Charli D’Amelio and Addison Rae are the TikTok-era dancers fans compare most often, and the question behind most searches is whether they are friends or rivals. The short answer is that a feud has never been confirmed by either of them, although a couple of online moments fed the rumor for years. Their public interactions since then have mostly been friendly. This guide sorts what is verified from what is only gossip, using named coverage and the stars’ own statements wherever they exist.
Quick Facts at a Glance
The table below gives the short version of how the two are linked and what is known. Each row is explained in more detail later. Anything described as reported comes from media coverage rather than a direct statement from either star.
| Topic | Short answer |
|---|---|
| Platform | TikTok |
| Shared group | Hype House |
| What started the feud talk | A June 2020 comment incident and a November 2021 Instagram cleanup |
| Verified status | No feud confirmed by either star |
How Did They Become TikTok’s Biggest Stars?
Charli D’Amelio and Addison Rae both climbed quickly in 2019 and 2020 with short dance videos set to popular songs. According to Business Insider, D’Amelio became the most followed creator on the app in March 2020, passing Loren Gray and Rae. Rae, for her part, crossed one million followers after only about three months of posting.
That speed put them in the same circles. Business Insider reported in 2020 that both joined the Hype House as original members in early 2020, alongside D’Amelio’s sister Dixie, and People notes that D’Amelio left in May 2020 with Rae leaving not long afterward. The house was a Los Angeles content collective, and its members were among the most watched teenagers online at the time.
Dance was the common thread. The two helped carry the Renegade dance to a huge audience, and the NBA invited both to perform it during the 2020 All-Star slam dunk contest. Because their early followings were built on choreography and trend participation, fans started comparing them almost immediately, which helps explain why every small interaction between them was read as a sign of friendship or tension.
Did Charli D’Amelio and Addison Rae Have a Feud?
No feud has been confirmed by either star. The rumor rests on two moments: a June 2020 incident in which Rae was found to have liked critical comments about D’Amelio, and a November 2021 Instagram cleanup in which D’Amelio unfollowed Rae along with many others. Both moments were explained publicly at the time.
In June 2020, screenshots circulated showing that Rae had liked comments from the previous November questioning why D’Amelio was so hyped and why she was verified while Rae was not. Rae apologised on Instagram, saying she liked them before she had met D’Amelio and that this was no excuse. She added that she had supported D’Amelio since they met. Entertainment coverage reported that Dixie defended her sister during the episode, and that Charli later said friends simply stay friends.
The second moment came in late November 2021, when D’Amelio deleted most of her Instagram posts and unfollowed more than a thousand accounts, Rae included. She wrote on Twitter that she wanted to start over because her account was on hold and a smaller following list would help it crash less. She re-followed hundreds of people afterward, but Rae was not among them at that point, while Rae still followed her. Coverage from that period noted that neither star had addressed the feud talk directly.
What the Forbes Earnings List Really Showed
Forbes’s first list of top-earning TikTok stars, published in August 2020, ranked Rae first at about $5 million and D’Amelio second at about $4 million. The window ran from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2020, and the figures were pre-tax estimates. Many readers were surprised because D’Amelio had far more followers.
Forbes said it built the numbers by speaking with the creators, agents, managers, marketers and investors, and it counted only stars who became famous natively on TikTok. Its analysis pointed to brand sponsorships, merchandise and content deals as income sources, including a Spotify podcast Rae launched with her mother. Follower count and income are different measures, which is why the most followed account did not top a list built on money.
The list also produced a small burst of speculation. Reports said D’Amelio posted a message on Twitter the day after it came out, and one Australian outlet first described it as her snapping at the ranking before running a version of the story that concluded there was no bad blood. When even one publisher reads the same moment two ways, it shows how thin the evidence behind many feud stories can be.
Where Charli D’Amelio and Addison Rae Stand Today
Their most recent widely reported exchange was friendly. On June 8, 2025, D’Amelio attended the Tony Awards and later posted a video of her gown set to Rae’s song “Fame Is a Gun,” and Rae replied with the single word “Beautiful” and shared the clip to her Instagram Stories. At the time of writing, no newer confirmed update has turned up.
People described the exchange as the pair clearing the air amid long-running rumors, but that framing is the outlet’s reading, not a statement from either star. D’Amelio also told InStyle that her getting-ready playlist for the night featured Rae’s new album, which she said suited both a relaxed and a pumped-up mood. She was starring in & Juliet on Broadway then, and Rae was promoting her recent music. These are public gestures, and neither has described how often they speak in private.
Careers After TikTok: A Side-by-Side Look
After TikTok, Charli D’Amelio and Addison Rae both branched into television, music and business, though their biggest milestones landed in different fields. D’Amelio’s came mostly on television and stage, while Rae’s came in film and pop music. The table compares the main public milestones.
| Area | Charli D’Amelio | Addison Rae |
|---|---|---|
| Screen | The D’Amelio Show (2021 to 2023); won Dancing with the Stars in 2022 | He’s All That (2021); Thanksgiving (2023) |
| Music | Single “If You Ask Me To” (2022) | Single “Diet Pepsi” (2024) |
| Stage | Broadway debut in & Juliet (October 2024) | Not reported |
| Beauty line (2020) | Morphe 2, with Dixie | Item Beauty |
| Retail deal (2020) | Hollister, with Dixie | American Eagle |
Common Mistakes and Misconceptions
Most mistakes about Charli D’Amelio and Addison Rae come from three habits: crediting them with dances they did not create, trusting low-quality profile pages, and quoting old numbers as current. Each is easy to avoid once you know where the facts come from.
Jalaiah Harmon is credited with choreographing Renegade, while D’Amelio and Rae are the stars who helped popularize it. The mix-up is common because the viral posts and the NBA invitation involved the two big names rather than the original choreographer.
Thin or auto-generated profile pages also circulate widely, and they often contradict reliable coverage. Some describe Rae as a co-founder of the Hype House, yet reputable reporting lists her as an original member who left in 2020, and the founder claim is not supported there. Others say the two have drifted apart but lean on phrases like “public evidence suggests” instead of naming any statement from either star, so such claims should be treated as unverified.
Dated figures cause a third problem. The follower and income numbers quoted most often come from mid-2020 reporting, and presenting them as today’s totals is an error. When a page gives a number without a year or a named source, it is safest to ignore it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are Charli D’Amelio and Addison Rae still friends?
Both have shown public warmth, but neither has described the current state of the friendship in detail, so the private reality is not confirmed. Likes, follows and posts are weak evidence either way.
Who has more TikTok followers?
In August 2020 reports, D’Amelio had about 77 million followers and Rae about 54 million. Those counts are years old, so check each profile for current numbers.
Why did Charli D’Amelio leave the Hype House?
The Hollywood Reporter reported in spring 2020 that she left when the group started to become more of a business. Rae had not shared a reason in the coverage reviewed for this article.
Did they ever make videos together?
Yes. In late January 2020, both appeared in a video shot by dance photographer Jordan Matter at the Santa Monica Pier, joined by friends including Tony Lopez, Michael Le and Tayler Holder.
Is Charli D’Amelio the same person as Charli XCX?
No. Charli XCX is a British pop singer and a friend and collaborator of Rae, who appears on Rae’s song “2 Die 4” and whose “Von Dutch” remix Rae joined. Mixing up the names is a common reason searches for the TikTok star return music news.
Do we know either star’s net worth?
Neither has published a net worth, and net worth websites give widely different figures without showing their method. Treat any single number as a guess.
Conclusion
Online fame squeezes years of gossip into a few screenshots, and the story of Charli D’Amelio and Addison Rae is a clear example. The record that holds up is calmer than the rumors, which is a useful reminder for any celebrity story. Readers are better served by dated reports and named statements than by recycled headlines, and that standard will still apply when the next update arrives.
Disclaimer: This article is for general information only and is based on publicly available reporting as of November 2026. Earnings figures are third-party estimates, not verified financial statements, and rumors are explained so readers can recognize them, not presented as fact. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by either person.
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