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{{Infobox software
| name = TikTok
| logo = Tiktok logo.png
| screenshot = Tik Tok app Screenshot 2018-08-12.png
| caption = A screenshot of the TikTok app, as it was merged with [[musical.ly]] on 2 August 2018.
| author =
| developer = [[ByteDance]]
| released = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2016|9}}
| latest release version = 8.6.0
| latest release date = 29 September 2018
| operating system = [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
| size = 212.1 MB<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id835599320</ref>
| language = Arabic, Bengali, Burmese, Cebuano, English, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Korean, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
| language count = 34
| language footnote = <ref name="tunes">{{cite web|title=Tik Tok - including musical.ly|url=https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id835599320?mt=8|work=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=3 August 2018}}</ref>
| genre = [[Video hosting service|Video sharing]]
| license = [[Freeware]]
| alexa =
| website = {{URL|http://www.tiktok.com/}} (English)
{{URL|http://www.douyin.com/}} (Chinese)
}}
'''TikTok''', also known as '''Douyin''' ({{zh|c= 抖音短视频|p= Dǒuyīn duǎnshìpín}}; literally "vibrato short video") in China, is a [[social media]] [[Application software|app]] for creating and sharing videos as well as [[Live streaming|live broadcasting]]. Launched in September 2016 by [[ByteDance]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://jingdaily.com/douyin-luxury-brands/|title=Is Douyin the Right Social Video Platform for Luxury Brands? {{!}} Jing Daily|date=2018-03-11|work=Jing Daily|access-date=2018-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://technode.com/2018/05/10/how-douyin-became-the-most-popular-app-in-the-world/|title=How Douyin became the most popular app in the world · TechNode|date=2018-05-10|work=TechNode|access-date=2018-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref> it is a leading short video platform in [[Asia]] and has extended to other parts of the world, becoming one of the fastest-growing apps with a large community across several countries for short music videos.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tik Tok, a Global Music Video Platform and Social Network, Launches in Indonesia |url=https://en.prnasia.com/releases/apac/Tik_Tok_a_Global_Music_Video_Platform_and_Social_Network_Launches_in_Indonesia-187963.shtml}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://walkthechat.com/douyin-became-chinas-top-short-video-app-500-days/|title=How Douyin became China's top short-video App in 500 days – WalktheChat|date=25 February 2018|work=WalktheChat|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>


== History ==
'''TikTok''', This is the best app in all eternity HIT OR MISS I GUESS THEY NEVER MISS HUH YOU GOT A BOYFRIEND I BET HE DOESNT MISS YA MWAH HE GON SKRT THEN HIT THE DAB LIKE WIZ KHALIFA
Douyin was launched by [[ByteDance]] in China in September 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://jingdaily.com/douyin-luxury-brands/|title=Is Douyin the Right Social Video Platform for Luxury Brands? {{!}} Jing Daily|date=2018-03-11|work=Jing Daily|access-date=2018-10-30|language=en-US}}</ref>, and branded as TikTok for the international market when it started to expand into Indonesia in September 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://en.prnasia.com/releases/apac/Tik_Tok_a_Global_Music_Video_Platform_and_Social_Network_Launches_in_Indonesia-187963.shtml|title=Tik Tok, a Global Music Video Platform and Social Network, Launches in Indonesia|access-date=2018-10-30|language=en-us}}</ref>. On 23 January 2018, the TikTok app ranked #1 among free [[mobile app]] downloads on app stores in [[Thailand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thailand.shafaqna.com/EN/TH/738296|title=Tik Tok, Global Short Video Community launched in Thailand with the latest AI feature, GAGA Dance Machine The very first short video app with a new function based on AI technology|website=thailand.shafaqna.com|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> In February 2018, TikTok launched a partnership with Modern Sky to monetize music.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://chinamusicbusinessnews.com/?p=1843|title=Douyin launches partnership with Modern Sky to monetize music|last=|first=|date=|work=|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

=== Merging with musical.ly ===
{{main|musical.ly}}
On 9 November 2017, TikTok's parent company, [[Bytedance|ByteDance]], spent up to $1 billion to purchase [[musical.ly]], a startup based in [[Shanghai]] with an office in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], [[California]], owning a popular [[social media]] platform targeting the US teenage market.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/lip-syncing-app-musical-ly-is-acquired-for-as-much-as-1-billion-1510278123|title=Social-Media App Musical.ly Is Acquired for as Much as $1 Billion|last1=Lin|first1=Liza|last2=Winkler|first2=Rolfe|date=9 November 2017|website=|publisher=|via=www.wsj.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref name=BusinessInsider>{{Cite news|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/social-video-app-musically-acquired-for-up-to-1-billion-2017-11?r=US&IR=T|title=Social video app Musical.ly acquired for up to $1 billion|work=Business Insider|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> Looking forward to leveraging the US digital platform’s young user base, TikTok merged with musical.ly on 2 August 2018 to create a larger video community, with existing accounts and data consolidated into one app, keeping the title TikTok.<ref name="BusinessInsider" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/musically-is-going-away-users-to-be-shifted-to-bytedance-e2-80-99s-tiktok-video-app/ar-BBLovl1|title=Musical.ly Is Going Away: Users to Be Shifted to Bytedance’s TikTok Video App|website=www.msn.com|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref>

===Tencent lawsuits===
TikTok's rapid growth has been seen as threatening [[Tencent]]'s dominance in social media and online entertainment, and Tencent's [[WeChat]] platform has been accused of blocking TikTok videos.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.atimes.com/article/tencent-and-toutiao-come-out-swinging-at-each-other/|title=Tencent and Toutiao come out swinging at each other|access-date=11 October 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.todayonline.com/world/tencent-sues-toutiao-alleged-defamation-demands-1-yuan-and-apology|title=Tencent sues Toutiao for alleged defamation, demands 1 yuan and apology|work=TODAYonline|access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref> In April 2018, TikTok sued Tencent and accused it of spreading false and damaging information on its WeChat platform, demanding [[Renminbi|RMB]] 1 million in compensation and an apology. In June 2018, Tencent filed a lawsuit against [[Toutiao]] and TikTok in a Beijing court, alleging they had repeatedly defamed Tencent with negative news and damaged its reputation, seeking a nominal sum of RMB 1 in compensation and a public apology.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tencent-toutiao-lawsuit/tencent-sues-toutiao-for-alleged-defamation-demands-1-yuan-and-apology-idUSKCN1IX4MB|title=Tencent sues Toutiao for alleged defamation, demands 1 yuan and...|last=Jiang|first=Sijia|work=U.S.|access-date=11 October 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> In response, Toutiao filed a complaint the following day against Tencent for allegedly unfair competition and asking for RMB 90 million in economic losses.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514e3555444f77457a6333566d54/share_p.html|title=Tencent and Toutiao sue each other in escalating legal battle|access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref>

===Indonesian block===
[[Indonesia]] temporarily blocked the TikTok app on 3 July 2018 amid public concern about illegal contents such as [[pornography]] and [[blasphemy]]. The app was unblocked one week later after making various changes, including removing negative content, opening a government liaison office, and implementing age restrictions and security mechanisms.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indonesia overturns ban on Tik Tok after video streaming service agrees to increase security controls |url=https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/2154788/indonesia-overturns-ban-tik-tok-after-video-streaming-service-agrees-increase |accessdate=13 July 2018 |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |agency=Reuters |date=11 July 2018}}</ref>

== Features ==
The TikTok mobile app allows users to watch musical clips, [[Lip sync|lip-sync]] to songs, shoot short videos and edit them with built-in special effects, filters and stickers. To create a music video with the app, users can choose background music from a wide variety of [[music genre]]s including [[Hip hop|hip-hop]], [[Pop music|pop]] and [[Electronic music|electronic]], and record a 15-second video before uploading it to share with others.

The app allows users to set their accounts as private, allowing only people they approve to view their content. Users can also allow either everyone or only their friends to send comments or messages to them, and react or duet with them.

== Reception ==
In June 2018, TikTok reached 500 million [[monthly active user]]s worldwide and 150 million [[daily active users]] in China.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/17/c_137330644.htm|title=Chinese video sharing app boost 500 monthly active users}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://jingdaily.com/douyin-not-for-luxury-brands/|title=Why China's Viral Video App Douyin is No Good for Luxury {{!}} Jing Daily|date=13 June 2018|work=Jing Daily}}</ref> It became the world's most downloaded [[iPhone app]] in the first quarter of 2018 with an estimated 45.8 million downloads, surpassing the downloads recorded by [[Facebook]], [[YouTube]] and [[Instagram]] in the same period.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.sg/most-downloaded-iphone-apps-worldwide-tik-tok-q1-2018-5/?r=US&IR=T|title=The most downloaded iPhone app in the world right now is one you’ve probably never heard of|date=3 May 2018|website=www.businessinsider.sg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/2150660/worlds-most-downloaded-app-tik-tok-enhance-users-privacy-messaging|title=World’s most downloaded app Tik Tok to enhance users’ privacy controls|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=11 October 2018|language=en}}</ref>

The app has spawned numerous [[Viral phenomenon|viral trends]] and [[Internet celebrity|internet celebrities]] around the world, propelled songs to fame, and is known to be popular among [[Celebrity|celebrities]] due to its immense popularity and social influence.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Arts/J-pop-song-finds-new-life-in-China-a-decade-on|title=J-pop song finds new life in China, a decade on|work=Nikkei Asian Review}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kr-asia.com/bytedance-general-manager-zhang-nan-tik-tok-meshes-with-chinas-consumption-upgrade-trends/|title=How Does Tik Tok Outperform Tencent’s Super App WeChat and Become One of China’s Most Popular Apps? (Part 1)|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thatsmags.com/china/post/22198/viral-karma-s-a-bitch-meme-takes-chinese-video-app-by-storm|title=Viral 'Karma's a Bitch' Meme Takes Chinese Video App by Storm|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/bots/2018/04/353909/enhancing-chin-hand-thingy|title=Enhancing that 'chin on a hand' thingy|last=Balois|first=Lim|date=6 April 2018|website=www.nst.com.my}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.asiaone.com/business/tik-tok-a-global-music-video-platform-and-social-network-launches-in-indonesia|title=Tik Tok, a Global Music Video Platform and Social Network, Launches in Indonesia|work=AsiaOne}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.shine.cn/feature/lifestyle/1804062691/|title=Wannabe stars fuel video fad - SHINE|work=SHINE|language=en}}</ref> Part of its popularity is attributable to its marketing campaigns, launching several activities with Chinese celebrities to engage their fans' interest. For example, its marketing campaign in 2018 Spring Festival Gala alone brought an increase of 70 million daily active users.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dragonsocial.net/blog/tik-tok-china-short-video/#one|title=Tik Tok-The #1 App in China (THE NEXT SNAPCHAT!)|last=Li|first=Wilson|date=13 June 2018|website=Dragon Social|archive-url=|archivedate=|dead-url=|accessdate=}}</ref>

==Trends==
There are a variety of trends within TikTok, including memes, lip-synced songs, and comedies. Duets, a feature that allows users to add their own video to an existing video with the original content's audio, have led to most of these trends.

=== Most followed accounts on TikTok ===
This list contains the top 10 accounts that had the most followers on TikTok, which has previously merged with musical.ly.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://influencermarketinghub.com/top-20-musical-ly-influencers/|title=Top 20 Musical.ly Influencers Who Have Built Small Media Empires for Themselves|work=Influencer Marketing Hub|access-date=2018-10-15|language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
Top TikTok users (last updated 15 October 2018)
!Rank
!User name
!User ID
!Followers <br/> (millions)
!Country
|-
|1
|[[Lisa and Lena]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tiktok.com/h5/share/usr/9205496.html|title=🌸 LisaandLena 🌸{{!}}TikTok{{!}}Global Video Community|website=TikTok|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|@lisaandlena
|31.5
|{{flag|GER}}
|-
|2
|[[Loren Gray]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tiktok.com/h5/share/usr/934514.html|title=Loren Gray{{!}}TikTok{{!}}Global Video Community|website=TikTok|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|@lorengray
|29.4
|{{Flag|USA}}
|-
|3
|[[Baby Ariel]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tiktok.com/h5/share/usr/209793.html|title=BabyAriel{{!}}TikTok{{!}}Global Video Community|website=TikTok|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|@babyariel
|29.1
|{{Flag|USA}}
|-
|4
|Kristen Hancher<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tiktok.com/h5/share/usr/6126024.html|title=Kristen Hancher{{!}}TikTok{{!}}Global Video Community|website=TikTok|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|@kristenhancher
|21.4
|{{Flag|CAN}}
|-
|5
|[[Jacob Sartorius]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tiktok.com/h5/share/usr/8677296.html|title=Jacob Sartorius{{!}}TikTok{{!}}Global Video Community|website=TikTok|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|@jacobsartorius
|19.8
|{{Flag|USA}}
|-
|6
|[[JoJo Siwa|Jojo Siwa]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tiktok.com/h5/share/usr/123036.html|title=🔶💚JoJo Siwa💚🔶{{!}}TikTok{{!}}Global Video Community|website=TikTok|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|@itsjojosiwa
|17.1
|{{Flag|USA}}
|-
|7
|Savannah Soutas<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tiktok.com/h5/share/usr/13364177.html|title=Savannah Soutas{{!}}TikTok{{!}}Global Video Community|website=TikTok|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|@savvsoutas
|13.6
|{{Flag|USA}}
|-
|8
|[[Annie LeBlanc]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tiktok.com/h5/share/usr/21457067.html|title=Annie LeBlanc💞{{!}}TikTok{{!}}Global Video Community|website=TikTok|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|@annieleblanc
|13.6
|{{Flag|USA}}
|-
|9
|[[Liza Koshy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tiktok.com/h5/share/usr/936655.html|title=liza koshy {{!}}TikTok{{!}}Global Video Community|website=TikTok|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|@lizzza
|13.4
|{{Flag|USA}}
|-
|10
|[[Mackenzie Ziegler]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tiktok.com/h5/share/usr/5776959.html|title=Mackenzie Ziegler{{!}}TikTok{{!}}Global Video Community|website=TikTok|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref>
|@mackenzieziegler
|12.2
|{{Flag|USA}}
|}

=== Most followed accounts on Douyin ===
This list contains the top 10 accounts that had the most followers on Douyin, which is the Chinese version of TikTok and mostly used in China.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.techweb.com.cn/onlinegamerim/2018-06-22/2678379_4.shtml|title=2018抖音粉丝排行榜一览 抖音粉丝最多的是谁|last=Techweb|access-date=2018-10-15|language=zh-CN}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
Top Douyin users (last updated 15 October 2018)
!Rank
!User name
!User ID
!Followers <br/> (millions)
!Country or region
|-
|1
|[[Chen He]] (陈赫)
|@191433445
|50.7
|{{flag|CHN}}
|-
|2
|[[Dilraba Dilmurat|Dilireba]] (迪丽热巴)
|@274110380
|46.7
|{{flag|CHN}}
|-
|3
|Liu Erdou (会说话的刘二豆)
|@erdou
|43.9
|{{flag|CHN}}
|-
|4
|Yi Chan (一禅小和尚)
|@yichan6666
|42.1
|{{flag|CHN}}
|-
|5
|[[Angelababy]] (杨颖)
|@228.228
|37.8
|{{flag|HKG}}
|-
|6
|[[He Jiong]] (何炅)
|@he.jiong
|31.8
|{{flag|CHN}}
|-
|7
|[[Feng Timo]] (冯提莫)
|@Fengtimo1219
|28.7
|{{flag|CHN}}
|-
|8
|Hei Lian V (黑脸V)
|@145651081
|26.0
|{{flag|CHN}}
|-
|9
|[[Guan Xiaotong]] (关晓彤)
|@guanxiaotong
|25.6
|{{flag|CHN}}
|-
|10
|[[Yang Yang (actor)|Yang Yang]] (杨洋)
|@YANGYANG.99
|20.4
|{{flag|CHN}}
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.tiktok.com/ TikTok's Official website]
* [https://www.douyin.com/ Douyin's Official website]

{{Online social networking}}

[[Category:Video software]]
[[Category:Mobile applications]]
[[Category:2016 software]]
[[Category:Social networking services]]
[[Category:Bytedance]]

Revision as of 17:59, 5 November 2018

For other uses, see Tick tock (disambiguation).
TikTok
Developer(s)ByteDance
Initial releaseSeptember 2016; 7 years ago (2016-09)
Stable release
8.6.0 / 29 September 2018
Operating systemiOS, Android
Size212.1 MB[1]
Available in34 languages[2]
List of languages
Arabic, Bengali, Burmese, Cebuano, English, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Korean, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
TypeVideo sharing
LicenseFreeware
Websitewww.tiktok.com (English) www.douyin.com (Chinese)

TikTok, also known as Douyin (Chinese: 抖音短视频; pinyin: Dǒuyīn duǎnshìpín; literally "vibrato short video") in China, is a social media app for creating and sharing videos as well as live broadcasting. Launched in September 2016 by ByteDance,[3][4] it is a leading short video platform in Asia and has extended to other parts of the world, becoming one of the fastest-growing apps with a large community across several countries for short music videos.[5][6]

History

Douyin was launched by ByteDance in China in September 2016[7], and branded as TikTok for the international market when it started to expand into Indonesia in September 2017[8]. On 23 January 2018, the TikTok app ranked #1 among free mobile app downloads on app stores in Thailand.[9] In February 2018, TikTok launched a partnership with Modern Sky to monetize music.[10]

Merging with musical.ly

Main article: musical.ly

On 9 November 2017, TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, spent up to $1 billion to purchase musical.ly, a startup based in Shanghai with an office in Santa Monica, California, owning a popular social media platform targeting the US teenage market.[11][12] Looking forward to leveraging the US digital platform’s young user base, TikTok merged with musical.ly on 2 August 2018 to create a larger video community, with existing accounts and data consolidated into one app, keeping the title TikTok.[12][13]

Tencent lawsuits

TikTok's rapid growth has been seen as threatening Tencent's dominance in social media and online entertainment, and Tencent's WeChat platform has been accused of blocking TikTok videos.[14][15] In April 2018, TikTok sued Tencent and accused it of spreading false and damaging information on its WeChat platform, demanding RMB 1 million in compensation and an apology. In June 2018, Tencent filed a lawsuit against Toutiao and TikTok in a Beijing court, alleging they had repeatedly defamed Tencent with negative news and damaged its reputation, seeking a nominal sum of RMB 1 in compensation and a public apology.[16] In response, Toutiao filed a complaint the following day against Tencent for allegedly unfair competition and asking for RMB 90 million in economic losses.[17]

Indonesian block

Indonesia temporarily blocked the TikTok app on 3 July 2018 amid public concern about illegal contents such as pornography and blasphemy. The app was unblocked one week later after making various changes, including removing negative content, opening a government liaison office, and implementing age restrictions and security mechanisms.[18]

Features

The TikTok mobile app allows users to watch musical clips, lip-sync to songs, shoot short videos and edit them with built-in special effects, filters and stickers. To create a music video with the app, users can choose background music from a wide variety of music genres including hip-hop, pop and electronic, and record a 15-second video before uploading it to share with others.

The app allows users to set their accounts as private, allowing only people they approve to view their content. Users can also allow either everyone or only their friends to send comments or messages to them, and react or duet with them.

Reception

In June 2018, TikTok reached 500 million monthly active users worldwide and 150 million daily active users in China.[19][20] It became the world's most downloaded iPhone app in the first quarter of 2018 with an estimated 45.8 million downloads, surpassing the downloads recorded by Facebook, YouTube and Instagram in the same period.[21][22]

The app has spawned numerous viral trends and internet celebrities around the world, propelled songs to fame, and is known to be popular among celebrities due to its immense popularity and social influence.[23][24][25][26][27][28] Part of its popularity is attributable to its marketing campaigns, launching several activities with Chinese celebrities to engage their fans' interest. For example, its marketing campaign in 2018 Spring Festival Gala alone brought an increase of 70 million daily active users.[29]

There are a variety of trends within TikTok, including memes, lip-synced songs, and comedies. Duets, a feature that allows users to add their own video to an existing video with the original content's audio, have led to most of these trends.

Most followed accounts on TikTok

This list contains the top 10 accounts that had the most followers on TikTok, which has previously merged with musical.ly.[30]

Top TikTok users (last updated 15 October 2018)
Rank User name User ID Followers
(millions) 		Country
1 Lisa and Lena[31] @lisaandlena 31.5  GER
2 Loren Gray[32] @lorengray 29.4  USA
3 Baby Ariel[33] @babyariel 29.1  USA
4 Kristen Hancher[34] @kristenhancher 21.4  CAN
5 Jacob Sartorius[35] @jacobsartorius 19.8  USA
6 Jojo Siwa[36] @itsjojosiwa 17.1  USA
7 Savannah Soutas[37] @savvsoutas 13.6  USA
8 Annie LeBlanc[38] @annieleblanc 13.6  USA
9 Liza Koshy[39] @lizzza 13.4  USA
10 Mackenzie Ziegler[40] @mackenzieziegler 12.2  USA

Most followed accounts on Douyin

This list contains the top 10 accounts that had the most followers on Douyin, which is the Chinese version of TikTok and mostly used in China.[41]

Top Douyin users (last updated 15 October 2018)
Rank User name User ID Followers
(millions) 		Country or region
1 Chen He (陈赫) @191433445 50.7  CHN
2 Dilireba (迪丽热巴) @274110380 46.7  CHN
3 Liu Erdou (会说话的刘二豆) @erdou 43.9  CHN
4 Yi Chan (一禅小和尚) @yichan6666 42.1  CHN
5 Angelababy (杨颖) @228.228 37.8  HKG
6 He Jiong (何炅) @he.jiong 31.8  CHN
7 Feng Timo (冯提莫) @Fengtimo1219 28.7  CHN
8 Hei Lian V (黑脸V) @145651081 26.0  CHN
9 Guan Xiaotong (关晓彤) @guanxiaotong 25.6  CHN
10 Yang Yang (杨洋) @YANGYANG.99 20.4  CHN

References

  1. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id835599320
  2. ^ "Tik Tok - including musical.ly". iTunes. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Is Douyin the Right Social Video Platform for Luxury Brands? | Jing Daily". Jing Daily. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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