ByteDance Overview
- Year Founded
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2012

- Status
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Private
- Employees
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110,000

- Latest Deal Type
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2ndary - Private
- (Upcoming)
- Financing Rounds
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23
- Investments
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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.comCorporate Office
- Room 222, 2nd Floor, Building 1
- Number 23, North Third Ring Road West, Haidian District
- Beijing, 100190
- China
Corporate Office
- Room 222, 2nd Floor, Building 1
- Number 23, North Third Ring Road West, Haidian District
- Beijing, 100190
- China
ByteDance Timeline
ByteDance Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Valuation/ EBITDA |
Post-Val | Status | Debt |
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ByteDance Comparisons
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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 |
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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 |
ByteDance Patents
ByteDance Recent Patent Activity
Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
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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 |
ByteDance Signals
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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Youju Advertising | 08-Nov-2021 | Completed |
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C4 Games | 13-Apr-2021 | Completed |
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C4 Games | 29-Sep-2020 | Completed |
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Li Auto | 30-Jul-2020 | Completed |
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Baikemy.com | 15-May-2020 | Merger/Acquisition | Completed |
ByteDance Affiliates
Subsidiaries (14)
Name | Industry | Location | Year Founded |
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Oladance | Shenzhen, China | 2022 | |
Jida Intelligent | Fuzhou, China | 2021 | |
Ohayoo | China | 2019 | |
TikTok | Singapore, Singapore | 2016 | |
Fclassroom | Beijing, China | 2014 |
ByteDance FAQs
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When was ByteDance founded?
ByteDance was founded in 2012.
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Where is ByteDance headquartered?
ByteDance is headquartered in Beijing, China.
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What is the size of ByteDance?
ByteDance has 110,000 total employees.
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What industry is ByteDance in?
ByteDance’s primary industry is Social/Platform Software.
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Is ByteDance a private or public company?
ByteDance is a Private company.
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What is ByteDance’s current revenue?
The current revenue for ByteDance is
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How much funding has ByteDance raised over time?
ByteDance has raised $19B.
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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.
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Who are ByteDance’s competitors?
Imo, ShareChat, Hike, LINE, and Diigo are some of the 24 competitors of ByteDance.
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