Germany's widest-reaching user of the platform with 3.4 million followers. His international account is followed by over 46.6 million people.
Growing up in the Gallus district of Frankfurt, Younes and his family then moved to a small suburb. His father was born in Morocco and came to Germany with Younes' grandfather. His mother was born in Germany, but also has Moroccan parents.
Younes always wanted to be a professional footballer, but he wasn't good enough - one of the few moments in Younes' life when tears came to his eyes. His school years were not easy for him: Younes had difficulties at school, had to change schools and barely passed his final exams. He decided to study business informatics and started uploading videos on Tik Tok at the same time. This was the beginning of his stellar career on the platform, which made him the most successful content creator in Germany. Younes Zarou is known for his creative and crazy video ideas. Especially his behind-the-scenes videos, some of which have over 100 million views, regularly go viral. Entertaining his community is his top priority!
His faith gives Younes an inner balance. He grew up with it in his Muslim family. He prays five times a day, even between his shoots, conferences and flights, Younes takes time for prayer. For him, however, one thing is clear: he is in favour of a modern interpretation of Islam and wants respect and openness to the world for marginalised communities, such as the LGBTQIA+ community or the Black Lives Matter movement.
His Buddy in Crime Witalij not only supports the 24-year-old behind the camera, but also brings his organisational skills to the company and is like a big brother to Younes.
GERMANIA accompanied Younes through FFM and talked to him about his Tik Tok career, what his faith means to him and his turbulent school years.
With:
Younes Zarou
Vitaliy Moiseyev
Author
Negar Ghalamzan
Sound
Eric Köckeritz
Camera
Claudia Sebastian
Gabriel Rufatto
Editing
Louis Huwald
Production Management
Laura Obereisenbuchner
Production Management ZDF
Christiane Alsfasser
Anna Schmid
Creative Producer
Gabriel Rufatto
Editing Social Media
Isabelle Krämer
Ariam Hibtay
Producer
Bastian Asdonk
Editing ZDF
Daniel Konhäuser, Holger Faber, Nil Banu Varol
Format Development ZDF
Vanessa Olivier
Editing Social Media ZDF
Laura Diaz, Muriel Spiegel
Online Editing ZDF
Katharina Klaas, Thurid Mohr, Heidi Spirk
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Негізгі бет Ойын-сауық TikTok star Younes Zarou between two communities
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