TikTok Overview

  • Founded

  • 2016

Founded
  • Status

  • Private

  • Employees

  • 36,149

Employees
  • Latest Deal Type

  • Early Stage VC

  • Investors

  • 4

TikTok General Information

Description

Developer of a lip-syncing short-form mobile video application intended to inspire creativity and bring joy. The company's application offers access to a global video community by connecting individuals to a vibrant and engaged hub of content creators, enabling people to connect with friends, families, and social media through creative expression.

Contact Information

Website
www.tiktok.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Social/Platform Software
Other Industries
Entertainment Software
Social Content
Information Services (B2C)
Primary Office
  • 5800 Bristol Parkway
  • Suite 100
  • Culver City, CA 90230
  • United States

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TikTok Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
1. Early Stage VC 01-Mar-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
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TikTok Comparisons

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TikTok Competitors (23)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Triller Venture Capital-Backed Los Angeles, CA 000 00000 0000000000 0 00000
0000 Venture Capital-Backed Hong Kong, Hong Kong 00.00 0000000000 00.00
000000000 Formerly VC-backed San Francisco, CA 0000 00.00 00000000000 00.00
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0000 Formerly VC-backed New York, NY 00 000 000000&0 000
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TikTok Patents

  • 39

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 1

    Granted

  • 000

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

TikTok Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-11431835-B2 Method of enabling digital music content to be downloaded to and used on a portable wireless computing device Active 05-May-2006 00000000000 000
US-20160182677-A1 Method of enabling digital music content to be downloaded to and used on a portable wireless computing device Active 05-May-2006 0000000000
US-9648132-B2 Method of enabling digital music content to be downloaded to and used on a portable wireless computing device Active 05-May-2006 0000000000
AU-2007246910-A1 A method of providing digital rights management for music content by means of a flat-rate subscription Active 05-May-2006 00000000000
AU-2007246910-A2 A method of providing digital rights management for music content by means of a flat-rate subscription Active 05-May-2006 H04N21/4627
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TikTok Executive Team (10)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Shouzi Chew Chief Executive Officer
Vanessa Pappas Chief Operating Officer
Kate Jhaveri Global Head of Marketing
Ole Obermann Global Head of Music Business Development and IP Rights
Priscilla Baffour Head of Global Diversity and Inclusion
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TikTok Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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TikTok Investors (4)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info
DCM Ventures Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Galdana Ventures Fund of Funds Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Goodwater Capital Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
K3 Ventures Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
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TikTok Investments (1)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
00000 00 (000 10-Aug-2022 00000 0000 Software Development Applications
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