BTS’s Jungkook reached over 421 billion TikTok hashtag views, ranking 5th worldwide and first among male solo artists.
October/13/2026 11:18
BTS (BTS, or Bangtan Sonyeondan)’s Jungkook surpassed 421 billion hashtag counts on TikTok and, together with Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Taylor Swift, was named among the top five. On the 5th of this month, ABOUT MUSIC, which delivers global music news, released an all-time hashtag view ranking on TikTok. According to it, the hashtag with Jungkook’s name, "jungkook," recorded more than 421 billion views and ranked 5th. In the top five, following BTS, Messi, Ronaldo, and Taylor Swift in 1st through 4th place, Jungkook was included. BTS, which took 1st place, exceeded about 1 trillion. Lionel Messi of the Argentina national soccer team had 777 billion views, Cristiano Ronaldo had 624 billion views, and pop star Taylor Swift had 448 billion views, placing 2nd through 4th, respectively. Jungkook, who came in 5th, recorded the highest number of views among male solo singers. Jungkook continues to enjoy enduring popularity through his own songs on TikTok. In addition to his solo songs "Seven," "3D," and "Standing Next to You," duet songs with Charlie Puth such as "Left and Right," and the official World Cup theme song "Dreamers," among others, are widely used. BTS is currently holding the world tour "ARIRANG." Starting in Santiago, Chile, from the 14th of this month, they will continue their South American tour to Argentina and Brazil. ・BTS draws a total of 150,000 people at its first Peru performance! Delighted by the enthusiastic welcome: "I wish we had come sooner" ・BTS Jungkook reacts to director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s film "Look Back"!? His comment becomes a hot topic: "I want to watch it but can’t"
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