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TikTok

Algorithm-driven short video

ByteDance’s international short-video app launched in 2016. Its recommendation feed and creator tools drove rapid adoption, especially among younger users in Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.

Within this atlas it appears in 102 markets: Indonesia, Pakistan, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, Egypt, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Thailand, South Africa, Colombia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Algeria, Morocco, Ukraine, Peru, DR Congo, Myanmar, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Venezuela, Chile, Uganda, Sudan, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Ecuador, Cameroon, Yemen, Cambodia, United Arab Emirates, Guatemala, Jordan, Azerbaijan, Israel, Syria, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Bolivia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Zambia, Rwanda, Singapore, Malawi, Libya, Honduras, El Salvador, Paraguay, Oman, Lebanon, Kuwait, Laos, Costa Rica, Niger, Benin, Nicaragua, Guinea, Palestine, Togo, Panama, Uruguay, Qatar, Mongolia, Chad, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Namibia, Liberia, Botswana, Bahrain, Burundi, Gabon, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Mauritius, Lesotho, Eswatini, Macao, China, Central African Republic, Timor-Leste, Brunei, Comoros, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa, Seychelles, Tonga, Kiribati, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, American Samoa, Palau, Cook Islands, North Korea, Nauru, Tuvalu.

Key facts

Developer
ByteDance
Launched
2016
Platforms
iOS · Android · Web
Category
Video
Official website
www.tiktok.com

Where it is used

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Indonesia flag Indonesia印度尼西亚 212 million Pakistan flag Pakistan巴基斯坦 117 million Mexico flag Mexico墨西哥 110 million Nigeria flag Nigeria尼日利亚 107 million Philippines flag Philippines菲律宾 98 million Egypt flag Egypt埃及 96 million Vietnam flag Vietnam越南 80 million Bangladesh flag Bangladesh孟加拉国 78 million Thailand flag Thailand泰国 65 million South Africa flag South Africa南非 51 million Colombia flag Colombia哥伦比亚 40 million Iraq flag Iraq伊拉克 37 million Saudi Arabia flag Saudi Arabia沙特阿拉伯 34 million Malaysia flag Malaysia马来西亚 33 million Algeria flag Algeria阿尔及利亚 33 million Morocco flag Morocco摩洛哥 33 million Ukraine flag Ukraine乌克兰 30 million Peru flag Peru秘鲁 26 million DR Congo flag DR Congo刚果(金) 25 million Myanmar flag Myanmar缅甸 24 million Ghana flag Ghana加纳 24 million Kenya flag Kenya肯尼亚 23.4 million Tanzania flag Tanzania坦桑尼亚 22.6 million Venezuela flag Venezuela委内瑞拉 22 million Chile flag Chile智利 17 million Uganda flag Uganda乌干达 15.1 million Sudan flag Sudan苏丹 13 million Côte d’Ivoire flag Côte d’Ivoire科特迪瓦 13 million Senegal flag Senegal塞内加尔 13 million Ecuador flag Ecuador厄瓜多尔 13 million Cameroon flag Cameroon喀麦隆 12 million Yemen flag Yemen也门 11 million Cambodia flag Cambodia柬埔寨 11 million United Arab Emirates flag United Arab Emirates阿联酋 11 million Guatemala flag Guatemala危地马拉 11 million Jordan flag Jordan约旦 10.2 million Azerbaijan flag Azerbaijan阿塞拜疆 9.1 million Israel flag Israel以色列 8.8 million Syria flag Syria叙利亚 8.5 million Tunisia flag Tunisia突尼斯 8.2 million Zimbabwe flag Zimbabwe津巴布韦 7.5 million Bolivia flag Bolivia玻利维亚 7.5 million Mali flag Mali马里 7 million Burkina Faso flag Burkina Faso布基纳法索 7 million Madagascar flag Madagascar马达加斯加 6.5 million Zambia flag Zambia赞比亚 6.5 million Rwanda flag Rwanda卢旺达 6 million Singapore flag Singapore新加坡 5.9 million Malawi flag Malawi马拉维 5.5 million Libya flag Libya利比亚 5.5 million Honduras flag Honduras洪都拉斯 5.5 million El Salvador flag El Salvador萨尔瓦多 5.5 million Paraguay flag Paraguay巴拉圭 5.5 million Oman flag Oman阿曼 5.1 million Lebanon flag Lebanon黎巴嫩 4.9 million Kuwait flag Kuwait科威特 4.9 million Laos flag Laos老挝 4.8 million Costa Rica flag Costa Rica哥斯达黎加 4.6 million Niger flag Niger尼日尔 4.5 million Benin flag Benin贝宁 4.5 million Nicaragua flag Nicaragua尼加拉瓜 4.2 million Guinea flag Guinea几内亚 4 million Palestine flag Palestine巴勒斯坦 3.8 million Togo flag Togo多哥 3.5 million Panama flag Panama巴拿马 3.4 million Uruguay flag Uruguay乌拉圭 3.2 million Qatar flag Qatar卡塔尔 3.1 million Mongolia flag Mongolia蒙古 2.9 million Chad flag Chad乍得 2.6 million Sierra Leone flag Sierra Leone塞拉利昂 2.5 million Mauritania flag Mauritania毛里塔尼亚 2.3 million Namibia flag Namibia纳米比亚 2.2 million Liberia flag Liberia利比里亚 1.8 million Botswana flag Botswana博茨瓦纳 1.8 million Bahrain flag Bahrain巴林 1.6 million Burundi flag Burundi布隆迪 1.6 million Gabon flag Gabon加蓬 1.6 million Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea巴布亚新几内亚 1.6 million Republic of the Congo flag Republic of the Congo刚果(布) 1.3 million Gambia flag Gambia冈比亚 1.2 million Mauritius flag Mauritius毛里求斯 1.1 million Lesotho flag Lesotho莱索托 1 million Eswatini flag Eswatini斯威士兰 800 thousand Macao, China flag Macao, China中国澳门 620 thousand Central African Republic flag Central African Republic中非 600 thousand Timor-Leste flag Timor-Leste东帝汶 560 thousand Brunei flag Brunei文莱 450 thousand Comoros flag Comoros科摩罗 400 thousand Solomon Islands flag Solomon Islands所罗门群岛 350 thousand Vanuatu flag Vanuatu瓦努阿图 250 thousand Samoa flag Samoa萨摩亚 130 thousand Seychelles flag Seychelles塞舌尔 90 thousand Tonga flag Tonga汤加 70 thousand Kiribati flag Kiribati基里巴斯 60 thousand Micronesia flag Micronesia密克罗尼西亚 60 thousand Marshall Islands flag Marshall Islands马绍尔群岛 30 thousand American Samoa flag American Samoa美属萨摩亚 30 thousand Palau flag Palau帕劳 17 thousand Cook Islands flag Cook Islands库克群岛 12 thousand North Korea flag North Korea朝鲜 10 thousand Nauru flag Nauru瑙鲁 10 thousand Tuvalu flag Tuvalu图瓦卢 6 thousand

Frequently asked questions

5 Q&A
What is TikTok?

TikTok is a video app developed by ByteDance and launched in 2016. Algorithm-driven short video. ByteDance’s international short-video app launched in 2016.

Who develops TikTok?

ByteDance. The product launched in 2016 and runs on iOS · Android · Web.

In which countries is TikTok popular?

Within this atlas it appears in 102 markets: Indonesia, Pakistan, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, Egypt, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Thailand, South Africa, Colombia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Algeria, Morocco, Ukraine, Peru, DR Congo, Myanmar, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Venezuela, Chile, Uganda, Sudan, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Ecuador, Cameroon, Yemen, Cambodia, United Arab Emirates, Guatemala, Jordan, Azerbaijan, Israel, Syria, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Bolivia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Zambia, Rwanda, Singapore, Malawi, Libya, Honduras, El Salvador, Paraguay, Oman, Lebanon, Kuwait, Laos, Costa Rica, Niger, Benin, Nicaragua, Guinea, Palestine, Togo, Panama, Uruguay, Qatar, Mongolia, Chad, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Namibia, Liberia, Botswana, Bahrain, Burundi, Gabon, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Mauritius, Lesotho, Eswatini, Macao, China, Central African Republic, Timor-Leste, Brunei, Comoros, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa, Seychelles, Tonga, Kiribati, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, American Samoa, Palau, Cook Islands, North Korea, Nauru, Tuvalu.

What is the official website of TikTok?

The official site is https://www.tiktok.com.

What kind of app is TikTok?

It belongs to the video category, alongside 56 other apps in this index.

Sources

Updated 2026-11-12
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