers just came out, and I said, \u2018Well, I\u2019m hearing about how they influence. They are talking about [how] they\u2019re a tremendous danger because of the influence,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIf they influence so badly, I\u2019m saying all things like I love our country, we have to stop Communism. We\u2019re doing a lot of things.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent years, TikTok has become a point of contention over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-brings-in-250000-foreign-nationals-through-its-cbp-app-report\/\" title=\"Report: Biden Admin Brings in 250K Foreign Nationals via CBP App.\">national security concerns due<\/a> to the social media app\u2019s parent company being owned by ByteDance, a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\">Chinese company<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congress <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2976979\/senate-passes-tiktok-bill\/\">overwhelmingly passed<\/a> a bill in 2024 to ban TikTok from app stores unless ByteDance sold the platform to a non-Chinese buyer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawmakers feared the company could cooperate with the Chinese government to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-solomon-china-spy-balloon-episode-a-sputnik-learning-moment-for-america-black-eye-for-pentagon\/\" title=\"John Solomon: China Spy Balloon Episode a Sputnik Learning Moment for America, Black Eye for Pentagon\">obtain sensitive data<\/a> from American users or manipulate the algorithm to spread propaganda. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the ban was ultimately avoided when TikTok finalized a $14 billion deal in January to form a new American entity with Oracle, private equity firm Silver Lake, and the Abu Dhabi-based MGX to control TikTok\u2019s operations in the U.S. and ensure users\u2019 data security. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3824685\/trump-signs-executive-order-tiktok-deal-us\/\">president approved <\/a>the American joint-venture divestment plan, signing an executive order in September after months of back-and-forth over the ban. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump, who <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4408013\/trump-commemorates-tiktok-wins-2025\/\">credits TikTok<\/a> with helping him win the 2024 election, was against the TikTok ban from the first day of his second administration, creating a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3294232\/trump-signs-order-keep-tiktok-up-75-days\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3294232\/trump-signs-order-keep-tiktok-up-75-days\/\">75-day extension<\/a> for divestment so Americans could continue using the app.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4636842\/donald-trump-new-deal-trump-accounts\/\"><strong>\u2018DONALD TRUMP\u2019S NEW DEAL\u2019: TRUMP ACCOUNTS CELEBRATED AS SIGNATURE POLICY WIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While pushing back on claims of Chinese influence in the U.S., Trump reminded reporters that American companies took over the operations of TikTok. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, I guess, I don\u2019t know, maybe they are bad, maybe they are not. I know one thing: great American people, tremendous business people, and companies bought it,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI called President Xi, and everyone said he was a hard no. I said it\u2019s a good thing for TikTok, but it\u2019s good for us, too. American companies, great ones, own our TikTok, and it is very influential. But I\u2019m No. 1 by a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump claims he&#8217;s TikTok&#8217;s top followed user, surpassing Swift<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2625585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26187577782489-e1783358811148.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[82275,32364,32394,6248,3634],"class_list":["post-2625584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-celebrity-popularity","tag-social-media","tag-taylor-swift","tag-tiktok","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26187577782489-e1783358811148.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2625584"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2625588,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625584\/revisions\/2625588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2625585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2625584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2625584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2625584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}