Lewis Capaldi becomes the King of TikTok as he beats Sam Smith to become the most viewed UK artist of 2023

Lewis Capaldi has become the King of TikTok after his account was viewed the most out of all UK artists in 2023. 

The singer, 27, who has stepped back from the stage to focus on his health after his Glastonbury performance, beat Sam Smith and Central Cee to the top spot. 

A whopping 8.4million fans follow the Scottish Someone Like You hitmaker on the social media platform, with his entertaining videos attracting 182million likes. 

Lewis gained a 19.9million views on one video alone which showed a series of his highlights with his best pal Niall Horan.   

Sam, 31, who was born in London, has 8.8million followers – more than Lewis – but they have garnered less likes with figures standing at 127.1million.

Lewis Capaldi has become the King of TikTok after his account was viewed the most out of all UK artists for 2023

The singer, 27, who has stepped back from the stage to focus on his health after his Glastonbury performance, beat Sam Smith

In third place is London-born rapper Central Cee with 89.2million likes after his track Sprinter with Dave became a hit this year. 

In fourth place was Anne-Marie and fifth was Ed Sheeran, who dropped two spaces from last year.

Other artists making the Top 10 included KSI, The Rolling Stones and Calvin Harris.

Lewis has been taking time out of the spotlight after he cancelled all 24 of his upcoming shows for his Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent tour in June, just days after he struggled to finish his headline set at Glastonbury.

He took to social media to say it was ‘obvious’ he needs to spend ‘much more time getting his mental and physical health in order’, branding the decision ‘the most difficult of his life.’

He wrote: ‘Hello everyone. First of all thank you to Glastonbury for having me, for singing along when I needed it and for all the amazing messages afterwards. It really does mean the world.

‘The fact that this probably won’t come as a surprise doesn’t make it any easier to write, but I’m very sorry to let you know I’m going to be taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future.

‘I used to be able to enjoy every second of shows like this and I’d hoped 3 weeks away would sort me out.

A whopping 8.4million fans follow the Scottish Someone Like You hitmaker on the social media platform with his entertaining videos attracting a 182million likes

Sam, 31, who was born in London, has 8.8million followers – more than Lewis – but they have garnered less likes with figures standing at 127.1million.

Other artists making the Top 10 included KSI , The Rolling Stones and Calvin Harris 

In third place is London-born rapper Central Cee with 89.2million likes after his track Sprinter with Dave became a hit this year

In fourth place was Anne-Marie (left) and fifth was Ed Sheeran (right), who dropped two spaces from last year

Tough: Lewis took to his Instagram in June to apologise to his fans and announce he was taking a break, saying it wasn’t ‘easy to write’

‘But the truth is I’m still learning to adjust to the the impact of my Tourette’s and on Saturday it became obvious that I need to spend much more time getting my mental and physical health in order, so I can keep doing everything I love for a long time to come.’

‘I know I’m incredibly fortunate to be able to take some time out when others can’t and I’d like to thank my amazing family, friends, team, medical professionals and all of you who’ve been so supportive every step of the way through the good times and even more during this past year when I’ve needed it more than ever.’

‘I’m so incredibly sorry to everyone who had planned to come to a show before the end of the year but I need to feel well to perform at the standard you all deserve.

‘Playing for you every night is all I’ve ever dreamed of so this has been the most difficult decision of my life. I’ll be back as soon as I possible can. All my love always, Lewis’.

During his Glastonbury performance, Lewis became emotional as he started losing his voice during the performance, prompting him to apologise to the crowds – who then helped him finish his songs in heartwarming footage that quickly went viral.

The musician had already taken three weeks off before his gig on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, but recently admitted it was not enough and that he was ‘still learning to adjust to the impact of my Tourette’s’. 

Lewis has been open about his struggles with Tourette’s – a neurological condition characterised by a combination of involuntary noises and movements called tics, which can cause speech and voice abnormalities.

Others said the ‘very moving’ performance will ‘go down in history’ while also helping to raise awareness about the condition.

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