Grigore Manoli
Grigore Manoli is a Moldovan influencer who gained popularity on TikTok in 2021. He lived in the United States with his family for nine years, and his entire family holds US citizenship. Dissatisfied with the education system in the United States, he moved back to Moldova in 2022 to provide his children with what he considered a better education. After returning, he started a business in his hometown of Nisporeni, but in the fall of 2024, he returned to the U.S., citing financial difficulties in supporting his family in Moldova.
In his videos, Grigore Manoli covers a range of topics, including current social and political events in Moldova, as well as everyday life, tourism, and entrepreneurship. He is susceptible to Russian propaganda and sometimes spreads misinformation. His political views are inconsistent; initially declaring himself pro-European and supportive of PAS, by 2024, he opposed the ruling party. He describes himself as “both with the right and the left,” while also sharing anti-Șor and anti-Dodon messages and criticizing Moscow’s policies.
Manoli’s videos have provided a platform for politicians of various views. As an influencer, he is attention-seeking, speculative, and sometimes superficial, occasionally failing to research thoroughly before making statements. He creates hype and stirs controversy to gain views and likes on social media. His views are populist, conservative, and sometimes sexist, which has led to criticism on social networks.
Despite this, his charismatic, ironic, and straightforward presentation style has earned him public trust and the image of a "man of the people."
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| Social Media Accounts | ||||||
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| Platform | User Name | User Handle | Followers | Following | Likes | Views |
 | Manoli Grigore | 100005532255577 | 116,000 | 218 | ||
 | Manoli Grigore | @manoligrigore6220 | 956 | 143,288 | ||
 | Manoli Grigore | manoli.grigore | 15,900 | 226 | ||
 | Tik Tok Coffee Nisporeni | @tiktok.coffee.ns | 38,500 | 18 | 81,900 | |
| Manoli Grigore | @manoligrigore0 | 311,400 | 196 | 10,400,000 | |
| Data Publicly Available | ownership data is easily available from other sources, e. g. public registries etc. |
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| Language | Romanian, Russian |
| Founding Year | 2020 Grigore Manoli created a personal profile on Facebook in 2014. Four years later, he joined Instagram. While in the US in 2020, he launched a TikTok profile, which gained popularity by chance in the second half of 2021, when a video of him eating a pickled watermelon went viral. In late 2022, he also started a YouTube channel. By June 2023, he had set up a dedicated TikTok account specifically to promote his business. |
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| Topics Covered / Focus Areas | Grigore Manoli covers a range of topics, including social issues, politics, lifestyle, the promotion of rural tourism, and entrepreneurship in general. He occasionally discusses Moldova's education system, drawing comparisons with that of the US. At times, he satirizes popular themes in Russian propaganda, though he has also been known to spread misinformation himself. |
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| Views / Values / Political Stances | He declares himself as pro-European, though he appears indecisive, often stating in his videos that he supports both the right and the left. Initially supportive of PAS, he became critical of PAS, the Șor Party, and Dodon in 2024, and has also voiced criticism of Putin and Russia's leadership. His stance on the war in Ukraine is reserved and controversial, showing susceptibility to propaganda narratives and at times spreading misinformation online. He holds populist, conservative, and non-egalitarian views. Although he describes himself as patriotic, he has expressed reluctance to defend his country militarily. He advocates for civic activism, the return of the diaspora, and campaigns against systemic corruption. With his growing popularity and vocal political views, he has begun meeting with various politicians, including Renato Usatîi, Vladimir Voronin, Andrei Spânu, Andrei Năstase, Veaceslav Ioniță, Victoria Furtuna, Vasile Tarlev, Tudor Ulianovschi, Ion Chicu, and Radu Marian. |
| Mode of Delivery | Short videos on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Live on TikTok. Stories, reels, posts, and photos on Facebook and Instagram. He participates in shows and podcasts. |
| Reputation | Grigore Manoli is eager for attention, often stirring controversy and creating hype for views. He is speculative and susceptible to propaganda. In 2024, after returning to Moldova from the US, he seemingly fell for a misleading social narrative upon receiving a notice from the local military centre. While he has earned the trust of certain groups in society, he also faces disapproval from others. His popularity and credibility stem from the ironic, straightforward, and slightly populist style of his videos, as well as his sincerity and charisma, which make him relatable as "one of us" to his audience. He frequently and openly expresses his political views, though these tend to shift based on personal or social events. Known as a family man with a wife and children, he holds slightly sexist views, often shared in a humorous tone. Due to his rising popularity and image as a "man of the people," he meets with prominent Moldovan politicians. His image is closely associated with the city of Nisporeni. |
| Target Audience | There is no specific audience for whom Grigore Manoli creates content. However, the profile of his typical follower would be a young, TikTok-using, Romanian-speaking, Moldovan. |
| Part of Network or Campaign | guest on TVC21 several times on the program IMPORTANT. He appeared on Vadim Cușnir's podcast, BANDSTAGE podcast, MILION CLUB podcast. He is actively discussed by the Moldovan online community, #ZERODOI dedicating a live session to him. |
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| Cross-Posting & Friends | Grigore Manoli has conducted several interviews with Moldovan politicians, especially during the election campaigns, giving a platform to politicians regardless topics of public interest. Among those with whom Grigore Manoli has spoken are Renato Usatîi, Vladimir Voronin, Andrei Nastase, Victoria Furtună, Vasile Tarlev, Tudor Ulianovschi, and Ion Chicu. He appears in joint TikTok with another TikTok-er, Vadim Dilimarschi. He says that he respects Gheorghe Gonța, whom he considers to be "the most high calibre journalist". He also shares clips from Gheorghe Gonța's programme with Renato Usatîi, as well asVania Băț's messages. Some of Grigore Manoli's videos are distributed by Eugen Luchianiuc, Bogdan Țîrdea, Patriot, and Telegraph Telegram channels. |
| Endorsements & Recognitions | rigore Manoli hasn't won any awards so far, but his popularity and the fact that some of his videos have gone viral on social media have led to him being invited to several podcasts, where he discusses his political and social views and personal life. The news topic was his reaction to a notice from the military centre. |