TikTok

  • TikTok monthly active users top 2 billion for first time in Q1

    Fueled by the global expansion of short drama and AI apps, Chinese mobile applications have achieved significant growth in downloads and monetization capabilities worldwide.

  • TikTok to invest €1 billion in second data center in Finland

    TikTok announced a €1 billion investment for a new data center in Lahti, Finland, marking its second billion-euro data center project in the country.

  • TikTok becomes first app not owned by Facebook to reach 3 billion downloads

    TikTok and its Chinese version Douyin reached 65 million downloads in June, bringing its cumulative downloads to 3 billion, making it the first non-Facebook app to reach this milestone, according to a report by mobile app data analytics firm Sensor Tower.

  • US government reverses ban on TikTok, WeChat

    Trump issued the ban against TikTok and WeChat in 2020 on the grounds that they threatened US national security.

  • TikTok owner ByteDance said to go public in Hong Kong, valued at about $400 billion

    ByteDance has started the process of going public in Hong Kong and submitted an underwriter engagement letter to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the China Securities Journal reported Wednesday.

  • Douyin averages more than 600 million daily active users in Q1

    On Chinese New Year's Eve, Feb. 11, Douyin's DAU reached a peak of 692 million.

  • TikTok owner ByteDance launches fund to invest in gaming startups

    Beijing-based ByteDance, the owner of short video app TikTok, announced on March 19 that it will establish the Nuverse Inspiration Fund (NIF) to invest in gaming startup teams.

  • TikTok said to be considering group chat feature

    The group chat feature is part of TikTok owner ByteDance's blueprint to develop TikTok as a "social interaction app".

  • ByteDance reportedly moves Toutiao's CEO to TikTok

    It is worth noting that Zhu recently liked short videos by several TikTok algorithms and product employees in TikTok, and the frequency of his interactions with TikTok employees has increased significantly.

  • Reports that ByteDance will sell its TikTok India business to Glance are fake news, state media says

    According to Chinanews.com, ByteDance said it would not comment on the rumors. However, a source close to the matter said the news is not true.