The Daily Show Hits 10M TikTok Followers—Third Behind Fallon and SNL

The Daily Show has quietly passed a milestone few can claim: it now has 10 million followers on TikTok.

The gulf between the various late-night shows on the video-sharing platform is dramatic, with the #1 most-followed show—The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon—leading the pack at 24.6 million followers, followed by Saturday Night Live at 12.3 million and The Daily Show at 10 million. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert comes in at #4 with 3.2 million.

On a platform where the vast majority of accounts never crack six figures, hitting eight digits puts The Daily Show in elite territory. According to publicly available data, fewer than 0.01% of TikTok accounts have over 10 million followers—putting the show in roughly the top one one-hundredth of a percent of all creators on the platform.

And that’s not just impressive for a legacy media brand—it’s a meaningful sign of cultural relevance. TikTok is the dominant platform for under-35 audiences, and it increasingly shapes what clips go viral, what conversations trend, and what comedic voices get amplified.

1. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (@fallontonight) 24.6M followers
2. Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) 12.3M followers
3. The Daily Show (@thedailyshow) 10.2M followers
4. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (@colbertlateshow) 3.2M followers
5. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (@jimmykimmellive) 2.3M followers
6. Late Night with Seth Meyers (@latenightseth) 1.3M followers
7. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (@bravowwhl) .62M followers
8. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (@lastweektonighthbo) .56M followers
9. Have I Got News For You US (@hignfyus) .18M followers
10. Real Time with Bill Maher (@realtimehbo) .049M followers
11. Gutfeld! (@gutfeldfox) .028M followers

It’s the latest bit of positive news for The Daily Show, which recently logged its best ratings among younger viewers in recent memory when Josh Johnson hosted a week of shows last month. 

Of course, the show’s online popularity extends beyond TikTok. It’s number four behind The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and SNL on YouTube, with nearly 13 million subscribers. The show has also been resurgent on Reddit, where its follower count has grown by nearly 10x in the 20 months since it was announced in early 2024 that Jon Stewart would be returning to the show.

The Daily Show is currently on a five-week summer hiatus. It’s set to return with new episodes Monday. September 8th.

Thanks to Falah Khokhar for the tip.