Top TikTok stars in Queensland ranked by followers
They’re the modern day millionaires making a living from 15 second videos. Check out the Queenslanders making it big on TikTok.
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They’re the modern day millionaires making a living from 15 second videos, and Queenslanders are leading the charge with many homegrown TikTok stars becoming the biggest in the country.
Making it big online is all about the creator’s ability to grab attention, according to senior lecturer at Griffith University, Dr David Tuffley.
“In my view, TikTok is one of the hardest platforms to actually succeed at grabbing people’s attention. You have to make really attention grabbing, short form videos, and if you’ve ever tried doing that it’s really hard,” he said.
With the emergence of influencers, Dr Tuffley said the new age industry provides a bigger platform for up and coming Queensland stars.
“This sort of field is open to everyone and Queenslanders are on the same playing field as everyone else around the globe,” he said.
“Previously, if you wanted to make it big in show business, you had to relocate where it was all happening. But now, there’s so much more opportunity and they can do it all from home and become a globally recognised name.”
With such a “rapidly evolving” landscape online, Dr Tuffley said he could see a “fluid dynamic” of people who move through the motions of popularity on the app.
“It might lead to a fair bit of burnout among the top people because sustaining it is probably fairly hard work,” he said.
“I think basically what will happen is newcomers will take over from the established ones and there’ll be a fair amount of turn over.”
From fitness influencers to homegrown TV stars, Queensland is crawling with up and coming online celebrities that are turning social media into a full time job.
But with so many vying for the top spot, here’s the most followed Queenslanders on TikTok.
Sarah Magusara – 17.8m followers
The 21-year-old soon-to-be mum of two has now become the second biggest Australian TikTok account with 17.8m followers.
In 2014, the Brisbane mum gained a following on Instagram before blowing up on the video app where she now boasts over 1.2bn likes in total.
She’s known for her fun videos with her adorable daughter and will soon have a new addition to the family with just weeks left before she gives birth to baby number two.
According to website Collabstr, Magusara can charge up to $2700 for posting a TikTok that’s promoting a product, and up to $2000 to promote a song in the form of a dance or something similar.
Brodie Pawson – 8.4m followers
Brodie Pawson and his twin brother Dylan are known as the Parkour Twins who hail from Brisbane.
Pawson has amassed over 8m followers for his insane parkour videos which show him jumping from massive heights and over large distances, all of which come with warnings for viewers not to attempt the manoeuvres.
Pawson and his brother first rose to fame after appearing on Australia Ninja Warrior before their online personas erupted with Pawson having more than 103m likes overall.
Shammi Prasad – 6.3m followers
This Queensland-based prankster has reigned on the internet for a number of years before blowing up on TikTok.
After growing a following on Facebook and Instagram due to his outlandish pranks, he also made the move to the video app where his following surpassed his other platforms.
His pranks have been considered controversial including one on the Melbourne Cup day when he turned the TV off in a busy pub when the race reached the home straight.
Prasad has previously said he made more in his first month of doing pranks than he made at his job at a tradie and eventually was able to quit and go into pranking full time.
Anna Paul – 5.5m followers
While this TikTok sensation mostly spends her days globetrotting, 23-year-old Anna Paul is based in the Gold Coast with her partner and brother.
Since gaining a large following when the app started, Paul has now become one of the most popular creators on TikTok as well as becoming one of Australia’s highest earning OnlyFans stars.
While she’s exploded on the video platform, most of her wealth comes from being in the top 0.01 per cent of all OnlyFans creators, giving her an estimated net worth of $10m.
Her rise to fame was made particularly clear earlier this year when she shut down Perth CBD during her meet and greet where thousands of fans filled the streets creating mayhem that had to be shut down by the police.
Mitchell Pettigrew – 4.9m followers
This Queensland-based photographer made a name for himself through his vibrant photography that captures parts of South East Queensland.
His most popular places to shoot videos and photos include the Shorncliffe Pier and in the water facing the coastline at Gold Coast.
While he rarely shows his face, the TikTok account acts as a promotional tool for the sale of his prints which he sells for up to $100 per print.
Harry Jowsey – 4.8m followers
Before gaining international fame from the Netflix reality dating show ‘Too Hot Too Handle’, Harry Jowsey, 25, hailed from the small beachside town of Yeppoon in North Queensland.
Now, with 4.8m TikTok followers, Jowsey lives in Los Angeles where he rubs shoulders with some of social media’s biggest stars.
The reality TV star has also made the transition to OnlyFans where earlier this year, he revealed he’d already made $3m from February 2021 to August 2022 including $100,000 in 24 hours from just one upload.
Robert Irwin – 4.6m followers
They’re considered by many to be Australia’s very own royal family and Robert Irwin is proving it through his massive TikTok following.
As the late-wildlife warrior, Steve Irwin’s only son and spitting image, Robert has carried on his dad’s legacy through his nature-related posts that have gained international attention.
With 4.6m followers and 29.3m likes overall, most of his videos take place at Australia Zoo on the Sunshine Coast, which his family own and operate.
From massive snakes to funny videos denouncing his new-found “hunk” title, Robert is one of TikTok’s most beloved stars.
Nathan Lust – 4.1m followers
Nathan Lust shot to fame on TikTok thanks to his creative dance videos that showcase a high production quality.
Most dancing videos will include multiple versions of Lust copied alongside himself while others will show him performing exact choreography from a famous movie scene.
The Gold Coast-based performer gained a lot of attention during Covid lockdown where a number of his dance videos went viral.
Oxlee – 4.1m followers
This rising star has become known for his TikTok pranks and videos where he interviews people on the street.
But the Brisbane-born influencer, 22, is also known for his music where he writes and produces his own songs.
Sasha Morpeth – 3.9m followers
This 23-year-old bombshell rose to fame on TikTok thanks to her short videos with her mum in their Gold Coast mansion.
The videos show the lavish life they live, giving viewers a glimpse of the Gold Coast high life as well as the sweet relationship between the mother and daughter.
A number of her most popular videos show her and her 60-year-old mum, who’s a retired entrepreneur, try on the same outfits.
The videos have amassed over 198m likes in total and a following of just under 4m.
Marty and Michael – 3.4m followers
Born in Toowoomba and Brisbane, these sketch comedians have quickly made a name for themselves as rising stars on the popular app.
Cringey pick-up lines, painful challenges and planned sketches have gained a crowd following of over 3m viewers.
The duo have even started a subscription-based website where fans can pay for exclusive content.
Kat Clark – 3m followers
Originally from Brisbane, mum of two Kat Clark has made a name for herself for being a young parent who shares her life on the internet with her teenage daughters.
Along with parenting advice, she shares clean eating recipes from her days as a cafe owner.
She also recently shed a light on escaping an abusive relationship when she was a teen mum living on Thursday Island in Cape York.
Sam Cotton – 2.9m followers
Artist and actor Sam Cotton has worked on TV shows far and wide including Bluey and Rosehaven, but now he’s made the move to TikTok.
The Nambour-born illustrator is known for his hilarious animations which blend everyday real life videos and drawings to tell the story.
Ian Zaro – 2.4m followers
Hailing from Townsville in North Queensland, Ian Zaro first made a name for himself online through the now defunct app DubSmash.
With a strong online following, Zaro was then offered a role on the popular sketch comedy show Black Comedy.
Now, the comedian has continued to grow his online audience on TikTok with his short, hilarious videos.
Mikaela Testa – 2.2m followers
Originally from North Queensland and the former girlfriend of Atis Paul, this OnlyFans star has made a name for herself on TikTok.
It comes after she went viral several years ago for crying when Instagram removed the function where people could see the number of likes on posts.
Testa and Paul broke up earlier this year, but Testa has still remained one of the biggest names on the platforms with over 2m followers.
She reportedly now makes more than $160,000 a month on OnlyFans, but it’s uncertain how much she brings in from her TikTok account as well.
Tammy Hembrow – 1.7m followers
Longtime influencer Tammy Hembrow from the Gold Coast made the jump to TikTok after a lucrative career on Instagram as a fitness model.
The mum of three now boasts a healthy following on her TikTok account where she posts about her life as a mum, her fitness program, workout line and her relationship.
But with almost 16m followers on Instagram, it appears that is still her main form of income out of her social media accounts as it’s reported she could make an estimated $50,000 off a sponsored Instagram post.
Lakota Johnson – 1.7m followers
Lakota Johnson, who was born in Gold Coast, has become known on TikTok as “the boy with the smile”, and has amassed a strong following on the app.
He rose to fame quickly gaining 7m likes and 500,000 followers in his first two months on the app.
Now, the model and Palm Beach Currumbin High alumni has almost 64m likes on his videos.
Atis Paul – 1.3m followers
Atis Paul has made a name for himself as a crypto success story who likes to flaunt his lavish lifestyle full of travelling and buying designer items.
As the brother of the state’s fourth biggest TikToker, Anna Paul, the 21-year-old is no stranger to sharing his life on social media.
It’s believed Paul now lives on the Gold Coast where he and his sister have now moved out of a waterfront mansion, believed to be located in the idyllic Sanctuary Cove.
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