ByteDance competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 12, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like ByteDance: Yahoo, TikTok, Google, Tencent, Baidu, Taboola, VK, Naver Corporation, Bilibili and Ströer.
- ByteDance itself has 9,682 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, TikTok is hiring the most, with 3,461 open roles.
- Google has raised the most venture funding on record: $25M.
ByteDance and its competitors compared
Open roles are the postings Alion lists today; their change is shown only for career sites that state posting dates. Funding is the venture money on record. A dash means Alion holds no figure.
| Company | Open roles | Change | Raised | Last round | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ByteDance
This company
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9,682 | – | $3B | Venture round $3B2017 | 5000+ | Beijing, China | C++, Python, Java | China, United States, Singapore +20 more |
Yahoo
In common: Consumer Internet Groups, Advertising, Digital Media · Python, Go, JavaScript |
79 | – | – | – | 5000+ | New York, United States | Claude, Python, AI Agents | United States, Japan, Ireland +6 more |
TikTok
In common: Advertising, Video & Photo Sharing · Python, Go, JavaScript |
3,461 | – | – | – | 5000+ | Culver City, United States | Python, Machine Learning, SQL | United States, Singapore, United Kingdom +38 more |
Google
In common: Advertising, Video & Photo Sharing · Python, Go, JavaScript |
2,453 | – | $25M | Series A $25M1999 | 5000+ | Mountain View, United States | GCP, Python, C++ | United States, India, Singapore +46 more |
Tencent
In common: Consumer Internet Groups · Python, Go, JavaScript · headquarters in China |
1,360 | – | – | – | 5000+ | Shenzhen, China | Python, C++, LLM | China, Singapore, United States +19 more |
Baidu
In common: Advertising · Python, Go, JavaScript · headquarters in China |
1,354 | – | – | – | 5000+ | Beijing, China | Python, C++, Java | China, Singapore, United States +3 more |
Taboola
In common: Advertising, Recommendation Systems · Python, JavaScript, Java |
85 | 0%since Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | 1001-5000 | New York, United States | SQL, Google BigQuery, Python | Israel, United States, India +14 more |
VK
In common: Consumer Internet Groups, Video & Photo Sharing · Python, Go, JavaScript |
88 | – | – | – | 5000+ | Moscow, Russia | Python, SQL, ClickHouse | Russia |
Naver Corporation
In common: Consumer Internet Groups, Digital Media · Python, JavaScript, Java |
23 | – | – | – | 1001-5000 | Seongnam, South Korea | LLM, Python, Claude | South Korea |
Bilibili
In common: Video & Photo Sharing · Python, Go, JavaScript · headquarters in China |
212 | – | – | – | 5000+ | Shanghai, China | Python, Java, LLM | China, Singapore |
Ströer
In common: Digital Media, Advertising · Python, Go, JavaScript |
247 | – | – | – | 5000+ | Cologne, Germany | JavaScript, React.js, SQL | Germany |
How the list is made
The list comes from Alion's similar-companies engine, the same one AI agents query through the Alion MCP server. A company ranks higher when it shares more of ByteDance's industry segments and is less spread over others, when its job postings name the same technologies, when it is headquartered in the same country and when its size is close. The list is rebuilt every week.
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Alion, "ByteDance competitors and alternatives: 10 similar companies compared on hiring and funding", as of Nov 12, 2026. https://alion.io/company/bytedance/competitors