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TikTok is headquartered in Culver City, California. Alex Zhu is the CEO of TikTok. TikTok's main competitors are MadLi... Read more

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CEO

Alex Zhu

CEO Approval Rating

85/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

2016

Headquarters:

Culver City, California

Status:

PrivateSubsidiary of ByteDance

Industry Sector:

Application Software

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Growth Score - 1/1

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Trending News for TikTok and TikTok's Competitors

April 3, 2020

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Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

MadLipz is perceived as one of TikTok's biggest rivals. MadLipz was founded in 2016, and is headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario. MadLipz is in the Internet Software industry. MadLipz generates $8.6M less revenue vs. TikTok.

Facebook is a top competitor of TikTok. Facebook is a Public company that was founded in 2004 in Menlo Park, California. Like TikTok, Facebook also operates in the Application Software space. Compared to TikTok, Facebook has 42,942 more employees.

VMate is TikTok's #3 rival. VMate is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, and was founded in 2016. VMate operates in the industry. VMate generates NaN% the revenue of TikTok.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Alex Zhu

CEO

- -
2,000
$0
$11M
1

Amir Alikhanzadeh

Co-Founder & CEO

81/100
11
$500.5K
$2.4M
2

Mark Zuckerberg

Chairman & CEO

74/100
35,587
$31.8B
$70.7B
3

Cheng Daofang

CEO

90/100
$100M
4

Mike Lu

CEO

85/100
51
$37.5M
$1.1M
5

Ankush Sachdeva

Co-Founder & CEO

89/100
300
$222.9M
$3.6M
6

Evan Spiegel

Co-Founder & CEO

67/100
2,884
$6.1B
$1.7B
7

Alex Chung

Co-Founder & CEO

87/100
131
$147.5M
$5M
8

Matt Singer

Co-Founder & CEO

84/100
28
$4.7M
$3.8M
9

Abhilash Inumella

Co-Founder & CEO

88/100
15
$7M
$ < 1M
10

CEO

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The top 10 competitors in TikTok's competitive set are MadLipz, Facebook, VMate, Triller, ShareChat, Snap, Giphy, Videolicious, Samosa App and Kwai. Together they have raised over 38.4B between their estimated 48.7K employees. TikTok's revenue is the ranked 3rd among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 8B. TikTok has 2,000 employees and is ranked 3rd among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 4,556.

Acquisitions

No recent acquisitions found related to TikTok

Investments

No recent investments found related to TikTok

TikTok News

April 2, 2020KL Gadget Guy

YouTube might be getting its own version of TikTok and it's called Shorts

TikTok is now overwhelmingly popular that even YouTube wants to join in the fun. To compete with TikT... See more »
April 2, 2020The Financial Express

TikTok likely to get competition from YouTube's Shorts; check details

TikTok, a Chinese application helping people make short videos, is likely to get competition from vid... See more »
April 2, 2020Engadget

YouTube may counter TikTok with a feed of video 'Shorts'

YouTube may be worried that TikTok is luring away its viewers. Sources talking to The Information cla... See more »
April 2, 2020TechCrunch

'Content network effect' makes TikTok tough to copy

Many TikTok videos don't start from scratch, so neither can its competitors. TikTok is all about remi... See more »
April 1, 2020WCCFtech

Douyin - China's TikTok - Said to be Banning Cantonese Speakers

As TikTok is a hit in the West, Douyin is equally popular within China, as a source of lip-sync video... See more »
April 1, 2020The Next Web

The challenges TikTok must overcome to stay on top in 2020

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April 1, 2020Forbes

Using TikTok To Build Your Business

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TikTok Blogs

May 24, 2018Musical.ly Blog

Updates to our Privacy Policy for users in the European Union

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April 26, 2018Musical.ly Blog

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January 17, 2018Musical.ly Blog

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January 11, 2018Musical.ly Blog

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October 16, 2017Musical.ly Blog

Hunter Rowland is here!!!

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TikTok Press Releases

November 22, 2019StreetInsider

Tik Tok Attains Milestone of 1.5 Billion Downloads

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November 19, 2019O'Dwyer's PR News

Ex-Rep. Gordon Stars in TikTok's DC Push

Former Congressman Bart Gordon represents Beijing-headquartered ByteDance, parent company of Chinese ... See more »
October 18, 2019PR Daily

TikTok's rapid growth and format offer marketing opportunities

The short-form video platform has attracted a half-billion users worldwide, many in the 16-24 age ran... See more »
October 7, 2019PR Daily

TikTok's ads anger influencers, Instagram tests 'Group Story' feature, and Houston Rockets apologize for Hong Kong tweet

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May 27, 2019PR Newswire Asia

GiveIndia and TikTok Come Together for the People of Odisha

India's most trusted online donations platform joins hands to raise funds and provide relief to Odish... See more »
May 16, 2019PR Daily

What PR pros should know about the growing TikTok platform

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December 21, 2018My Social Good News

TikTok Pledges $2 Million Dollars for the Season of Giving Back with #CreateforaCause

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TikTok Videos

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"QUEEN NAIJA - MEDICINE (OFFICIAL VIDEO SNIPPET) " on YOUTUBE

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January 7, 2018Musical.ly Youtube Channel

"Baby Ariel vs Loren Beech Vs Arii Musical.ly Battle" on YOUTUBE

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January 4, 2018Musical.ly Youtube Channel

"EVERYTHING WRONG WITH MALU TREVEJO" on YOUTUBE

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December 26, 2017Musical.ly Youtube Channel

"Best Christmas Musical.ly Compilation of 2017" on YOUTUBE

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November 16, 2017Musical.ly Youtube Channel

"DANIELLE VS MALU INSTAGRAM BEEF OVER SOMETHING OETTY" on YOUTUBE

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October 16, 2017Musical.ly Youtube Channel

"BruhItsZach Instagram Beef with Ex Devenity Perkins" on YOUTUBE

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Culver City, California90232

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Overview

TikTok was founded in 2016. TikTok's headquarters is located in Culver City, California, USA 90232. TikTok's CEO, Alex Zhu, currently has an approval rating of 85%. TikTok has an estimated 2.0K employees and an estimated annual revenue of 11.0M....

CEO

TikTok's CEO, Alex Zhu, currently has an approval rating of 85%. TikTok's primary competitors are MadLipz, Facebook & VMate.

Website

tiktok.com

Frequently Asked Questions about TikTok

  1. When was TikTok founded?

    TikTok was founded in 2016

  2. Who is TikTok's CEO?

    TikTok's CEO is Alex Zhu

  3. How much revenue does TikTok generate?

    TikTok generates $11M in revenue

  4. How much funding does TikTok have?

    TikTok has historically raised $0 in funding

  1. Where is TikTok's headquarters?

    TikTok's headquarters is in Culver City California, USA

  2. How many employees does TikTok have?

    TikTok has 2,000 employees

  3. What sector does TikTok operate in?

    TikTok is in Application Software

  4. Who are TikTok's competitors?

    TikTok's top competitors are MadLipz, Facebook, VMate
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