kidfluencer

plural kidfluencers

1. informalsocial mediabusinessA child who is an influencer.

   As a result, most “Kidfluencers” parents manage their accounts in order to sustain their online presence.

   2021 February 23, Vanessa Cezarita Cordeiro, ““Kidfluencers” and Social Media: The Evolution of Child Exploitation in the Digital Age”, in Humanium

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   In December, a 9-year-old kidfluencer known as Txunamy shared a photo on Instagram and asked her more than two million followers to comment on it and share their ages.

   2019 January 3, Sapna Maheshwari, “Online and Earnings Thousands, at Age 4: Meet the Kidfluencers”, in The New York Times

   Putting aside the obvious questions regarding infant privacy, just who exactly are these kidfluencers supposed to be kidfluencing?

   2019 January 3, Jack Morse, “So it's come to this: An unborn baby 'kidfluencer' has 112,000 Instagram followers”, in Mashable

   Even though only a small number of kidfluencers are this successful, the prospect of earning a steady income has attracted many families to participate in the trend.

   2022 September 6, “What are 'kidfluencers'?”, in INHOPE

   Her tween and teen content was massive on YouTube, allowing her to build up a fanbase of millions on TikTok and Instagram, becoming the biggest kidfluencer of the 2010s – before everything collapsed.

   2026 May 28, Amelia Gentleman, “The strange surveilled life of Piper Rockelle: why did a former child influencer decide to go on OnlyFans?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN