In the first 3 months of last year, thanks largely to the pandemic, the video-sharing platform TikTok was downloaded 350 million times across the globe. But who are the Italian influencers gaining fame through the channel?

Here, we’re looking at three Italian channels that have reached TikTok superstardom thanks in part to lockdown. With a natural instinct for the platform’s short, easily digestible, and often hilariously funny format, these TikTokers once again revealed how social media can provide a powerful outlet for the creativity of the local youth.