Why Gen Z traders are turning to TikTok for stock tips and money advice The hashtag Stocktok has 200 million shares while FinTok has 80 million Charli D'Amelio, the most popular TikTok user, has even invested in a fintech start-up Credit: Step “I am just so excited right now,” blurts a TikTok user going by the name of CryptoBossAndrew. “Alt-coin season has officially begun. It’s up 40pc in the last hour. Woohoohoo!” It is the world’s fastest growing social media platform, rocketing in popularity around the world especially among teenagers and twentysomethings. Now TikTok has discovered financial advice, or so-called “fintok”. Day-traders, cryptocurrency enthusiasts and side-hustlers are trying to make money buying shares and detailing their exploits on the Chinese social video app.