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1. • • TikTok is a social media platform that allows users to create, share and discover short-form videos. Originating in China under the name Douyin, it is the brainchild of ByteDance, a Beijing-based technology company.
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   Will TikTok join the ranks of big tech?

   • If you aren’t already a client, sign up for a free trial to learn more about our platform. ByteDance, the China-based unicorn behind the video-sharing app TikTok, was recently valued at up to $140B. Now, the company is leveraging its recommendation algorithms to expand its portfolio in a bid to join the ranks of Big Tech.

   How TikTok’s Owner Became The World’s Most Valuable Unicorn

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   Who owns TikTok?

   • Despite massive investments in video platforms by the likes of Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu, none of them dominates this area. TikTok – known locally as Douyin – was launched in 2016 by ByteDance, a Beijing-based tech company traditionally focused on news.

   TikTok: the world’s most valuable startup that you’ve never heard of

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   Is TikTok discontinued?

   • 2.7.0 / 16 August 2023, discontinued. TikTok, whose mainland Chinese and Hong Kong counterpart is Douyin, [a] is a short-form video hosting service owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which can range in duration from three seconds to 60 minutes. It can be accessed with a smart phone app.

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   Is Facebook launching a TikTok competitor app?

   • The giants of the West are also taking note, with Facebook quietly launching a TikTok competitor app called Lasso in November 2018. Meanwhile, Bytedance recently completed a new round of funding led by major tech investor SoftBank.

   TikTok: the world’s most valuable startup that you’ve never heard of

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   Does TikTok have a privacy problem?

   • "Tik Tok, currently the world's most popular iPhone app, under fire over lack of privacy settings – Tech News – The Star Online". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019. ^ Koebler, Jason; Cox, Joseph (6 December 2018). "TikTok, the App Super Popular With Kids, Has a Nudes Problem". Vice.

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   When does TikTok go out of business?

   • September 18: The Commerce Department publishes regulations against TikTok that will take effect in two phases. The app will no longer be distributed in U.S. app stores as of September 20, but it gets an extension on how it operates until November 12.

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3. hbr.org › 2022 › 02How ByteDance Became the World’s Most Valuable Startup

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   Feb 24, 2022 · Most users know the company only by its hit short-video app TikTok, which has been downloaded over 3 billion times globally, a feat only exceeded by Meta and its family of apps.

4. www.bbc.com › news › technology-53640724TikTok: The story of a social media giant - BBC

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   Aug 5, 2020 · TikTok's secret lies in its use of music and an extraordinarily powerful algorithm, which learns what content users like to see far faster than many other apps.

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   TikTok, whose mainland Chinese and Hong Kong [3] counterpart is Douyin, [a] [4] is a short-form video hosting service owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which can range in duration from three seconds to 60 minutes. [5] It can be accessed with a smart phone app.

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   Jan 7, 2019 · TikTok – known locally as Douyin – was launched in 2016 by ByteDance, a Beijing-based tech company traditionally focused on news. Its news app, called Toutiao, uses advanced AI algorithms that...

8. www.imd.org › research-knowledge › chinaTikTok: the world’s most valuable startup that you’ve never ...

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   TikTok – known locally as Douyin – was launched in 2016 by ByteDance, a Beijing-based tech company traditionally focused on news. Its news app, called Toutiao, uses advanced AI algorithms that learn user preferences, then provides customized news feeds.

9. www.cbinsights.com › bytedance-tiktok-unicornHow TikTok’s Owner Became The World’s Most Valuable Unicorn

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   Jun 18, 2020 · How TikTok’s Owner Became The World’s Most Valuable Unicorn. ByteDance, the China-based unicorn behind the video-sharing app TikTok, was recently valued at up to $140B. Now, the company is leveraging its recommendation algorithms to expand its portfolio in a bid to join the ranks of Big Tech.

10. techcrunch.com › 2020/11/26 › tiktok-timelineTikTok’s epic rise and stumble - TechCrunch

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    Nov 26, 2020 · TikTok merges with Musical.ly and and launches in the U.S., where it quickly becomes popular, the first social media app from a Chinese tech company to achieve that level of success there. But at...