Khaby Lame

Who they were

Personal life Lame is a practicing Muslim . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He has lived in Italy since he was a year old, and he is fluent in Italian. He was solely a Senegalese citizen living in Milan with his manager until August 2022, when he became an Italian citizen in Chivasso , after the Italian Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior Carlo Sibilia announced that he would be granted citizenship. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Lame said he "always felt Italian" [ 6 ]

Khabane Serigne "Khaby" Lame is an Italian influencer and media personality. He is known for his TikTok videos, in which he silently mocks overly complicated "life hack" and other situational videos. As of 2026, he is the most-followed user on TikTok. In 2022, he was listed in Fortune's 40 Under 40 and Forbes' 30 Under 30. He also served as a judge on the 2023 edition of the television show Italia's Got Talent.

Early life

Early life Lame was born in Dakar , Senegal, on 9 March 2000. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His family moved to Italy when he was one year old and lived in a public housing complex in Chivasso , near Turin . [ 3 ] He has three siblings. He studied in Italian schools until he was 14, when his parents decided to temporarily send him to study at a madrasa near Dakar. [ 4 ] Lame worked as a CNC machine operator at a factory near Turin, before getting laid off in March 2020. [ 5 ] [ 6 ]

Path and career

Career Lame performing his signature hand gesture while dressed as a mail carrier After Lame was laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic , he began posting on TikTok . [ 1 ] His early videos showed him dancing and watching video games. [ 2 ] He rose to popularity with his video responses in the form of TikTok's "duet" and "stitch" features to videos depicting complicated "life hacks", in which he performs the same task in a simple way, without saying anything, followed by a signature hand gesture.

Why this date

Khaby Lame appears on our March 9 calendar for 2000 as a birth entry.