Ajib Gathoni Biography, Age, Tribe, Real name and Education

Who is Ajib Gathoni

Ajib Gathoni is an award-winning content creator, dancer, and brand influencer. Her dance moves and enchanting charisma have earned her an enviable fan base. She is well-known for her unique style, and her fashion inspirations have captured the hearts of many fashion enthusiasts across the country.

Age

She is currently 24 years old, turning 25 on June 1st, 2024.

Real name

Her real name is Ajib Gathoni, and she also uses it as a stage name. Ajib is an Arabic name that means miracle, which she got from her father.

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Tribe

She is from the Kikuyu tribe, hence the name Gathoni.

Education

In 2017, she completed her secondary education at Chania Girls High School. She went on to take a networking course at JKUAT.

Background

Ajib was born and raised in Mombasa before moving to Nairobi in 2019 with her family. Growing up in Mombasa shaped her into a good cook, and she enjoys trying new recipes.
She is a Christian; despite the fact that her father is Muslim and her mother is Christian, she chose to be Christian.

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Career

Ajib enjoyed dancing from an early age. In Mombasa, Ajib was a member of the Exodus Hype movers dance crew.

When they moved to Nairobi, she began attending dance classes, where she met other influencers. Later, in 2020, she joined Tiktok, and everything changed.

 She joined Tiktok out of boredom in 2020, during the COVID 19 pandemic. She began sharing dance videos. Her videos were well received, and she quickly rose in popularity.

At first, she would upload videos of herself whining to various songs. While others thought it was a provocative dance, she saw it as pure art. One of her fans was her mother, who enjoyed what she was doing.
Collaboration with the likes of Azziad resulted in massive growth on Tiktok.
She used to make a lot of Tiktok videos of her dancing, lipsyncing, and transitions. Her account was the most popular at the time, so she was one of the first people in Kenya to be verified on Tiktok.

She is the owner of ‘Random Wear’, a clothing line that sells hoodies, sweat pants, shorts, and croptops. The idea of ‘random wear’ came when they made a video with her then boyfriend Josh Wonder wearing a matching sweater and t-shirt, and a fan asked how she could get the same.
Being a businesswoman, she decided to start a clothing line called ‘Random Wear’. They made massive sales during that time, even receiving orders from outside Kenya.

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Awards

She won Dance Influencer of the Year and Tiktok Influencer of the Year at the Pulse Awards in 2021.
In 2022, she was named the Dance Influencer of the Year.
She was nominated for the Pulse Awards in 2023, but did not win, instead finishing in the top three.

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Hobbies

Loves playing pool table, watching movies and skating

Also being from Mombasa she likes cooking too

Social media following/social media pages

Ajib is currently one of the country’s most active content creators and brand influencers.
She has over 1.2 million followers on Tiktok and more than 500K followers on Instagram.

Brands she has worked with

Because of her immense influence and following among young people, she has been able to collaborate with many companies, including Fanta, Coca-Cola, Cerave, and Safaricom.

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