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    TikTok

    TikTok is a short-form video platform. It hosts user-submitted videos from three seconds to 60 minutes long. Its parent company is ByteDance, based in Beijing. In January 2026, Adam Presser was named chief executive of TikTok USDS, the joint venture that oversees TikTok's operations in the United States.

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    Key facts

    Release
    20 September 2016source
    Downloads
    In April 2020, TikTok surpassed two billion mobile downloads worldwidesource
    Parent company
    ByteDance, based in Beijingsource
    US joint venture
    TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC formed on 22 January 2026 to handle TikTok and other ByteDance properties in the United Statessource
    US joint venture ownership
    Oracle Corporation, MGX Fund Management Limited and Silver Lake each hold a 15% stake; ByteDance holds a 19.9% stakesource

    WYDE coverage of TikTok

    WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about TikTok, from Aug 12, 2026 to Aug 24, 2026. TikTok is the subject of 2 stories. The most recent is TikTok and ByteDance Will Pay $400 Million to Settle the DOJ's Children's Privacy Case.

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