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TikTok's Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions



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

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CEO

Alex Zhu

CEO Approval Rating

84/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

2016

Headquarters:

Culver CityCalifornia

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

January 25, 2020

Business Insider

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Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

Samosa App is perceived as one of TikTok's biggest rivals. Samosa App was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in Hyderabad, Other. Like TikTok, Samosa App also competes in the Application Software space. Samosa App generates $11M less revenue vs. TikTok.

MadLipz is a top competitor of TikTok. MadLipz is a Private company that was founded in 2016 in Richmond Hill, Ontario. MadLipz is in the Internet Software industry. Compared to TikTok, MadLipz has 989 fewer employees.

VMate is TikTok's #3 rival. VMate is headquartered in -, Other, 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

- -
1,000
$0
$11M
1

Abhilash Inumella

Co-Founder & CEO

88/100
15
$7M
$ < 1M
2

Amir Alikhanzadeh

Co-Founder & CEO

81/100
11
$500.5K
$2.4M
3

Cheng Daofang

CEO

90/100
$100M
4

Mike Lu

CEO

85/100
51
$37.5M
$1.1M
5

Ankush Sachdeva

Co-Founder & CEO

90/100
300
$222.9M
$3.6M
6

Alex Chung

Co-Founder & CEO

87/100
131
$147.5M
$5M
7

Matt Singer

Co-Founder & CEO

84/100
28
$4.7M
$3.8M
8

CEO

- -
- -
9

CEO

- -
324
- -
$29M
10

Mayank Bhangadia

Co-Founder & CEO

83/100
141
$37.7M
$ < 1M
The top 10 competitors in TikTok's competitive set are Samosa App, MadLipz, VMate, Triller, ShareChat, Giphy, Videolicious, Kwai, Trusted Tablets Online Pharmacy and Roposo. Together they have raised over 557.7M between their estimated 1.0K employees. TikTok's revenue is the ranked 2nd among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 6.3M. TikTok has 1,000 employees and is ranked 1st among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 222.

Acquisitions

No recent acquisitions found related to TikTok

Investments

No recent investments found related to TikTok

TikTok News

January 25, 2020Business Insider

With a new LA office and a forthcoming creator studio, TikTok is poised to take on Instagram and YouTube (GOOG, FB)

TikTokShort-form video app TikTok just announced it would open a studio for creators.TikTok, which is... See more »
January 25, 2020TV News4U

TikTok celebrates India's 71st Republic Day with #DeshKiBhasha Campaign

Mumbai: Keeping the diversity of the Indian culture alive, TikTok announced the launch of its Republi... See more »
January 24, 2020Marketing Land

TikTok opens new office in LA, Instagram removes IGTV button, Facebook deals with more lawsuit trouble

The social media marketing week in review: A round up of news and announcements you may have missed.P... See more »
January 24, 2020Quartz India

TikTok is designed to feed data to the Chinese government. But that's not its main problem

What's behind TikTok's controversial record of content removals?... See more »
January 24, 2020The Economic Times

TikTok inks music deal as it sets up shop in California

The deal between TikTok and Merlin, a digital rights agency for independent music labels, is designed... See more »
January 24, 2020Complete Music Update

Merlin announces licensing deal with TikTok

Indie label digital rights agency Merlin has announced a new licensing deal with still-super-hyped-fo... See more »
January 24, 2020The Financial Express

How TikTok is creating new ad formats

Singh talks about the platforms' ad formats and safety measures... See more »

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 27, 2017Musical.ly Blog

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October 16, 2017Musical.ly Blog

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TikTok Press Releases

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

Also: Brand managers can do better at monitoring reputation, Unilever vows to ditch plastic, and HSBC... See more »
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, 2018PR Newswire

Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP Announces Securities Class Action Suit Filed Against NVIDIA Corporation And Certain of Its Executives

NEW YORK, Dec. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP ("BLB&G") today ann... See more »
December 21, 2018My Social Good News

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

Khloe Kardashian, Nick Jonas, Nina Dobrev, Vanessa Hudgens and More Partner with TikTok to Launch Cha... See more »
December 17, 2018PR NewsWire Sys-Con Media

TikTok Captures the World's Most Creative Videos in Year in Rewind Compilation

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- TikTok, the leading global destination for short-form mobi... See more »

TikTok Videos

March 28, 2018Musical.ly Youtube Channel

"Zoe LaVerne Musical.ly Compilation" on YOUTUBE

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March 16, 2018Musical.ly Youtube Channel

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

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"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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"BruhItsZach Instagram Beef with Ex Devenity Perkins" on YOUTUBE

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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 84%. TikTok has an estimated 1.0K employees and an estimated annual revenue of 11.0M....

CEO

TikTok's CEO, Alex Zhu, currently has an approval rating of 84%. TikTok's primary competitors are Samosa App, MadLipz & 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 1,000 employees

  3. What sector does TikTok operate in?

    TikTok is in Application Software

  4. Who are TikTok's competitors?

    TikTok's top competitors are Samosa App, MadLipz, VMate
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