TechCrunch

TikTok (with Douyin) becomes first app to reach $6B in annual consumer spending

TikTok, including its Chinese counterpart Douyin, in 2024 became the first non-game app to reach $6 billion in in-app purchase revenue in a year. According to a new report from app intelligence ...
The New York Times

There Is No TikTok in China, but There Is Douyin. Here’s What It Is.

ByteDance owns both TikTok and Douyin, and although TikTok has more users around the world, Douyin is the company’s cash cow and a China mainstay. By Claire Fu and Daisuke Wakabayashi Reporting from ...
CNN

TikTok is owned by a Chinese company. So why doesn’t it exist there?

TikTok is fighting to stay alive in the United States as pressure builds in Washington to ban the app if its Chinese owners don’t sell the company. But the wildly popular platform, developed with ...
Reuters

ByteDance's Douyin and Tencent bury hatchet, reach video cooperation pact

BEIJING, April 7 (Reuters) - Douyin, the Chinese counterpart of TikTok, and internet giant Tencent (0700.HK), opens new tab have agreed to explore the joint promotion of short and long videos, in a ...
TechNode

Douyin releases first fine-dining guide in challenge to rival Meituan

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Douyin to expand group-purchasing and delivery services in 24 additional Chinese cities. Credit: ...
TechNode

Tencent’s unfair competition action against Douyin and Duoshan to be re-heard

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Tencent logo on its office. Credit: Tencent Tencent’s action against TikTok sibling app Douyin and ...
Vogue

How luxury brands are driving growth in the Chinese market on Douyin

To receive the Vogue Business newsletter, sign up here. China’s growing prominence, coupled with an increasing appetite for luxury, continues to carve out a high-end playing field for brands and ...