Keith Lee has won the 2025 Creator of the Year award at the inaugural US TikTok Awards.
On December 18, the 29-year-old social media star took to the stage at the Palladium Theater in Los Angeles to accept the honor.
“Never in a million years did I think I would be standing on this stage,” Lee said while accepting the award.
Keith, known for his food critiquing videos, has 17 million followers on TikTok.
“This means more to me than I can explain,” he said while sharing the story of growing up as a shy child.
“TikTok has given me a platform to be able to talk about it,” he added.
Concluding his speech, Keith thanked his wife, Ronnie, for helping him get started on the platform.
In honor of Keith’s win, host LaLa Anthony announced that, “In the spirit of this year’s new creator, Keith Lee, TikTok will contribute $50,000 to Feeding America.”
“Keith Lee has used his influence to help fellow citizens facing food insecurity, and TikTok is honored to contribute to this cause,” LaLa shared, according to the people magazine.
Keith won the award beating social media superstars Alex Earle, Adam W, Brooke Monk and Christy Sarah.
For those who don’t know much, the 2025 TikTok Awards were held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 18.