ByteDance Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2012

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 110,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private
  • (Upcoming)

  • Financing Rounds
  • 23

  • Investments
  • 149

ByteDance General Information

Description

Developer of mobile applications designed for online media, online entertainment, and social networking. The company focuses on applying artificial intelligence technology to mobile internet applications, providing users with relevant content according to their interests.

Contact Information

Website
www.bytedance.com
Formerly Known As
Beijing ByteDance Technology Co., Ltd.
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Room 222, 2nd Floor, Building 1
  • Number 23, North Third Ring Road West, Haidian District
  • Beijing, 100190
  • China
+86 010
Primary Industry
Social/Platform Software
Vertical(s)
Big Data, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Mobile
Corporate Office
  • Room 222, 2nd Floor, Building 1
  • Number 23, North Third Ring Road West, Haidian District
  • Beijing, 100190
  • China
+86 010

ByteDance Timeline

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ByteDance Valuation & Funding

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ByteDance Comparisons

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Developer of mobile applications designed for online media, online entertainment, and social networking. The company foc
Social/Platform Software
Beijing, China
110,000 As of 2025

Palo Alto, CA
 

Bengaluru, India
 
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ByteDance Competitors (24)

One of ByteDance’s 24 competitors is Imo, a Formerly VC-backed company based in Palo Alto, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Imo Formerly VC-backed Palo Alto, CA
ShareChat Venture Capital-Backed Bengaluru, India
Hike Venture Capital-Backed New Delhi, India
LINE Corporate Backed or Acquired Tokyo, Japan
Diigo Corporation Reno, NV
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ByteDance Patents

  • 5,570

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 3,472

    Granted

  • 2,005

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

ByteDance Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-11770563-B2 Reference picture resampling Active 21-Sep-2022
US-20250150599-A1 Method, apparatus, and medium for video processing Pending 15-Jul-2022
US-20250159245-A1 Method, apparatus, and medium for video processing Pending 15-Jul-2022
US-20250150604-A1 Method, apparatus, and medium for video processing Pending 12-Jul-2022
EP-4343664-A4 Object processing method, apparatus, and device, medium, and computer program product Pending 08-Jul-2022
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ByteDance Signals

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ByteDance Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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ByteDance Investments & Acquisitions (149)

ByteDance’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with IO Media (payment service). The deal was made on 02-May-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
IO Media (payment service) 02-May-2025 Buyout/LBO Other Services (B2C Non-Financial)
Deemos 13-Jan-2025 Early Stage VC Entertainment Software
Hunan Youzhu 22-May-2024 Early Stage VC Beverages
InnoStar Semiconductor 16-May-2024 Later Stage VC General Purpose Semiconductors
Union Mobile Financial Technology 04-Apr-2024 Buyout/LBO Financial Software
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ByteDance Exits (20)

ByteDance’s most recent exit was on 08-Nov-2021 from Youju Advertising. The exit was categorized as with 2 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Youju Advertising 08-Nov-2021 Completed
  • 2 buyers
C4 Games 13-Apr-2021 Completed
C4 Games 29-Sep-2020 Completed
Li Auto 30-Jul-2020 Completed
  • 3 buyers
Baikemy.com 15-May-2020 Merger/Acquisition Completed
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ByteDance Affiliates

Subsidiaries (14)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Oladance Shenzhen, China 2022
Jida Intelligent Fuzhou, China 2021
Ohayoo China 2019
TikTok Singapore, Singapore 2016
Fclassroom Beijing, China 2014
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ByteDance FAQs

  • When was ByteDance founded?

    ByteDance was founded in 2012.

  • Where is ByteDance headquartered?

    ByteDance is headquartered in Beijing, China.

  • What is the size of ByteDance?

    ByteDance has 110,000 total employees.

  • What industry is ByteDance in?

    ByteDance’s primary industry is Social/Platform Software.

  • Is ByteDance a private or public company?

    ByteDance is a Private company.

  • What is ByteDance’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for ByteDance is .

  • How much funding has ByteDance raised over time?

    ByteDance has raised $19B.

  • Who are ByteDance’s investors?

    1435 Capital Management, 3 Comma Capital, AR Audit & Research, K5 Ventures, and Peregrine Ventures (California) are 5 of 80 investors who have invested in ByteDance.

  • Who are ByteDance’s competitors?

    Imo, ShareChat, Hike, LINE, and Diigo are some of the 24 competitors of ByteDance.

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