At the 2025 TikTok Awards Sub-Saharan Africa held December 6 in Johannesburg under the theme “New Era, New Icons,” Nigerian creators were the evening’s biggest winners.
Nigeria claimed six of the ten major awards, including Shallipopi for Artist of the Year, Brian Nwana as Storyteller of the Year and Raja’atu Muhammed Ibrahim as Creator of the Year.
Full list:
1. Social Impact Creator of the Year (Sponsored by Dis-chem) — Winner: Dejoke Ogunbiyi (@noositiwantiwa_) (Nigeria)
2. Creator of the Year (Sponsored by NIVEA) — Winner: Raja’atu Muhammed Ibrahim (@diaryofanortherncook) (Nigeria)
3. Storyteller of the Year (Sponsored by inDrive) — Winner: Brian Nwana (@briannwana) (Nigeria)
4. Rising Star of the Year — Runner-up: Esther Francis (@estherfrancisbackup) (Nigeria)
5. Sports Creator of the Year — Runner-up: Victor Ademola (@ademolavictortv) (Nigeria)
6. Entertainment Creator of the Year (Sponsored by PEP) — Winner: Belove Olocha (@beloveolocha) (Nigeria)
7. Education Creator of the Year — Winner: Izzi Boye (@izziboye) (Nigeria)
8. Artist of the Year — Winner: Crown Uzama (Shallipopi) (@theycallmeshallipopipp) (Nigeria)
9. (Other-African Winner) Video of the Year — Fanuel John Masamaki (@zerobrainer0) (Tanzania)
10. (Other-African Winner) Food Creator of the Year — Malumfoodie (South Africa)