TikTok

TikTok Pte. Ltd.
Developer(s)ByteDance
Initial releaseSeptember 2016 (2016-09) (in China and India only)
Operating system
Predecessormusical.ly
Available in40 languages[1]
List of languages
TypeVideo sharing
LicenseProprietary software with Terms of Use
Websitetiktok.com Edit this at Wikidata
Douyin
Developer(s)Beijing Microlive Vision Technology Co., Ltd
Initial release20 September 2016 (2016-09-20)
Stable release(s)
iOS/iPadOS26.6.0 / August 14, 2023 (2023-08-14)
Android26.6.0 / August 15, 2023 (2023-08-15)
Windows2.7.0 / August 11, 2023 (2023-08-11)
macOS2.7.0 / August 16, 2023 (2023-08-16)
Operating system
Available inSimplified Chinese, English[2]
TypeVideo sharing
LicenseProprietary software with Agreement
Websitedouyin.com
Douyin
Chinese抖音
Literal meaning"Vibrating sound"

TikTok, whose mainland Chinese counterpart is Douyin[3] (Chinese: 抖音; pinyin: Dǒuyīn; lit. 'Shaking sound'), 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 10 minutes.[4]

Following its launch, TikTok has become one of the world's most popular platforms, using recommendation algorithms that were better than alternative apps at connecting content creators with new audiences.[5] In April 2020, TikTok surpassed two billion mobile downloads worldwide.[6] Cloudflare ranked TikTok the most popular website of 2021, surpassing Google.[7] The popularity of TikTok has allowed viral trends in food and music to take off and increase the platform's cultural impact worldwide.[8]

TikTok has come under scrutiny due to data privacy violations, mental health concerns, misinformation, offensive content, and its role during the Israel–Hamas war.[9] 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 Chinese government through ByteDance.[9][10]

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  3. ^ Lin, Pellaeon (22 March 2021). "TikTok vs Douyin: A Security and Privacy Analysis". Citizen Lab. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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  7. ^ "TikTok surpasses Google as most popular website of the year, new data suggests". NBC News. 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  8. ^ Miltsov, Alex (2022). "Researching TikTok: Themes, Methods, and Future Directions". The SAGE Handbook of Social Media Research Methods: 664–676. doi:10.4135/9781529782943.n46. ISBN 9781529720969. Even though TikTok is only a few years old, it has already been shaping the ways millions of people interact online and engage in artistic, cultural, social, and political activities.
  9. ^ a b Maheshwari, Sapna; Holpuch, Amanda (12 December 2023). "Why Countries Are Trying to Ban TikTok". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  10. ^ Peterson, Kristina; Volz, Dustin; Andrews, Natalie (15 March 2024). "TikTok's Fate Now Hinges on the Senate". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

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