Piper Rockelle

Some Lesser Known Facts About Piper Rockelle

• Piper Rockelle grew up in Atlanta, Georgia.

• She met her father only once as a child.

• She is dyslexic.

• Piper has loved dancing since she was a kid. She started dancing when she was 2 years old and soon began participating in dance competitions, inspired by her love for dancer Jojo Siwa.

  

• During her childhood, she took gymnastics classes.

• In 2011, Piper began taking part in beauty pageants and worked as a child model.

• Piper started a self-titled YouTube channel on 29 November 2016, with the support of her mother. She began posting a variety of content, including everyday life videos, pranks, and challenges, which helped her gain over 12 million subscribers over time.

• As her channel grew, Piper formed a group called ‘The Squad’ with other young influencers like Sophie Fergi, Gavin Magnus, and others. Later, some of the members moved in with Piper and her mother to make content.

  

• Piper later gained popularity on other platforms, including TikTok, where she quickly attracted millions of followers with similar content. Her fans then began calling themselves the #Piperazzi.

• Rockelle has worked in a few series including Brat TV’s ‘Mani’ (2017).

  

• In 2018, she appeared as ‘Sky’ in the web series ‘Chicken Girls,’ which premiered on YouTube and aired on Brat TV.

  

• She has also appeared in a few short films, including ‘Dark Eyes’ (2019) and ‘Sitting in the 80’s’ (2019).

• Piper later got into music and released several singles like ‘Sidewalk’ (2020), ‘Tea Party’ (2022), ‘Bittersweet 16’ (2023), and ‘Sidewalk 2’ (2023). She also appeared in the music videos for these songs, which she shared on her YouTube channel.

  

• In 2021, Rockelle worked as an actor, writer, and producer for a self-titled television miniseries.

  

• As Piper’s popularity grew, she started earning over $50,000 a month from brand deals. But soon, her work was affected when some Squad members’ parents accused her mother Tiffany of manipulation and inappropriate behaviour.

• In 2022, Tiffany faced a $22 million lawsuit from 11 former Squad members and their guardians who accused her of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, breaking child labour violations, and not paying them for viral videos they appeared in.

• During the lawsuit, Piper’s YouTube channel reportedly earned up to $625,000 a month. However, due to the controversy, Piper’s channel was demonetised, which caused her to lose an estimated $300,000 to $500,000 in monthly income and multiple brand deals.

• In 2024, Tiffany settled the lawsuit for $1.85 million without admitting any wrongdoing.

• In 2025, Netflix released a three-part documentary series called ‘Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing,’ which focused on Piper’s story and exposed the darker realities of child influencers.

  

• Piper is a fitness enthusiast and often hits the gym.

  

• She is adventurous and enjoys engaging in activities like kayaking.

  

• Piper loves travelling and often shares her travel experiences on social media.

  

• Piper is an avid animal lover and has a few cats and a dog as pets. She and her mother run a cat rescue and have helped over 100 cats so far.