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     Meet Zhang Yiming, the extremely private billionaire behind TikTok who is now China's richest person

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   Will TikTok become a global tech brand?

   • ByteDance’s uncertain future in the U.S. appears to mirror China’s apprehension. In a 2017 interview translated into English, Zhang seemed prescient about the risk of expanding his fledgling TikTok into a global tech brand. “If [and] when Chinese companies go overseas, they can overcome cultural problems,” he said.

   TikTok’s founder is now China’s richest person

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   How many people use TikTok?

   • SOPA Images/Getty Images TikTok is one of the most popular social networks among American teens and has more than 170 million US users as of September 2024, the company says. Zhang was known for making his own TikToks — and requiring his senior employees to do so as well.

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   Is TikTok under threat?

   • Zhang stepped down as ByteDance CEO in 2021, but still owns about 20% of the company. TikTok isn’t the only Chinese behemoth under threat. The total wealth measured on the Hurun China Rich List this year amounted to $3 trillion, a 10% dip from last year.

   TikTok’s founder is now China’s richest person

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   Do TikTok users have to make their own videos?

   • "For a very long time, I was merely watching TikTok videos without making any of them myself, because it's a product mainly for young people," Zhang said, according to the South China Morning Post. "But later on we made it compulsory for all management team members to make their own TikTok videos, and they must win a certain number of 'likes'.

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   Who is TikTok founder Zhang Yiming?

   • TikTok's founder Zhang Yiming has become China's richest man with a fortune of almost $50bn (£38bn). Dubbed the "short video king", the 41-year-old topped the Hurun China Rich List for the first time with $49.3bn (£37.9bn). Mr Yiming stepped down as chief executive of ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, in 2021.

   TikTok founder becomes China's richest man

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   Could TikTok expose Americans' personal information to the Chinese government?

   • The law – signed in April – follows years of US allegations that TikTok’s ties to China could potentially expose Americans’ personal information to the Chinese government. TikTok strongly denies the allegations, which come as a growing China-US rivalry has fueled broader American national security concerns about Chinese tech firms.

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3. • There is no TikTok

     • In China, there is no TikTok. There is only Douyin.
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     There Is No TikTok in China, Only Douyin. Here’s What It Is ...

4. abcnews.go.com › Business › tiktok-chinaIs TikTok different in China? Here's what to know - ABC News

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   Mar 19, 2024 · TikTok has faced growing scrutiny over fears that user data could fall into the possession of the Chinese government and the app could be weaponized by China to spread misinformation.

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5. www.nytimes.com › 2024/04/25 › businessThere Is No TikTok in China, Only Douyin. Here’s What It Is ...

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   Apr 25, 2024 · April 25, 2024. In China, there is no TikTok. There is only Douyin. After President Biden signed a bill on Wednesday forcing Chinese company ByteDance to sell its ownership of TikTok, the...

6. www.cnn.com › 2023/06/08 › techAnalysis: There is now some public evidence that China viewed ...

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   Jun 8, 2023 · CNN — US officials have long insisted the Chinese government may be able to view the personal information of TikTok users — but that claim was purely speculative. Until now.

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8. www.cnn.com › 2024/03/18 › techTikTok: Is it really Chinese? | CNN Business

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   Mar 18, 2024 · TikTok has never existed in mainland China, though the app was available in Hong Kong until July 2020, when it pulled out shortly after Beijing imposed a controversial national...

9. www.bbc.com › news › technology-64797355Is TikTok really a danger to the West? - BBC

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   China has attacked a bill going through US Congress that could ultimately see TikTok banned in the States, calling it unjust. It is the latest move in a years-long row over safety fears about...

10. www.cnn.com › 2023/03/24 › techTikTok is owned by a Chinese company. So why doesn’t it exist ...

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    Mar 24, 2023 · TikTok is fighting to stay alive in the United States as pressure builds in Washington to ban the app if its Chinese owners don’t sell the company. But the wildly popular platform, developed ...

11. www.goodmorningamerica.com › news › storyIs TikTok different in China? Here's what to know

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    Mar 19, 2024 · TikTok has faced growing scrutiny over fears that user data could fall into the possession of the Chinese government and the app could be weaponized by China to spread misinformation.