12 November 2025 Michael Duarte. Michael Duarte/Instagram Popular food influencer Michael Duarte who created online content under the name “FoodWithBearHands” and had amassed over 2 million followers across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube died on November 8, 2025, after being shot by a deputy in Medina County, Texas, following a disturbance call. Duarte, 39, was in Castroville responding to a call involving a male subject with a knife acting erratically and threatenin

04 November 2025 Iris Hsieh (left) Namewee (right) Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh who amassed over half‐a-million followers was discovered unresponsive in a bathtub at a Kuala Lumpur hotel on October 22. Initially treated as a sudden death, authorities have since reclassified the investigation as a murder. According to a statement from Malaysian police chief Fadil Marsus, the 31‐year-old’s body was found around 1:40 p.m. in a hotel on Jalan Conlay, and after a review of evid

29 October 2025 TikTok creator Kaelin Bradshaw (also known as @kae.bradshaw) has died at the age of 29 after a courageous public journey chronicling her fight with a rare form of bile-duct cancer called cholangiocarcinoma. Her husband Austin Bradshaw confirmed her passing on October 27, 2025, noting that she died peacefully in hospice care, not in pain, surrounded by family and holding his hand. Bradshaw, who had nearly 100,000 followers on TikTok, first revealed her diagnosi

28 October 2025 Fernanda Maroca, the Brazilian social-media fitness influencer and city councilwoman in the town of Lago Verde passed away on October 23, 2025, at the age of 30, bringing an abrupt and sorrowful end to a life that straddled digital stardom and public service. Known online for sharing fitness tips, beauty-and-wellness content, and slices of everyday life, Fernanda had amassed more than 54,000 Instagram followers at the time of her passing. She was also serving

27 October 2025 Miami-based creator Ben Bader, known for his lifestyle and financial-advice content across Instagram, TikTok and X, passed away on October 23, 2025, at the age of 25, his girlfriend Reem announced via a heartfelt TikTok tribute. In her video tribute, Reem described Bader as “the kindest, most caring, most generous person I have ever met in my entire life.” She revealed the news had come in the worst possible phone call and noted the cause of death remains unkn

24 October 2025 At just 19 years old, Emman Atienza who had grown a devoted following across TikTok and Instagram left behind a sudden and heartbreaking reminder of the invisible burdens behind online personas. In early September she publicly announced she was taking a break from social media, saying that she was finding it "increasingly hard to be authentic and proud" of her posts as the joy she once felt in creating content had begun to fade. Emman began posting on TikTok l

22 October 2025 Brazilian bodybuilding champion and social-media fitness influencer Kadu Santos, known in full as Ricardo Nolasco dos Santos, passed away on Monday at the age of 31, leaving behind a stunned community of fans, colleagues and loved ones. According to multiple reports, Santos died in Novo Hamburgo in the state of Rio Grande do Sul; no official cause of death has been released. Santos had built a remarkable competitive résumé. He won 11 bodybuilding titles in his

21 October 2025 Colombian social media influencer Estefanía Restrepo Valencia—known online as “La Traviesa RP” has died at the age of 26 after she was reportedly attacked during a robbery while travelling with her partner on a highway outside Medellín. According to police records she was admitted to the Las Vegas Clinic in Medellín late on the evening of October 17 after sustaining multiple stab wounds to her arm and neck. She died shortly after arrival. The incident took pla

20 October 2025 Stacey Hatfield. @naturalspoonfuls/Instagram Australian food and wellness influencer Stacey Hatfield, founder of the brand Natural Spoonfuls, tragically passed away on September 29 2025 following an uncomplicated home birth of her first child, a son named Axel. Her husband Nathan Warnecke announced her death via Instagram, describing the cause as “an unforeseen and extremely rare complication” that arose shortly after the successful delivery and resulted in he

18 October 2025 Steve Bridges. Credit: Steve Bridges/Instagram In a video posted to his Instagram account on October 17, his wife, Chelsey Bridges, tearfully announced that the beloved content creator had passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 15. Steve had become widely recognized for his viral point-of-view comedy sketches on both TikTok and Instagram, in which he portrayed exaggerated everyday characters such as “solar panel salesmen” or overly dramatic partners in

08 October 2025 Valioso. Valioso/Instagram Brazilian social media star Alex Luan dos Santos Pereira, known online as Valioso, has died at...

06 October 2025 In a case that has stunned the influencer community, South Korean TikTok creator Yoon Ji-ah who had more than 300,000...

02 October 2025 Jacinda Jenkins, a vibrant content creator known for her genuine lifestyle and fashion presence online and a devoted...

30 September 2025 Luanna Araújo. Credit : Luannaraujom/Instagram On September 26, what should have been a day of celebration turned into...

25 September 2025 Freedom High School parking lot. Credit : Google Maps In Pennsylvania, two separate TikTok stunt challenges have...

24 September 2025 Zuza Beine, the 14-year-old content creator known for documenting a years-long fight with acute myeloid leukemia,...

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16 September 2025 Instagram/Jock & Belle Belle, beloved internet matriarch who charmed millions alongside her husband Jock in The Jock...

11 September 2025 Lola Doll. Amanda Callender/Instagram Lola Doll, born Lolita Callender, has been fighting for her life after being shot...

8 September 2025 Marian Izaguirre. Credit : Marian Izaguirre/TikTok Five days after fashion influencer Flor Marian Izaguirre Pineda known...