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ByteDance: A Global Tech Giant Under Scrutiny ByteDance Ltd, a Chinese internet technology company founded in 2012 by Zhang Yiming, Liang Rubo, and others, has rapidly ascended to global prominence. Headquartered in Beijing but incorporated in the Cayman Islands, the company's portfolio includes the...
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- Company type Private
- Industry Internet
- Founded 13 March 2012
- Headquarters Haidian, Beijing, China (operational), Cayman Islands (legal)
- Area served Worldwide
- Key people Zhang Yiming (founder &
- Revenue US$120 billion (2023)
- Subsidiaries Moonton, Nuverse
- Website www.bytedance.com
Bytedance history
Last Updated : 20/03/25, 02:45 AM
ByteDance: From News Aggregation to AI Frontier ByteDance, co-founded by Zhang Yiming and Liang Rubo in 2012, emerged from the real estate search engine 99fang.com. Its initial foray into app development, Neihan Duanzi, a humor platform, garnered over 200 million users before its closure in 2018. To...
BYTEDANCE NEWS
US should get a very large percentage of TikTok sale proceeds: Trump
August 04, 2020 10:46 am
Trump was speaking to reporters at a White House news conference on Monday, hours after it announced the deadline for TikTok to stop operations in the US.
ByteDance offers to forgo stake in TikTok to clinch U.S. deal: Report
August 01, 2020 7:40 pm
The White House did not respond to a request for comment on whether Trump would accept ByteDance’s concession. ByteDance in Beijing did not respond to a request for comment
TikTok's parent company ByteDance moves to shift power out of China
May 28, 2020 6:23 pm
TikTok's parent company ByteDance has quietly made a series of moves in recent months to transfer global decision-making and research capabilities out of its home country, the sources told Reuters.
ByteDance plans Google-like office tools as virus spikes demand
March 10, 2020 1:30 pm
ByteDance, the maker of TikTok is preparing to roll out a Google-like suite of office collaboration tools as soon as this month.
Dancing to TikTok success, ByteDance now wants to play music streaming with Resso
March 04, 2020 4:54 pm
Resso is free to download for the basic version, but users have to pay a monthly premium of Rs 99 on Android and Rs 119 on iOS
Vine made the internet fall in love with short videos
February 26, 2020 3:48 pm
“The idea was to bring back what people remember about Vine, even if it isn’t necessarily the way that Vine was,” said Dom Hofmann, a founder of Vine.
Vine creator's new TikTok rival app is already the no. 1 app on US App store
January 27, 2020 3:08 pm
The timing of Byte’s release coincides with a moment of reckoning for TikTok and its Beijing-based parent company.
ByteDance readying assault on Tencent’s Mobile gaming kingdom
January 20, 2020 10:40 am
Bytedance, the world’s most valuable startup has rapidly built a full-fledged gaming division to spearhead its maiden foray into hardcore or non-casual games
China’s tech industry straps in for more turbulence after a wild 2019
January 02, 2020 5:17 pm
Given Washington’s increasing hostility, China is now even more driven to devise alternatives to foreign technology from AI chips to blockchain solutions while propping up local champions.
TikTok owner ByteDance launches its smartphone Smartisan Jianguo Pro 3
November 04, 2019 8:07 am
TikTok owner ByteDance has finally launched its first smartphone, the Smartisan Jianguo Pro 3. The TikTok app is just a swipe away from the lock screen in this new phone, which comes with top-end specifications and up to 12GB RAM.
