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  "dataset": {
    "name": "Minnesota TikTok Creators: September 17, 2026 snapshot",
    "url": "https://joshliljenquist.com/minnesota/tiktok-creators/",
    "snapshot_date": "2026-09-17",
    "date_published": "2026-09-17",
    "geographic_scope": "Creators and creator groups with a verified current residence, creator base, or professional base in Minnesota",
    "measurement": "Displayed followers on each creator entity's verified primary official TikTok account",
    "important_limit": "The ranking uses one verified primary TikTok account per creator entity because secondary-account ownership and currentness could not be audited reproducibly across the full cohort. Displayed follower counts are approximate snapshots, not unique people.",
    "publisher_disclosure": "Josh Liljenquist publishes this website and is included in the ranking. The same primary-account and Minnesota-eligibility rules are applied to every listed creator or creator group.",
    "candidate_creators_researched": 45,
    "current_minnesota_creators_identified": 24,
    "ranked_records": 21,
    "partially_verified_records": 10
  },
  "methodology": {
    "rank_metric": "Displayed followers on one verified primary official creator-controlled TikTok account per ranked creator entity",
    "methodology_decision": "Primary-account-only ranking",
    "decision_reason": "Secondary and backup accounts could not be discovered and attributed symmetrically across the full cohort. A primary-account-only comparison is the most reproducible public method and avoids crediting one creator with a portfolio while comparing another creator on a single account.",
    "geography_rule": "Current Minnesota residence, creator base, or professional base is required. Birthplace, former residence, property ownership, filming location, school attendance, or family ties alone do not qualify.",
    "account_rule": "The primary account must be official and creator-controlled. Fan, clip, employer, collaborator, impersonator, and unverified backup accounts are excluded.",
    "group_rule": "A shared creator-group account is assigned once to the group and not duplicated across individual members.",
    "unresolved_rule": "A record is not ranked when current Minnesota eligibility, primary account identity, creator control, or the displayed follower count remains materially unresolved.",
    "rounding_rule": "Publicly rounded TikTok values remain approximate; the dataset does not claim hidden exact counts.",
    "secondary_account_rule": "Secondary accounts were audited as supporting context but are not added to ranked totals. Verified secondary accounts may be recorded in account notes without affecting rank."
  },
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    {"rank":20,"name":"Aylen Trejo Richter","slug_or_id":"aylen-trejo-richter","known_for":"Spanish-language Minnesota life and culture","category":"Lifestyle and culture","minnesota_status":"current Minnesota-based creator","minnesota_location_general":"Minneapolis, Minnesota","minnesota_qualification_type":"current creator profile","minnesota_source_url":"https://www.tiktok.com/@aylentrejorichter","minnesota_verified_date":"2026-09-17","tiktok_total_followers":263200,"tiktok_total_display":"~263.2K","tiktok_total_approximate":true,"tiktok_verified_date":"2026-07-19","primary_account":{"handle":"@aylentrejorichter","url":"https://www.tiktok.com/@aylentrejorichter","followers":263200,"display":"~263.2K","approximate":true},"qualifying_accounts":[{"handle":"@aylentrejorichter","url":"https://www.tiktok.com/@aylentrejorichter","followers":263200,"display":"~263.2K","approximate":true,"ownership_evidence_type":"official profile identifies Minneapolis"}],"account_count":1,"account_notes":"Only the primary creator account is used for rank.","official_website":null,"source_urls":["https://infludata.com/fr/rankings/top-20-influencer-united-states-of-america-minneapolis-tiktok","https://www.tiktok.com/@aylentrejorichter"]},
    {"rank":21,"name":"Mavrik Joos (Mav)","slug_or_id":"mavrik-joos","known_for":"Outdoor exploration, camping and adventure video","category":"Outdoor and adventure","minnesota_status":"current Minnesota-based creator","minnesota_location_general":"Duluth, Minnesota","minnesota_qualification_type":"current professional profile","minnesota_source_url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mavrikjoos","minnesota_verified_date":"2026-09-17","tiktok_total_followers":159170,"tiktok_total_display":"~159.2K","tiktok_total_approximate":true,"tiktok_verified_date":"2026-09-17","primary_account":{"handle":"@mavrikjoos","url":"https://www.tiktok.com/@mavrikjoos","followers":159170,"display":"~159.2K","approximate":true},"qualifying_accounts":[{"handle":"@mavrikjoos","url":"https://www.tiktok.com/@mavrikjoos","followers":159170,"display":"~159.2K","approximate":true,"ownership_evidence_type":"official primary creator profile"}],"account_count":1,"account_notes":"Only the primary creator account is used for rank.","official_website":null,"source_urls":["https://www.linkedin.com/in/mavrikjoos","https://www.tiktok.com/@mavrikjoos"]}
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    {"name":"CboysTV","known_verified_accounts":"Official group TikTok @cormorantboystv located through the CboysTV account directory","verified_follower_minimum":null,"display":"Count not published","unresolved":"The current public follower display was not recovered reliably enough for this snapshot.","source_urls":["https://linktr.ee/cboystv","https://www.tiktok.com/@cormorantboystv"]},
    {"name":"Alexus Learmann","known_verified_accounts":"Learmann Twins shared TikTok identity located","verified_follower_minimum":null,"display":"Shared account; count unresolved","unresolved":"The shared group audience cannot be assigned in full to Alexus individually, and an independently controlled primary account was not verified.","source_urls":["https://www.tiktok.com/@thelearmanntwins"]},
    {"name":"Taylor Hage","known_verified_accounts":"Official creator profile located","verified_follower_minimum":null,"display":"Count not published","unresolved":"Current Minnesota residence or professional base was not established within the snapshot window.","source_urls":["https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorhage"]},
    {"name":"Rachel Pedersen","known_verified_accounts":"Multiple similarly named current and historical TikTok profiles located","verified_follower_minimum":null,"display":"Account identity unresolved","unresolved":"The current primary account, current follower display and current Minnesota base could not be resolved together.","source_urls":["https://urlebird.com/user/rachelpedersen7/"]},
    {"name":"Nick Meyer","known_verified_accounts":"@nicktalksmoney reported above one million followers in professional material","verified_follower_minimum":1000000,"display":"≥1M historical/professional claim","unresolved":"Current Minnesota residence or creator base was not established.","source_urls":["https://www.tiktok.com/@nicktalksmoney"]},
    {"name":"Fun With Life Now","known_verified_accounts":"@funwithlifenow approximately 1.2M in discovery records","verified_follower_minimum":1200000,"display":"~1.2M","unresolved":"University and Minnesota-event ties do not establish a current Minnesota base.","source_urls":["https://www.tiktok.com/@funwithlifenow"]},
    {"name":"Kira Sabin","known_verified_accounts":"Official creator profile located; historical public reporting documents approximately 200K followers","verified_follower_minimum":200000,"display":"≥200K historical minimum","unresolved":"A sufficiently current follower display was not recovered for the September 2026 ranking.","source_urls":["https://www.tiktok.com/@kirasabin"]},
    {"name":"Montana Kaoud","known_verified_accounts":"@montanakaoud approximately 690.1K in a July 2026 Minneapolis discovery index","verified_follower_minimum":690100,"display":"~690.1K","unresolved":"The discovery index location was not supported by a separate current residence or professional-base source.","source_urls":["https://infludata.com/fr/rankings/top-20-influencer-united-states-of-america-minneapolis-tiktok","https://www.tiktok.com/@montanakaoud"]},
    {"name":"Finding Cooper's Voice","known_verified_accounts":"No qualifying official TikTok creator account recovered","verified_follower_minimum":0,"display":"No verified TikTok presence","unresolved":"This is a documented zero rather than a missing count; it is retained in the research record but not given a numerical audience rank.","source_urls":["https://findcoopersvoice.com/"]}
  ],
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    {"name":"Haley Kalil","minnesota_connection":"Born in Excelsior, Minnesota","current_base":"New York City","tiktok_display":"~16.9M","primary_account":"@haleyybaylee","source_url":"https://digiday.com/media/from-feeds-to-streets-how-mega-influencer-haley-baylee-is-diversifying-beyond-platform-algorithms/"},
    {"name":"Jimmy Darts","minnesota_connection":"Grew up in Walker, Minnesota","current_base":"Orange County, California","tiktok_display":"~13.1M","primary_account":"@jimmydarts","source_url":"https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-native-raises-millions-online-through-random-acts-of-kindness/601864999"},
    {"name":"Justin Flom","minnesota_connection":"Born in Edina, Minnesota","current_base":"Las Vegas, Nevada","tiktok_display":"~10.4M","primary_account":"@justinflom","source_url":"https://www.justinflom.com/contact"},
    {"name":"Breckie Hill","minnesota_connection":"Born in Edina, Minnesota","current_base":"Los Angeles, California","tiktok_display":"~4.94M","primary_account":"@breckiehill","source_url":"https://www.vicesnob.com/creators/breckie-hill/"},
    {"name":"CookingBomb","minnesota_connection":"Formerly based in the Twin Cities","current_base":"Orlando, Florida","tiktok_display":"~2.86M","primary_account":"@cookingbomb","source_url":"https://www.wusf.org/podcast/the-zest-podcast/vivian-aronson-brings-chinese-wellness-to-the-florida-table"}
  ],
  "excluded_research_records": [
    {"name":"Patriotic Kenny","reason":"The Minnesota creator died in May 2026 and is not ranked as a current creator."},
    {"name":"Minnesota Vikings","reason":"A team-owned institutional account is not a creator or creator-controlled group under this dataset's scope."},
    {"name":"Ilhan Omar","reason":"An elected official's political account is outside this digital-creator dataset's scope."},
    {"name":"Andrew Zimmern","reason":"A legacy television personality account was reviewed but excluded from the defined digital-creator cohort."},
    {"name":"Classy Clean Chic","reason":"Current first-party commerce profile places the creator in Denver, Colorado."},
    {"name":"KC Davis / Domestic Blisters","reason":"Current Minnesota residence was not established; a Minneapolis discovery-list location alone was insufficient."},
    {"name":"Morgan Meyer","reason":"Current public profile evidence points to Arizona rather than Minnesota."},
    {"name":"You Betcha","reason":"Current professional base is Fargo, North Dakota, not Minnesota."}
  ]
}