Khaby lame is a Senegalese-born content creator who lives in Italy and rose to fame through his content which was uploaded on TikTok and Instagram. His content and comedic skits have made him one of the most recognizable faces on social media with millions of fans viewing his content.
He loves mocking overly complicated Life hack videos silently and has served as a member of the jury panel for the television show “Italia’s Got Talent”
Khaby Lame Biography Profile Summary
- Real name: Khabane Lame
- Nickname: Khaby Lame
- Gender: Male
- Date of birth: 9 March 2000
- Age: 24 years (as of 2024)
- Place of origin: Senegal
- Religion: Muslim
- Place of birth: Senegal
- Nationality: Senegalese-Italian
- Place of residence: Italy
- Occupation: Social media Personality
Background and Education
Khabane Lame who is popularly known as Khaby Lame was born on 9th March, 2000 in Senegal, his family moved to Italy when he was one year old to a public housing complex in Chivasso, Turin, Italy. He has three siblings and studied in Italian schools until he was 14.
His parents sent him to study at a Quranic school near Dakar before he returned to Italy to work as a CNC machine operator at a factory near Turin before getting laid off in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Career
After he was laid off from his work during the COVID-19 pandemic he began posting posting on Tiktok. His pioneer videos were just where he was dancing and watching video games. He rose to fame after he started posting “Life hacks ” video which he performs in a very simple way without saying anything and a hand gesture.
He became the most followed person on TikTok in June 2022.
Khaby Lame attended the Venice Film Festival as a special guest for the first screening of the French film “Lost Illusion” produced by Xavier Giannoli. January 2022 saw him signing a multi-year partnership deal with Hugo Boss.
As a judge, he was a juror at the Cannes Festival alongside Rithy Panh where he judged TikTok short films. Khaby Lame has served as a judge on the television show “Italia’s Got Talent”
Khaby Lame was listed in “Fortune’s 40 Under 40 ” and “Forbes’30 Under 30”
Personal Life
Khaby Lame is a practicing Muslim and has been living in Italy till he left for Dakar at the age of 14. 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. According to him, he has always felt Italian.
Khaby Lame Biography Films
Khaby Lame had a voice cameo in the Italian dubbed version of Black Panther: Wakanda forever
Khaby Lame Biography Marriage
Khaby Lame engaged to his girlfriend Zaira Nucci and announced it in October 2020.
Khaby Lame Career Earnings
The social media manager who signed Khay Lame revealed when he had only 1000 Instagram followers he was earning up to $750,000 per post and was on track to make $10 million before the end of 2022.
Khaby Lame Endorsement deals
Khaby lame struck a deal with Hugo Boss which made him become a part of #BeYourOwnBOSS campaign alongside heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua, model Hailey Bieber, and World Cup winner and Manchester United Defender Raphael Varane.
Similarly, TikTok and Instagram have posted Khaby Lame videos on their official pages tagging and creating personalized hashtags for him. Companies like Netflix, Xbox, Amazon Prime, dream11, and the football club Juventus have partnered with Khaby Lame as well.
Footballers who have worked Khaby lame
The popular content creator has worked with footballers like; Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba, Kylian Mbappe, Raphael Varane, and Paulo Dybaala. Khaby Lame’s success on social media and love for football has been reciprocated through his collaboration with clubs and footballers.
He collaborated with Real Madrid and Brazil Superstar, Vinicius Jr.. He featured USMNT star Weston McKennie, Juve Legend Alessandro Del Piero, and Brazil International Arthur Melo in his TikTok Videos.
He collaborated with Juventus to create the arrival announcement of Manuel Locatelli. His collaboration with AC Milan player Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Squid Game Themed video got over 250 million videos and over 26 million likes and still counting.
He also met with Pogba and Mbappe during the Nations League when the France squad traveled to Turin for their semi-final game against Belgium.
khaby lame real name
His real name is Khabane lame
Khaby lame wife
he engaged to his girlfriend Zaira Nucci
Khaby lame religion
he is a practicing Muslim
where does Khaby lame live?
he lives in Italy
Khaby lame age
He is 24 years old (as of 2024)
khaby lame accident
There were rumors he was shot down mistakenly by the US Army while piloting his flying think it was a UFO
khaby lame alive
Is Khaby lame Alive? Contrary to rumors and several misleading video
s on YouTube falsely depicting him in a fatal car accident which sparked concerns amongst his esteemed Khaby lame responded to the rumors by posting a video on his Instagram account where he was hanging out with Tottenham F.C defender Emerson Royal.
khaby lame net worth
His net worth is estimated to be around 5 million euros
Social media Presence
Instagram: @khaby00
TikTok: @khaby.lame