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Introduction

You can find anything on TikTok—the latest dance, relatable memes, and even a community to call your own. The employees behind this short-video sharing app are an international bunch who thrive in an environment that changes from day to day; TikTok is a fast-growing app, so candidates should be prepared to grab the reins and hang on tight.

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Employer Type

Subsidiary

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Size

5,001-10,000 Employees

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Major Office Locations

Los Angeles, CA


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Major Brands

TikTok App



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Employment Contact

Thomas Dalton

About the Company

In its brief history, TikTok has become a cultural phenomenon like no other. The app known today as TikTok was born out of two distinct apps. Musical.ly was launched in 2014 in Shanghai and had a large American market. The app allowed users to create videos by singing along or lip-synching to popular sounds and songs. In 2016, Chinese company ByteDance started Douyin, which was essentially the same app with larger audiences in China and Thailand. Realizing the power and global excitement around this kind of app, ByteDance decided to buy Musical.ly in 2018. Folding the apps together, TikTok was born.

What sets TikTok apart from other social media sites and apps is its algorithm. It recognizes what users like at rates far faster than its competitors, making it ever evolving not simply for a collective audience, but for each individua...

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