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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.

Glance's parent company InMobi owns the short video app Roposo, which became hugely popular after TikTok was banned in India in July last year.

In January 2021, Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, and TikTok earned nearly $128 million in App Store and Google Play worldwide, 3.8 times more than last January, and once again topped the global mobile app (non-game) revenue chart, according to Sensor Tower data.

Beijing-based TikTok owner ByteDance sued Tencent on Tuesday, accusing it of abusing its dominant market position. Tencent responded to the allegations as malicious and said it would file a lawsuit.

ByteDance, the Beijing-based owner of TikTok, more than doubled its 2020 revenue to about $37 billion, according to The Information.

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, today launched Douyin Pay, a payment service that gives users the option to pay with it in addition to Alipay and WeChat Pay within the short video app.

In January 2019, ByteDance acquired the rights to use some of Smartisan's patents, saying it would explore businesses related to the education sector.

In the App Store, 88% of user reviews for TikTok were positive, with only 12% of 1 to 3-star reviews.

This first-of-its-kind livestream shopping experience will take place this Friday, December 18 at 8 p.m. EST on the Walmart profile page on TikTok.

TikTok-owner ByteDance is expected to generate at least 180 billion yuan ($27.2 billion) in advertising revenue in China this year, which would cement the company's No. 2 position in the country's digital advertising market, Reuters reported on Wednesday.