# Loren Gray
**Loren Gray** (full name Loren Gray Beech, born 2002) is an American internet personality, singer, and actress from Pottstown, Pennsylvania, who rose to fame as a lip-sync video creator on the app [Musical.ly](https://www.edgepedia.org/musical-ly), the predecessor of TikTok, and later built a pop music career and an acting resume.[1](https://thelegit.org/18-7-million-ig-followers-who-really-is-loren-gray-wiki/) • [2](https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/creator-economy/tiktok-queen-loren-gray-on-landing-her-first-netflix-role) She was at one point the most followed creator on TikTok, and by January 2025 she had roughly 90 million followers across platforms.[2](https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/creator-economy/tiktok-queen-loren-gray-on-landing-her-first-netflix-role) • [3](https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2025/01/07/with-90m-followers-loren-gray-has-some-social-media-insights/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2002, Pottstown, Pennsylvania[1](https://thelegit.org/18-7-million-ig-followers-who-really-is-loren-gray-wiki/) |
| Social media start | Began posting on Musical.ly in 2015 at age 13; had held the top spot among TikTok creators[2](https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/creator-economy/tiktok-queen-loren-gray-on-landing-her-first-netflix-role) |
| Audience | About 90 million followers across platforms as of January 2025; nearly 54 million on TikTok, 23.8 million on Instagram, 3.7 million on YouTube[3](https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2025/01/07/with-90m-followers-loren-gray-has-some-social-media-insights/) • [2](https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/creator-economy/tiktok-queen-loren-gray-on-landing-her-first-netflix-role) |
| Music career | Debut single "My Story" under Virgin Records in 2018; independent artist since 2021; debut album *Guilty* released April 2023[4](https://snapshot.apple.com/us/person/6621257139) • [5](https://iamlorengray.com/music/) |
| Acting | Played Katrina Aurienna in the Netflix film *Incoming*; cast in the upcoming feature film *Girl Group*, overseen by Rebel Wilson[6](https://iamlorengray.com/biography/) |
| Business | Founded the jewelry brand &always in 2020, with pieces priced between $16 and $44[7](https://www.forbes.com/sites/morganhines/2020/11/19/18-year-old-influencer-loren-gray-to-launch-jewelry-brand-always/) |
| Advocacy | Speaks publicly about mental health; disclosed at 17 that she had been raped at 13[3](https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2025/01/07/with-90m-followers-loren-gray-has-some-social-media-insights/) |
## Rise on Musical.ly and TikTok
Gray began posting on Musical.ly at the end of 2015, shortly after she turned 13. She has said she did not initially treat it as a platform; she was making videos with friends for Instagram, then noticed her Musical.ly videos were being featured and that she had gained about 30,000 followers.[8](https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/loren-gray-earned-her-80-million-followers-by-lip-syncing-radio-hits-club-millions) Her following grew steadily from there. By mid-2020 Forbes counted her as the fourth most followed person on TikTok with 44 million followers, and she had earlier held the top spot on the platform.[9](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomward/2020/06/16/loren-gray-is-the-original-queen-of-tiktok/) • [2](https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/creator-economy/tiktok-queen-loren-gray-on-landing-her-first-netflix-role) When ByteDance merged Musical.ly into TikTok in 2018, her audience carried over to the new app.[10](https://shows.acast.com/collider-ladies-night/episodes/loren-gray-interview-incoming)
She has described the work behind the persona as substantial: many takes, practice, and precise styling, with the Instagram version of herself a studied construction rather than an unfiltered record.[3](https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2025/01/07/with-90m-followers-loren-gray-has-some-social-media-insights/) Her advice for the platform, given in 2020, was that organic, in-the-moment content outperforms anything over-produced or scripted.[11](https://www.insideedition.com/tiktok-star-loren-gray-has-tips-for-making-hit-videos-58285)
## Music career
Gray moved from Philadelphia to Los Angeles at 15 to pursue music, signed with [Virgin Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/virgin-records) in 2018, and released her debut single "My Story" that August; it reached number one on Spotify's Global Viral and Japan viral charts.[12](https://www.universal-music.co.jp/loren-gray/biography/) Her 2018 singles "My Story," "Kick You Out," and "Queen" remain among her most streamed songs, along with collaborations such as "Anti-Everything" with Lost Kings (2019), "Can't Do It" featuring [Saweetie](https://www.edgepedia.org/saweetie) (2019), and "Nobody To Love" with TELYKAST (2021).[13](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/loren-gray/1264829954?uo=4) • [4](https://snapshot.apple.com/us/person/6621257139)
She left her label and became an independent artist in 2021.[4](https://snapshot.apple.com/us/person/6621257139) The single "Guilty" followed in 2022 as the first of three pre-release tracks for her debut album *Guilty*, released in April 2023.[14](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/loren-gray-mn0003770124) • [5](https://iamlorengray.com/music/) Her most recent single, "Monster," was released on October 24, 2025.[5](https://iamlorengray.com/music/) She has also appeared in [Taylor Swift](https://www.edgepedia.org/taylor-swift)'s music video for "The Man," delivering an eye roll she later recreated on camera.[15](https://www.eonline.com/news/1173121/loren-gray-talks-taylor-swift-teases-new-music)
## Acting and business
Gray made her major on-screen debut as Katrina Aurienna in the Netflix comedy *Incoming*, about high school freshmen navigating their first party; she plays a popular girl who gets drunk at the party and mistakes another car for her Uber. She said she sent in a self-tape audition and called it the first script that made her laugh out loud.[2](https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/creator-economy/tiktok-queen-loren-gray-on-landing-her-first-netflix-role) • [6](https://iamlorengray.com/biography/) The film reached the top ranks of Netflix films after its late-summer release.[3](https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2025/01/07/with-90m-followers-loren-gray-has-some-social-media-insights/) She is set to appear in the upcoming feature film *[Girl Group](https://www.edgepedia.org/girl-group-film)*, overseen by [Rebel Wilson](https://www.edgepedia.org/rebel-wilson).[6](https://iamlorengray.com/biography/) In January 2026 she joined *American Idol* Season 9 as an industry tastemaker.[16](https://iamlorengray.com/)
In 2020, at 18, she founded the jewelry brand &always, launching with a "Core Collection" shaped around a vanity mirror and an "Otherworld Edition" with ethereal symbols, priced between $16 and $44 per piece.[7](https://www.forbes.com/sites/morganhines/2020/11/19/18-year-old-influencer-loren-gray-to-launch-jewelry-brand-always/) Her brand partnerships have included [State Farm](https://www.edgepedia.org/state-farm), Revlon, and Target, and she has said she turned down a seven-figure deal that required her to appear in a bathing suit.[3](https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2025/01/07/with-90m-followers-loren-gray-has-some-social-media-insights/)
## Advocacy and personal life
Gray was homeschooled by her mother, who moved to Los Angeles for that purpose after Gray dropped out of high school, and she later earned a GED; as of early 2025 she was working on an accounting degree at a community college in Los Angeles.[3](https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2025/01/07/with-90m-followers-loren-gray-has-some-social-media-insights/) Her fans are called "angels."[3](https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2025/01/07/with-90m-followers-loren-gray-has-some-social-media-insights/)
Her stated cause is mental health. At the Web Summit technology conference she has spoken about kindness and inclusion, echoing a message she gave her fan base in 2018: "Everyone deserves to feel loved and included."[3](https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2025/01/07/with-90m-followers-loren-gray-has-some-social-media-insights/) In 2019, at 17, she disclosed publicly that she had been raped at 13 by someone she trusted, revealing it after someone else threatened to share the story online; her account was covered by the BBC, and she has said the support from her fans changed the way she saw herself.[3](https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2025/01/07/with-90m-followers-loren-gray-has-some-social-media-insights/)
## References
1. [Who REALLY is Loren Gray? Wiki, The Legit](https://thelegit.org/18-7-million-ig-followers-who-really-is-loren-gray-wiki/)
2. [TikTok Queen Loren Gray on Landing Her First Netflix Role, The Information](https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/creator-economy/tiktok-queen-loren-gray-on-landing-her-first-netflix-role)
3. [Loren Gray And The Women's Tell-All Economy, Forbes (January 7, 2025)](https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2025/01/07/with-90m-followers-loren-gray-has-some-social-media-insights/)
4. [Loren Gray, Apple Snapshot](https://snapshot.apple.com/us/person/6621257139)
5. [Music – Loren Gray, official site discography](https://iamlorengray.com/music/)
6. [Biography – Loren Gray, official site](https://iamlorengray.com/biography/)
7. [18-Year-Old Influencer Loren Gray To Launch Jewelry Brand &always, Forbes (November 19, 2020)](https://www.forbes.com/sites/morganhines/2020/11/19/18-year-old-influencer-loren-gray-to-launch-jewelry-brand-always/)
8. [Loren Gray Earned Her 80 Million Followers by Lip-Syncing Radio Hits, Interview Magazine (2019)](https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/loren-gray-earned-her-80-million-followers-by-lip-syncing-radio-hits-club-millions)
9. [Loren Gray Is The Original Queen Of TikTok, Forbes (June 16, 2020)](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomward/2020/06/16/loren-gray-is-the-original-queen-of-tiktok/)
10. [Loren Gray Interview: Going from Musical.ly and TikTok Superstar to Netflix Actor, Collider Ladies Night](https://shows.acast.com/collider-ladies-night/episodes/loren-gray-interview-incoming)
11. [This Is TikTok Star Loren Gray's #1 Tip for Making Good Videos, Inside Edition (February 13, 2020)](https://www.insideedition.com/tiktok-star-loren-gray-has-tips-for-making-hit-videos-58285)
12. [BIOGRAPHY – ローレン・グレイ, Universal Music Japan](https://www.universal-music.co.jp/loren-gray/biography/)
13. [Loren Gray, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/loren-gray/1264829954?uo=4)
14. [Loren Gray, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/loren-gray-mn0003770124)
15. [TikTok's Loren Gray Plays Coy on the Inspiration Behind Her New Love Song, E! Online (July 23, 2020)](https://www.eonline.com/news/1173121/loren-gray-talks-taylor-swift-teases-new-music)
16. [Loren Gray – Home, official site news](https://iamlorengray.com/)
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