Riyaz Aly

Riyaz Afreen (born 2003/2004), better known as Riyaz Aly, is an Indian social media personality, actor, and fashion blogger.

Riyaz Aly
Born
Riyaz Afreen

2003/2004 (age 16–17)[1]
Jaigaon, West Bengal, India
OccupationSocial media personality, actor, fashion blogger

Life

Aly is from Jaigaon and resides in Mumbai. Aly was a salesperson at a Mumbai perfume shop before he was fired for accidentally breaking a bottle.[2] He later became a social media personality, actor, and fashion blogger. Appealing to a younger audience, Aly posts content including lip sync videos and skits.[3] One of his TikToks in April 2020 garnered 3.5 million likes.[4] He was the first Tiktok user to reach 10 million and 20 million followers.[5] As of May 2020, he has 37.2 million followers on TikTok.[6] According to a July 2020 report by the Indian Institute of Human Brands, Aly is among India's most recognized TikTok personalities.[7] Aly has been featured in music videos of Deepika Padukone, and Shilpa Shetty.[3] He collaborates with artists including Neha Kakkar, Tony Kakkar, and Avneet Kaur.[6] During the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Aly has advocated for social distancing.[6]

Education

He is currently studying at Hanuman Mandir Dharamshala (SHMD School) Jaigaon, Bhutan. He has scored over 85%+ percentage in 10th standard, and this year he will be going to get promoted to 12 the standard.

Career

Initially, Riyaz made lip-sync & dubbed videos of Bollywood & Punjabi songs on the popular musical app TikTok. Currently, has more than 40 million Tiktok followers and more than 9 million Instagram users.

See also

References
  1. Rao, Rajiv (July 16, 2020). "India may have banned TikTok but the app's users have democratised stardom forever". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  2. Gupta, Sanchit (2020-04-05). "TikTok and its Teenage Millionaires". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  3. Shrivastava, Manu (2020-05-17). "World-famous for 15 seconds". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  4. Williams, Kori (2020-04-07). "10 of the Most Liked TikTok Videos You Have to Watch". Seventeen. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  5. "As Govt Bans 59 Chinese Apps, A Look At India's Top TikTok Stars". Outlook Magazine. 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  6. Nirmal, Gayatri (2020-05-01). "Exclusive: TikTok star Riyaz Aly opens up about his bond with Avneet Kaur, dream of working with Sara Ali Khan and much more". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  7. "Riyaz Aly tops IIHB TikToker community ranking". Exchange4media. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
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