ByteDance(字节跳动)
Fast facts
- Year Founded
- 2012
- HQ Location
- Beijing, China
- Publicly Traded?
- No
Planned an IPO for this year but canceled its plans after meetings with government officialsSource: WSJwww.wsj.com/articles/bytedance-shelvedipo-intentions-after-chinese-regulators-warned-about-data-security-11626078000
- Overseas Operations
- Yes
Behind China’s most successful global app, TikTok, which has over 1 billion monthly users, ByteDance is an international force, holding offices in 126 cities and carrying products available in over 150 markets. The company has hired thousands of employees across the US, Europe, and other markets in the past 2 years. After first purchasing Musical.ly — a social video app that would soon evolve into TikTok — for $900 million in 2017, ByteDance’s rise has been meteoric and TikTok has become ubiquitous across the globe.Source: Harvard Business Reviewhbr.org/2019/09/the-strategy-behind-tiktoks-global-rise
- US Sanctions
- No
- Military Affiliation in China
- No
Revenue
This figure is for full year 2020. More recent reports indicate the company is on track for significant revenue growth in 2021Source: WSJwww.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-owner-bytedances-annual-revenue-jumps-to-34-3-billion-11623903622
Valuation
Anonymous, gray-market, online trades have valued the company at up to $400 billion.Source: South China Morning Postwww.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3152326/tiktok-owner-bytedances-valuation-reaches-us400-billion-anonymous
Employees
Source: Financial Timeswww.ft.com/content/5c10ed57-16b6-43f9-882d-d2cb9837fdc7
ByteDance (字节跳动) is an internet technology company known for its video-sharing platforms TikTok and Douyin, and Toutiao (“Headlines”), a popular news recommendation app. It was founded by Zhang Yiming, Liang Rubo, and others in 2012. By the end of 2020, ByteDance had 1.9 billion monthly active users across all of its platforms.
Backed by powerful private equity firms like KKR, Hillhouse, and Sequioa Capital, the Chinese government recently purchased a 1% stake and board seat in ByteDance through WangTouZhongWen Technology.
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- Name
- Ownership
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- Zhāng Yīmíng
Source: Qichachawww.qcc.com/firm/ce211dbdab20dce66a9472847133d1be.html
- 98.8140%
- Zhāng Yīmíng
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- Zhāng Lìdōng
Source: Qichachawww.qcc.com/firm/ce211dbdab20dce66a9472847133d1be.html
- 1.1860%
- Zhāng Lìdōng
- Liang Ru Bo, (梁汝波), Chief Executive Officer (Global) & Chairman (Global) Zhang Li Dong (张利东), Chairman (China) & Head of Commercialization Business Zhang Nan (张楠), Chief Executive Officer (China) Chen Lin (陈林), Chief Commercial Officer Yang Zhen Yuan (杨震原), Vice President Chew Shou Zi (周受资), Chief Executive Officer (Tiktok) Xie Xin, (谢欣), Head of Feishu Business Yan Shou (严授), Head of Gaming Hua Wei (华巍), Head of HR and Management Office
Source: Wechatmp.weixin.qq.com/s/TkpV2ux3ibqj372c39cApg
Behind China’s most successful global app, TikTok, which has over 1 billion monthly users, ByteDance is an international force, holding offices in 126 cities and carrying products available in over 150 markets. The company has hired thousands of employees across the US, Europe, and other markets in the past 2 years. After first purchasing Musical.ly — a social video app that would soon evolve into TikTok — for $900 million in 2017, ByteDance’s rise has been meteoric and TikTok has become ubiquitous across the globe.
Source: Harvard Business Reviewhbr.org/2019/09/the-strategy-behind-tiktoks-global-rise
ByteDance Sanctions
While at this time it appears that this company is not the subject of any U.S. or other global sanctions, it is important to note that Chinese companies tend to have more opaque organizational structures than their Western peers. Chinese companies' affiliated brands, operating units, and overseas subsidiaries are not always obvious or even identifiable. Given this, a Chinese company may not be the subject of sanctions, but one of its subsidiaries may be, thus making it difficult to accurately ascertain a company's full sanctions status.
ByteDance Reputational Disclosures
- March 2021 – Chinese regulators met with ByteDance to discuss deepfakes and the security implications of forged media representations.
- April 2021 – China’s financial watchdogs summoned ByteDance to regulatory interviews as part of the government’s antitrust probe.
- July 2021 – Due to the wishes of Chinese regulators, ByteDance has been blocking new user and content creator registrations for its Chinese news aggregator Toutiao. Toutiao is ByteDance’s second-largest ad revenue source in China following Douyin, and these regulations come on the heels of China’s probe into Didi following its IPO.
- July 2021 – ByteDance placed its ambitions to list offshore on hold following a warning from government officials about cybersecurity risks.
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China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published a set of draft regulations on internet companies that was remarkable for its detailed list of prohibited behaviors.
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TikTok tells ad buyers it may move out of China, spinoff from...
TikTok has been quietly telling advertisers it is exploring a possible move out of China and may even consider a spinoff from its Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance.
Tencent, ByteDance Implement Fresh Layoffs Amid China’s Economic Pains
The latest round of job cuts at Chinese tech giants comes even as Beijing signals an easing of its regulatory campaign against the tech sector.
TikTok owner ByteDance dives deeper into the metaverse with VR start-up deal
Beijing-based ByteDance, owner of short video app TikTok, has acquired Chinese virtual reality start-up PoliQ, the latest investment in the tech giant’s ongoing efforts to crack the metaverse.
ByteDance VR Experience Machine Patent Exposed
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ByteDance Hires Skadden Lawyer as CFO While IPO Remains in Limbo
TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, has recruited a high-powered lawyer from global firm Skadden. The hiring of Julie Gao (Gāo Zhǔn 高准) “is likely to revive speculation about ByteDance’s potential IPO,” says Bloomberg.
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ByteDance makes more in China: According to data by Sensor Tower, ByteDance’s Chinese video app, Douyin, and its international version, TikTok, in March collectively made revenue of more than $308 million in the App Store and Google Play from “consumer spending.”
Of this, 45.6% came from China, 18.8% from the U.S. market, and 4.2% from Saudi Arabia. Earlier this week, we reported a forecast that suggested the ad revenue of TikTok alone could top $11 billion in 2022.
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Douyin is doing drinks: Douyin, ByteDance’s short-video app, confirmed today the company will sell beverages on the Douyin platform via live broadcasts and short videos.
机构：TikTok今年广告收入或激增至逾110亿美元 超推特与Snapchat之和
TikTok’s ad revenue could top $11 billion this year, according to one forecast, which is more than Twitter and Snapchat combined. TikTok and its Chinese counterpart Douyin, both products of Beijing-based ByteDance, together surpassed 63 million downloads in March 2022, ranking first in the list of global mobile non-game application downloads.
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A Genki Forest executive in charge of overseas expansion has reportedly departed the company after just three months on the job. Liǔ Zhēn 柳甄, the former senior vice president of ByteDance, had joined Genki Forest in December 2021.
China Fines Alibaba, Tencent in Latest Antitrust Investigation
Just another day in antitrust enforcement: “Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu are the target of another round of antitrust fines on Saturday [November 20] totaling 21.5 million yuan ($3.4 million),” per Bloomberg via Caixin. Other big names in China tech such as JD.com, ByteDance, and Meituan were also “fined 500,000 yuan ($78,000) for each violation” of antitrust law, TechNode reports. Caixin notes that the “first salvo since the appointment of Gān Lín 甘霖 as the head of the country’s anti-monopoly bureau” was met mostly with a shrug by markets.
Chinese netizens snap up book of quotes from ByteDance creator
Taobao sellers are hawking an unauthorized book containing all of ByteDance founder Zhāng Yīmíng’s 张一鸣 social media posts between 2010 and 2016, a period when his company grew rapidly.
ByteDance Founder Quits Board, Source Says
He quit the board, but does he still control ByteDance behind the scenes? The co-founder and chairman of the company behind TikTok, Zhāng Yīmíng 张一鸣, has relinquished his board seat at the company six months after he said he was stepping down as CEO to focus on the firm’s long-term strategy,” Caixin reports. But the South China Morning Post says he may still be pulling the strings.
TikTok Parent’s Founder Zhang Yiming Steps Down as Chairman
ByteDance chairman Zhāng Yīmíng 张一鸣 steps down, “completing a leadership transition that began in May,” reports the Wall Street Journal, or see the Guardian. Founders of other tech companies, including JD, Pinduoduo, and Kuaishou, have also retreated from top jobs in the last year.
TikTok owner restructures after tough year
ByteDance to split into six business units as outlook dims for gaming and online education
ByteDance to reorganise into six units, CFO steps down to focus on TikTok
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will step down as its parent ByteDance's chief financial officer (CFO) to focus on running the short video platform full time, according to an internal memo the company shared with Reuters.
China’s biggest online celebrity drags ByteDance into a fight with agent
TikTok owner ByteDance becomes a casualty in a widely watched legal case involving one of China’s top online stars and her agency.
Is China’s virtual idol boom a trend with staying power? · TechNode
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Chinese Self-Driving Startup QCraft Launches the Country’s First 5G-Based Ride-Share Driverless Bus, Blurring the Line between Robobuses and Robotaxis - Pandaily
Self-driving company hits the road: China’s first 5G-enabled, on-demand, driverless bus has been launched by ByteDance-backed QCraft.
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ByteDance news roundup: The good: the company is deepening investment in semiconductors. The bad: its IPO is likely delayed until late 2022, and in the meantime, one of its top investors wants to offload $500 million in shares.
ByteDance IPO likely delayed until late 2022, sources say
The Chinese owner of TikTok faces road blocks in its plan to go public as Beijing revises its data regulatory framework, sources told the South China Morning Post.
Top ByteDance Investor Said to Weigh $500 Million Stake Sale
Susquehanna International Group, one of ByteDance Ltd.’s earliest and largest backers, is looking to sell about $500 million of its shares in the TikTok owner, seeking to diversify its portfolio during China’s tech crackdown and profit from the startup’s growth.
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China Tells Internet Companies to Stop Blocking Links From Rivals
Tencent, Alibaba, ByteDance and other technology companies were called to a meeting with Chinese officials last week, as Beijing seeks to end a practice that has become common in the past few years.
ByteDance Is in Talks for $4 Billion in Loans as IPO Wavers
ByteDance Ltd. is in discussions for about $4 billion in bank loans, according to a person familiar with the matter, as a crackdown on China’s internet sector casts doubt over the timing of its much-anticipated initial public offering.
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Beijing is taking steps that will give the government not only access to, but purported ownership of, the vast amounts of information that companies collect.
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China kicked off a two-month campaign to crack down on commercial platforms and social media accounts that post finance-related information that’s deemed harmful to its economy.
ByteDance Said to Consider Buying Chinese VR Gear Maker Pico
ByteDance Ltd. is in discussions to acquire Pico, a Chinese maker of virtual reality headsets, as it seeks new drivers for growth, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Tencent Holdings Ltd. has begun re-deploying people and resources toward its own game streaming platform, after China blocked a merger that would have cemented the social media giant’s lead in a $3 billion sector.
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The venture firm has exposure to the online education sector that regulators have choked, and investors worry its other holdings could be next.
SoftBank to Hold Off on New Investments in China Amid Tech Crackdown
The world’s biggest tech investor said it is holding back on new investments in China while it sees how the country’s tech crackdown plays out, in the latest sign of how Beijing’s move to tame its technology sector is rippling through the investment world.
ByteDance Lays Off Hundreds After China’s Education Crackdown
TikTok-owner ByteDance Ltd. has laid off hundreds of employees as the social giant shuts down a significant part of its online education businesses to comply with Beijing’s new regulatory regime for the after-school tutoring industry.
China TikTok-Rival Kuaishou Craters, Widens China Tech Rout
Kuaishou Technology fell the most on record after a post-listing lockup on sales of its shares expired, underscoring the extent of investors’ fears about a widening Chinese online crackdown.
TikTok Tests Disappearing Stories Clone of Snapchat, Instagram
Popular video app TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance Ltd., is testing a disappearing stories product as part of an effort to encourage more users to share content on the service.
China Orders Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, Ant, ByteDance to Up Data Security
China ordered more than two dozen technology firms to carry out internal inspections as part of a campaign to root out illegal online activity.
ByteDance Rival Kuaishou Reports 37% Sales Growth
Revenue surges to $2.65 billion though the net loss widens amid a jump in sales and marketing costs
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Alibaba and ByteDance Expand in Hong Kong as Banks Pull Back
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Tencent Agrees to Buy British Game Maker Sumo Group
Tencent Holdings Ltd. has agreed to buy the rest of Sumo Group Plc it doesn’t already own, adding to a string of gaming investments by Chinese social media and gaming giant. The British company’s shares jumped the most on record.
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ByteDance's Toutiao ordered by China to halt new registrations since Sept -sources
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ByteDance Shelved IPO After Regulators Warn About Data, DJ Says
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WSJ News Exclusive | ByteDance Shelved IPO Intentions After Chinese Regulators Warned About Data Security
ByteDance put on hold indefinitely its intentions to list offshore earlier this year after Chinese officials told the company to focus on addressing data-security risks, people familiar with the matter said.
ByteDance Denies It Is Getting Into the Securities Brokerage Business
Users of ByteDance’s new app found they could open stock accounts and initiate trades
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ByteDance to Launch Google-Like Work Tools During Outbreak
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China Mulls Closing Loophole Tech Giants Use for U.S. IPOs
Regulators in Beijing are planning rule changes that would allow them to block a Chinese company from listing overseas even if the unit selling shares is incorporated outside China, closing a loophole long-used by the country’s technology giants, according to people familiar with the matter.
TikTok Removes More Than 7 Million Underage Accounts
TikTok, the short-video social-media platform popular among teens, said it removed more than 7 million accounts belonging to children under 13 during the first quarter, taking a significant step in enforcing the required age of users on the app.
Tencent Selloff by Chinese Investors Deepen Woes Amid Crackdown
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TikTok creator ByteDance hits $425bn valuation on gray market
Recent management changes hint at huge IPO in near future
ByteDance founder donates $77 million amid China billionaires' charity rush
The founder of TikTok owner ByteDance will give 500 million yuan ($77.35 million) to the Chinese city of Longyan for education, city authorities said on Tuesday, the latest charitable donation by a tech business leader as the sector comes under scrutiny.
ByteDance revenues more than doubled in 2020 to $34.3bn
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China says ByteDance, Baidu, Microsoft improperly collected user data
China's internet watchdog said on Friday that companies including ByteDance, Baidu (9888.HK) and Kuaishou (1024.HK) had improperly collected user data.
TikTok Parent’s Founder Is Latest China Tech Boss to Step Down Amid Government Crackdown
The move by the founder of TikTok’s parent to step down as CEO makes him the latest Chinese internet entrepreneur to leave the spotlight as authorities clamp down on tech giants.
TikTok owner ByteDance continues legal battle against Tencent over fair use
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China Orders Tencent, ByteDance to Rectify Financial Operations
Chinese regulators imposed wide-ranging restrictions on the fast-growing financial divisions of 13 companies including Tencent Holdings Ltd. and ByteDance Ltd., leveling many of the same curbs employed against Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co. in a crackdown on the tech sector.
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Beijing-based ByteDance says it has no immediate listing plans
Beijing-based ByteDance said on Friday it had no imminent plans for an initial public offering (IPO).
China warns 34 tech firms against excess in antitrust crackdown
Chinese authorities summoned 34 of the country’s biggest internet companies on Tuesday, including Tencent, Meituan and ByteDance, ordering them to learn a lesson from Alibaba’s case, and to conduct self-inspections to comply with antitrust laws.
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ByteDance considers listing Douyin in New York or Hong Kong: sources
ByteDance is in talks about a possible offshore listing of its short video app Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, in New York or Hong Kong, two people familiar with the matter said.
India blocks bank accounts of China's ByteDance, company mounts challenge
Indian authorities have blocked at least two of ByteDance's bank accounts for alleged tax evasion, prompting it to ask a court to quash the directive that it fears will hit its operations, two sources with direct knowledge told Reuters.
TikTok Owner ByteDance Hires Away Executive From Xiaomi to Be CFO
Shou Zi Chew, who ran Xiaomi’s finances until 2020, will join ByteDance in Singapore.
TikTok owner ByteDance takes on Tencent after acquiring major mobile gaming studio
ByteDance has acquired a major gaming studio called Moonton highlighting its ambitions in the video game industry and pitting it against Chinese giant Tencent.
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Xiaomi Wins Court Ruling Blocking U.S. Restrictions on It
A federal judge in Washington blocked the Defense Department from restricting U.S. investment in the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi Corp.
Tiktok Owner ByteDance to Invest in China's QCraft Self-Driving Startup
Chinese social media titan ByteDance Ltd. is investing in local autonomous driving startup QCraft Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, another sign of the blurring of boundaries between car companies and Big Tech.
ByteDance developing Clubhouse-like app for China amid copycat rush: sources
TikTok owner ByteDance is working on a Clubhouse-like app for China, sources familiar with the matter said, as the global success of the U.S.-based audio chat service inspires a rush of copycats in the country.
ByteDance agrees to US$92 million privacy settlement with US TikTok users
The lawsuits claimed the software ‘infiltrates devices’ and extracts private data, including biometric data, which is used to track and profile the owners.
ByteDance names head of China news unit as global TikTok R&D chief: sources
Beijing-based ByteDance plans to move the chief of its Chinese news aggregator Jinri Toutiao, Zhu Wenjia, to Singapore to head global research and development for its hit short video app TikTok, two people familiar with the matter said. The role is newly created and would...
I helped build ByteDance's censorship machine
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