ByteDance Overview

  • Founded
  • 2012

Founded
  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 100,000

Employees
  • Latest Deal Type
  • PE Growth

  • Financing Rounds
  • 15

  • Investments
  • 135

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

Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Primary Industry
Social/Platform Software
Primary Office
  • Room 10A, Building 2, No. 48, Zhichun Road
  • Haidian District
  • Beijing, 100098
  • China
+86 010 0000 0000

ByteDance Timeline

2020202120222023
Financing RoundCaptured Employee CountEstimated Employee Growth

Want detailed data on 3M+ companies?

What you see here scratches the surface

Request a free trial

Want to dig into this profile?

We’ll help you find what you need

Learn more

ByteDance Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA
Post-Val Status Debt

This information is available in the PitchBook Platform. To explore ByteDance‘s full profile, request access.

Request a free trial

ByteDance Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of mobile applications designed for online media, online entertainment, and social networking. The company foc
Social/Platform Software
Beijing, China
100,000 As of 2023
00.00
0000 0000-00-00
0000000 0000 00.00

00000

r in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatu
0000000000000 000000
Seongnam, South Korea
0000 As of 0000
00000
000000000 00000

000000

e et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ull
00000000000000000000
Surrey, United Kingdom
000000000000
Add Comparison

PitchBook’s comparison feature gives you a side-by-side look at key metrics for similar companies. Personalize which data points you want to see and create visualizations instantly.

Request a free trial

ByteDance Competitors (9)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
KaKao Formerly VC-backed Seongnam, South Korea 0000 00000 000000000 00000
00000000000 (00000 Corporation Surrey, United Kingdom 000000000000
0000000 00000000 Formerly VC-backed Shenzhen, China 000000 00000 000000000 00000
00000 00000. Formerly VC-backed Beijing, China 0000 00000 000000000000
00000 00000000 Formerly VC-backed New York, NY 000 00000 000000&0 00000
You’re viewing 5 of 9 competitors. Get the full list »

ByteDance Patents

ByteDance Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-11595356-B1 Method, apparatus, device and storage medium for processing network request Active 24-Dec-2021 00000000000 0
US-11546381-B1 Unified data security labeling framework Active 08-Nov-2021 000000000 00
US-11586773-B1 Method, apparatus for managing recommendation policy Active 27-Oct-2021 0000000000 0
US-11568069-B1 Data security protection system Active 27-Oct-2021 0000000000 0
US-11593077-B1 Method and apparatus of code management Active 27-Oct-2021 G06F8/41 00
To view ByteDance’s complete patent history, request access »

ByteDance Executive Team (24)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Rubo Liang Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Nan Zhang Chief Executive Officer, China
Julie Gao Chief Financial Officer
Charles Li Chief Information Officer
Sally Wang Director of Strategy & Investment
You’re viewing 5 of 24 executive team members. Get the full list »

ByteDance Board Members (2)

Name Representing Role Since
000000 00000 ByteDance Chairman, China Business 000 0000
00 0000000 ByteDance Board Member 000 0000
To view ByteDance’s complete board members history, request access »

ByteDance 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

PitchBook’s non-financial metrics help you gauge a company’s traction and growth using web presence and social reach.

Request a free trial

ByteDance Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

This information is available in the PitchBook Platform. To explore ByteDance‘s full profile, request access.

Request a free trial

ByteDance Investments & Acquisitions (135)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
0000 000 000 14-Feb-2023 00000 0000 Movies, Music and Entertainment
0000000 0000 16-Nov-2022 00000 0000 Application Software
000000000 03-Nov-2022 00000 0000 00.000 Industrial Supplies and Parts
000000 00000' 05-Aug-2022 0000000000 Hospitals/Inpatient Services
PoliQ 26-Jun-2022 Merger/Acquisition Social/Platform Software
You’re viewing 5 of 135 investments and acquisitions. Get the full list »

ByteDance Subsidiaries (8)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Ohayoo Entertainment Software China 2019
00000000 (00000) Educational and Training Services (B2C) Beijing, China 0000
000000 Social/Platform Software Culver City, CA 0000
0000000000 Educational Software Beijing, China 0000
0000000 Entertainment Software Shanghai, China 0000
You’re viewing 5 of 8 subsidiaries. Get the full list »

ByteDance Exits (10)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
00 0000 30-Jul-2020 0000 00000 Completed
  • 3 buyers
000000000 01-May-2020 00000 00000 00 000.00 Completed
  • 6 buyers
0000 000 000000 29-Oct-2019 000000000 00000000 00000 Completed
  • 000000000
0000 00000000 01-Sep-2019 00000 00000 00 0000 Completed
  • 2 buyers
Li Auto 16-Aug-2019 Later Stage VC 00000 Completed
  • 7 buyers
You’re viewing 5 of 10 exits. Get the full list »