TikTok

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  Social media platform, Short-form video platform

• Owner

  ByteDance

• Office Location

  Hanover Street East, Dublin Docklands, Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, D02 YT21, Ireland

• Alternative Name

  Douyin

• Content Features

  Filters, music, split-screen duets

• Country of Origin

  People's Republic of China

• Video Duration Range

  3 seconds to 60 minutes

• Controversies/Criticisms

  Data privacy violations, mental health concerns, misinformation, offensive content, national security concerns

• Recommendation Algorithm

  Monolith

• Most Popular Website (2021)

  Yes (ranked by Cloudflare)

• Mobile Downloads (as of Oct 2020)

  Over 2 billion

Timeline

• Douyin (the Chinese version of TikTok) was launched in the Chinese market. (Source: Wikidata, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2016-09-20

• TikTok was launched internationally for iOS and Android in most markets outside mainland China. (Source: Summary, DBPedia)

  2017-00-00

• TikTok became available worldwide after merging with another Chinese social media service, Musical.ly. (Source: Summary, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2018-08-02

• TikTok surpassed two billion mobile downloads worldwide. (Source: Summary, DBPedia, Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2020-10-00

• Cloudflare ranked TikTok as the most popular website of the year, surpassing Google. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2021-00-00

TikTok

TikTok, known in mainland China and Hong Kong as Douyin (Chinese: 抖音; pinyin: Dǒuyīn; lit. 'Shaking Sound'), is a social media and short-form online video platform owned by Chinese Internet company ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which may range in duration from three seconds to 60 minutes. It can be accessed through a mobile app or through its website. Since its launch, TikTok has become one of the world's most popular social media platforms, using recommendation algorithms to connect content creators and influencers with new audiences. In April 2020, TikTok surpassed two billion mobile downloads worldwide. Cloudflare ranked TikTok the most popular website of 2021, surpassing Google. The popularity of TikTok has allowed viral trends in food, fashion, and music to take off and increase the platform's cultural impact worldwide. TikTok has come under scrutiny due to data privacy violations, mental health concerns, misinformation, offensive content, and its role during the Gaza war. Countries have fined, banned, or attempted to restrict TikTok to protect children or out of national security concerns over possible user data collection by the government of China through ByteDance.

Web Search Results

• TikTok - Wikipedia

  TikTok, known in mainland China and Hong Kong( as Douyin (Chinese: 抖音; pinyin: _Dǒuyīn_; lit. 'Shaking Sound'),( is a social media and short-formonline video platform owned by Chinese Internet company ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which may range in duration from three seconds to 60 minutes.( It can be accessed through a mobile app or through its website. [...] on TikTok is a feed of videos that are recommended to users based on their activity on the app. Content is curated by TikTok's artificial intelligence depending on the content a user liked, interacted with, or searched. This helps users find new content and creators reach new audiences, in contrast to other social networks that base recommendations on the interactions and relationships between users.( [...] Since its launch, TikTok has become one of the world's most popular social media platforms, using recommendation algorithms to connect content creators and influencers with new audiences.( In April 2020, TikTok surpassed two billion mobile downloads worldwide.( ranked TikTok the most popular website of 2021, surpassing Google.( The popularity of TikTok has allowed viral trends in food, fashion, and music to take off and increase the platform's cultural impact worldwide.(

• TikTok: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It's Popular - Investopedia

  TikTok, released in September 2016, is a popular social media app that allows users to create, watch, and share short videos shot on mobile devices or webcams. With its personalized feeds of quirky short videos set to music and sound effects, the app isnotable for itsaddictive quality and high levels of engagement. However, its Chinese ownership has also made it controversial because of concerns that the Chinese government could use it for propaganda purposes and to collect data on users. [...] The name TikTok is meant to suggest the short format of the videos. Launched in September 2016 by the Chinese startup company ByteDance, it's known there as Douyin. Its stratospheric growth in usage really began in late 2017, when it acquired a rival app, Musical.ly, and ported over its 200-million-account list to TikTok. [...] TikTok's short-form video format lends itself to entertainment and comedy. However, it is increasingly used for infotainment. Influencers who gain a steady audience on TikTok offer snippets of advice and tips along with self-promotion. Beauty, fashion, personal finance, and budgeting, and cooking are all popular topics for informational videos. Increasingly, the format is used to promote and sell products.

• What Is TikTok? – Everything You Need to Know in 2025

  TikTok is a social media platform that allows users to create, edit, discover, and share videos. Originally built as a short-form video app, TikTok now lets you create videos ranging from 3 seconds to 60 minutes in length. According to the platform, "TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy." [...] How Does TikTok Work? ------------------------- TikTok works by letting users upload content on the app, which it then displays to other users on their For You Page and Explore Page. The TikTok algorithm personalizes the experience for each user by determining the best content to display to them based on a variety of factors. [...] What is TikTok? - Video --------------------------- Frequently Asked Questions -------------------------- ### What is the main purpose of TikTok? TikTok is a social media platform designed for creating, sharing, and discovering short videos. Its main purpose is to provide users with a space to express creativity, entertain, and engage in trends through videos set to music, sound effects, and personal expressions. ### What are the pros and cons of TikTok?

• Support Center | TikTok

  TikTok TikTok search icon Getting startedCaret Caret Using TikTokCaret Caret Creating videos Making a post Camera tools Effects Sounds Editing, posting, and deleting Editing TikTok videos and photos Duets Stitch TikTok Stories Credit a video Add Yours Books Accessibility for your videos Effect Creator Center About AI-generated content Support nonprofits on TikTok TikTok Notes Creating effects on mobile Playlists Tools for creators Movies and TV shows TikTok Studio [...] TikTok Avatar AI Alive Exploring videos For You Friends Tab STEM feed Liking Accessibility for watching videos Your favorite books Your favorite movies and TV shows Add songs from TikTok Watch videos in a playlist How TikTok recommends content How TikTok Shop recommends content Donations on TikTok Cast TikTok to a TV TikTok for Apple Vision Pro Discover and search Sharing on TikTok Watch videos in a Series TikTok Shop TikTok Lite Watching Stories on TikTok Footnotes [...] # Report a problem # Helpful links Creating an account Setting up your profile #### Company ##### About TikTok ##### Newsroom ##### Contact ##### Careers #### Programs ##### TikTok for Good ##### TikTok for Developers ##### Effect House ##### Advertise on TikTok ##### TikTok Rewards ##### TikTok Browse ##### TikTok Embeds #### Resources ##### Help Center ##### Safety Center ##### Creator Academy ##### Community Guidelines ##### Transparency ##### Accessibility

• Editing TikTok videos and photos

  Image 13Image 14 TikTok #### Company ##### About TikTok ##### Newsroom ##### Contact ##### Careers #### Programs ##### TikTok for Good ##### TikTok for Developers ##### Effect House ##### Advertise on TikTok ##### TikTok Rewards ##### TikTok Browse ##### TikTok Embeds #### Resources ##### Help Center ##### Safety Center ##### Creator Academy ##### Community Guidelines ##### Transparency ##### Accessibility #### Legal ##### Terms of Use ##### Privacy Policy [...] Watch videos in a Series TikTok Shop TikTok Lite Watching Stories on TikTok Footnotes Repost Download content Nearby feed Messaging and notifications Comments Direct messages Notifications TikTok stickers Streaks Mentions on TikTok Whee Followers and Following Following and unfollowing

• Award

  BigBrotherAwards

• Country

  People's Republic of China

• Instance Of

  Q559856

• Inception Date

  9/20/2016

TikTok, known in China as Douyin (Chinese: 抖音; pinyin: Dǒuyīn), is a short-form video hosting service owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. It hosts a variety of user-submitted videos, from content such as pranks, stunts, tricks, jokes and dance, with durations from 15 seconds to ten minutes. Both amateur and professional artists can cooperate on content and make split-screen duet videos even if they are in separate locations. They can also add effects like filters, background music, and stickers to their videos. TikTok is an international version of Douyin, which was released in the Chinese market in September 2016. It launched in 2017 for iOS and Android in most markets outside of mainland China; however, it became available worldwide only after merging with another Chinese social media service, Musical.ly, on 2 August 2018. TikTok and Douyin have almost the same user interface but no access to each other's content. Their servers are each based in the market where the respective app is available. The two products are similar, but their features are not identical. Douyin includes an in-video search feature that can search by people's faces for more videos of them and other features such as buying, booking hotels and making geo-tagged reviews. Since their launch, TikTok and Douyin rapidly gained global popularity. TikTok surpassed 2 billion mobile downloads worldwide in October 2020. Morning Consult named TikTok the third-fastest growing brand of 2020, after only Zoom and Peacock. Cloudflare ranked TikTok the most popular website of 2021, surpassing Google. TikTok has been subject to criticism over psychological effects such as addiction, as well as controversies over inappropriate content, misinformation, censorship and moderation, and user privacy.