How the Teen Moms of TikTok Are Making Big Money While Breaking Stereotypes [Video]

When MariClare MacLamroc got pregnant at 15, her world changed. “My life was limited,” she remembers. When she started sharing content about teen motherhood on TikTok, where her most popular video has over 47.5 million views, things changed again – with 1.6 million TikTok followers, it felt like her life was opening back up. It was attention, yes, but it also became a financial opportunity to support her kid. MariClare tells Teen Vogue she now makes between $10,000 and $30,000 monthly.

MariClare is only one of a cohort of teen mom content creators on the app who have found massive popularity (and, in some cases, a great financial opportunity) by uploading videos focused on what it’s like to be a teen mom. Though the fascination with teen moms isn’t new – MTV’s wildly successful 16 and Pregnant debuted on MTV in 2009 and one of its offshoots, Teen Mom: The Next Chapteris still airing — the format these creators follow …