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TikTok is a short-form video platform owned by the Chinese technology group ByteDance and launched internationally in 2016, growing further after the 2018 merger with the lip-sync app Musical.ly. Its recommendation feed surfaces content by engagement signals rather than social graph, which lets new creators reach large audiences quickly and made the app one of the most downloaded in the world. The company runs dual operating hubs in Singapore and Los Angeles and has built an advertising business, a live streaming economy and the TikTok Shop commerce marketplace on top of the video feed.
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TikTok Creator Rewards Program
The Creator Rewards Program pays creators based on qualified views of longer original videos. It replaced the earlier flat creator fund with an engagement-linked model.
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TikTok LIVE
TikTok LIVE lets creators broadcast in real time and earn from viewer gifts and subscriptions. It supports co-hosting, moderation tools and live shopping formats.
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TikTok Ads Manager
Ads Manager is the self-serve platform where brands buy in-feed video, branded effects and creator partnerships. It provides targeting, creative testing and conversion measurement tools.
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TikTok Shop
TikTok Shop lets creators and merchants sell products directly inside videos and live streams. It combines checkout, fulfilment partners and affiliate commissions in the app.
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TikTok App
The TikTok app is the core short-video product with an algorithmic For You feed, creation tools, effects and a large licensed music library. It reaches more than a billion monthly users worldwide.
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Blake Chandlee
President, Global Business Solutions
Blake Chandlee leads TikTok's global advertising and commercial organisation. He spent more than a decade building Facebook's international partnerships business before joining.
Zhang Yiming
Founder of ByteDance
Zhang Yiming founded ByteDance in 2012 and launched the Douyin and TikTok products. He stepped back from executive roles in 2021 but remains the group's controlling shareholder.
Shou Zi Chew
Chief Executive Officer
Shou Zi Chew has led TikTok since 2021 and represents the company in regulatory and government proceedings worldwide. He was previously ByteDance's chief financial officer and chief financial officer of Xiaomi.