A couple quickly rising stars on social media are from right here in Alabama.


The first is Joshua Dairen and he mainly has plenty of scary places, facts and stories about our home state.

He is racking up the views on TikTok with his latest asking a very good question. What is the scariest thing in Alabama?

@joshuadairen Good ole DG #alabama #alabamatiktok #knowalabama #series #dairenormal #travel #traveltiktok #travelchannel #tourism #themoreyouknow #south #alabamanews #didyouknow #discover #discovery #joshuadairen #alabamatravel #funny ♬ original sound - Joshua Dairen

*Video from @JoshuaDairen/Tik Tok

Another young Alabama student, living in Tuscaloosa, is also becoming a social media "influencer". The metrics are showing this student is one of the fastest rising stars on TikTok this year.

And, there is PLENTY of money to be made on social media if you can get likes on your videos.

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According to ziprecruiter.com, the average annual "salary" for a Tiktok influencer is $52,681. Ziprecruiter.com says some are making almost $100k.

That's not bad money for making short videos all day long.

Alabama tiktok sensation uses the screen name DarcyMcQueenyyy and her videos are gaining traction in the world of social media.

A new video that has over 65,000 likes invites viewers to "walk with her to Alabama's campus".

@darcymcqueenyyy HAPPY TUESDAY #college#universityofalabama#bama#collegelife#alabama#class#fyp#foryou♬ Elevator Music - Bohoman
*Video from darcymcqueenyyy/tiktok
I love the comments on the video walk to Alabama campus, including parents with students at Alabama who are glad to see the school their children attend.
As well as the folks that are shocked to find out that you have to pay to park on the campus.
Another video that is exploding with over 1.4 MILLION likes is her "senior formal" video.
@darcymcqueenyyy get ready with me for my SENIOR FORMAL!!!! #college#dateparty#sorority#universityofalabama#collegelife#grwm#getreadywithme#makeuptutorial#makeuproutine#hairroutine#hairtutorial#fyp#grwmroutine#beauty♬ Sunroof - Nicky Youre & dazy
*Video from darcymcqueenyyy/tiktok

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