ByteDance

Extracted Attributes

• Name

  ByteDance Ltd.

• Type

  Internet technology company

• Founded

  2012-03-13

• Industry

  Software Development, IT / Tech / Telecoms

• Employees

  Over 150,000

• Headquarters

  Beijing, People's Republic of China

• Incorporated In

  Cayman Islands

• Monthly Active Users

  1.9 billion (as of June 2021)

• Key Recommendation Algorithm

  Monolith

Timeline

• ByteDance Ltd. founded by Zhang Yiming, Liang Rubo, and others. (Source: Wikidata, Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, LinkedIn, SCMP)

  2012-03-13

• Launched Toutiao, one of its flagship products. (Source: ByteDance website)

  2012-08

• Launched Toutiao Video (later known as Xigua Video). (Source: Wikipedia web search result)

  2016

• Launched Douyin. (Source: ByteDance website)

  2016-09

• Accelerated globalization with the launch of its global short video product, TikTok. (Source: ByteDance website)

  ~2017

• ByteDance's platforms collectively hosted 1.9 billion monthly active users. (Source: Summary, DBPedia)

  2021-06

• Faces scrutiny from regulators and media in various countries regarding concerns about security, surveillance, and censorship. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  Ongoing

• Its app TikTok and parent company ByteDance are subjects of discussion regarding potential national security risks. (Source: Summary, Related Documents)

  Ongoing

• Its recommendation algorithm, Monolith, is highlighted for its technological sophistication. (Source: Related Documents)

  Ongoing

ByteDance

ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese internet technology company headquartered in Haidian, Beijing, and incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Founded by Zhang Yiming, Liang Rubo, and a team of others in 2012, ByteDance developed the video-sharing apps TikTok, Douyin. The company is also the developer of the news platform Toutiao, the video-editing app CapCut, and Lemon8 which is a video sharing mobile app. ByteDance has attracted regulatory and media attention in several countries over security, surveillance, and censorship concerns.

Web Search Results

• ByteDance - LinkedIn

  ByteDance is a global incubator of platforms at the cutting edge of commerce, content, entertainment and enterprise services - over 2.5bn people interact with ByteDance products including TikTok. Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. At ByteDance, we create together and grow [...] # ByteDance N/A Software Development • China, China • 1,192,677 followers • 10,001+ employees [...] ### Website ### Crunchbase N/A ### LinkedIn ### Industry Software Development ### Company Size 10,001+ employees 44449 associated members (LinkedIn members who've listed ByteDance as their current workplace on their profile) ### Founded 2012 ### Funding Last Round Date: N/A Last Round Type: N/A Total Rounds: N/A Last Round Raised: N/A ### Investors N/A ### Specialties Content Discovery Platforms, Interactive Entertainment Services, mobiles, 4g phone, apps, online video, and technology

• ByteDance - Wikipedia

  | Zijie Tiaodong | | --- | | | | Chinese | 字节跳动 | | | Transcriptions | | --- | | Standard Mandarin | | Hanyu Pinyin | Zìjié Tiàodòng | | Bopomofo | ㄗˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | | Wade–Giles | Tzu 4-chieh 2 T'iao 4-tung 4 | | Tongyong Pinyin | Zìh-jié Tiào-dòng | | IPA | ( "Help:IPA/Mandarin") | | | | ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese internet technology company headquartered in Haidian, Beijing, and incorporated in the Cayman Islands.( [...] Founded by Zhang Yiming, Liang Rubo, and a team of others in 2012, ByteDance developed the video-sharingappsTikTok, Douyin. The company is also the developer of the news platform Toutiao, the video-editing app CapCut, and Lemon8 which is a video sharing mobile app. ByteDance has attracted regulatory and media attention in several countries over security, surveillance, and censorship concerns.( History ------- [edit] [...] Initially launched as Toutiao Video in 2016, Xigua Video (Chinese: 西瓜视频; pinyin: _Xīguā shìpín_) is an online video-sharing platform that features user-created short and mid-length videos and also produces film and television content.( ### Nuverse [edit]

• ByteDance - Inspire Creativity, Enrich Life

  ByteDance was founded in 2012 by a team led by Yiming Zhang and Rubo Liang, who saw opportunities in the then-nascent mobile internet market, and aspired to build platforms that could enrich people's lives. The company launched Toutiao, one of its flagship products, in August 2012. It followed that success with the launch of Douyin in September 2016. Approximately a year later, ByteDance accelerated globalization with the launch of its global short video product, TikTok. It quickly took off in [...] In support of its mission to Inspire Creativity and Enrich Life, ByteDance has made it easy and fun for people to connect with, create and consume content. People are also able to discover and transact with a suite of more than a dozen products and services such as TikTok, CapCut, TikTok Shop, Lark, Pico and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, as well as products and services specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, Fanqie, Xigua, Feishu and Douyin E-commerce. [...] ByteDance has over 150,000 employees based out of nearly 120 cities globally, including Austin, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Dubai, Dublin, Hong Kong, Jakarta, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Seattle, Seoul, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, and Tokyo. Corporate Structure Image 37 Code of Conduct

• ByteDance (字节跳动): Latest News and Updates

  ByteDance is best known as the owner of the global short-video and shopping platform TikTok. It also operates the similar Douyin app in China. Both apps have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, especially among younger people. ByteDance has been the focus of strained relations between China and the West, with policymakers in the US, Canada and Europe expressing concern that TikTok's Chinese ownership puts sensitive user data within reach of the Chinese government. SHOW FULL PROFILE [...] Chairman / President Rubo Liang CEO / Managing Director Zhang Yiming CFO / Finance Director Julie Gao Industry IT / Tech / Telecoms Website bytedance.com Headquarters address Haidian, Beijing, China Year founded 2012 Recommended For You Science -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [...] Paralysed Chinese woman falls for ‘doctor’ in rehab, he flees with US$420,000 loan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Jun 2025 - 9:51AM Image 6: A paralysed woman in China fell for a “doctor” during her rehabilitation who then disappeared with a US$420,000 loan she took out for him. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin Image 7: The number of monthly active users of Douyin in Hong Kong has already surpassed 3 million. Photo: Shutterstock Hong Kong

• Our Products - ByteDance

  ByteDance Douyin is China's leading destination for short-form mobile videos. Powered by easy-to-use video creation tools, Douyin quickly became a highly popular app across the country. It empowers everyone to capture and present the world's creativity, knowledge, and moments that matter in everyday life, presenting a wide and diverse range of content on the platform. For more information, please visit [...] Toutiao is one of the most popular content discovery platforms in China. It offers users a unique, personalized and comprehensive content experience, enabling them to discover and explore topics of interest, ranging from sports and entertainment to agriculture and history. For more information, please visit [...] TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has offices across the globe, including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo. For more information, please visit

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• Country

  People's Republic of China

• Founder

  Zhang Yiming

• Instance Of

  Q18127

• Headquarters

  Beijing

• Inception Date

  3/13/2012

ByteDance Ltd. (Chinese: 字节跳动; pinyin: Zìjié Tiàodòng) is a Chinese internet technology company headquartered in Beijing and incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Founded by Zhang Yiming, Liang Rubo and a team of others in 2012, ByteDance developed the video-sharing social networking services and apps TikTok and Chinese-specific counterpart Douyin. The company is also the developer of the news platform Toutiao. As of June 2021, ByteDance hosts 1.9 billion monthly active users across all of its platforms. ByteDance has attracted regulatory attention in several countries over surveillance, privacy, and censorship concerns.