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  2. Mar 24, 2023 · In fact, it’s never existed there. Instead, there’s a different version of TikTok — a sister app called Douyin. Both are owned by Beijing-based parent company ByteDance, but Douyin launched...

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  3. Apr 3, 2024 · TikTok’s sister app, Douyin, has more than 700 million users in China. But why did ByteDance, the company behind both apps, create similar but separate products in the first place?

  4. Mar 23, 2023 · TikTok has never been available in China, as the country has its own version of the app, called Douyin. Both apps are owned by the same Chinese company, ByteDance.

  5. 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 security...

  6. 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.

  7. Mar 14, 2024 · China holds a 1% ownership stake in one of ByteDance’s China-based subsidiaries, Beijing Douyin Information Service Co., which runs an app in China similar to TikTok.

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