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He founded ByteDance in 2012, developed the news aggregator Toutiao and the video sharing platform Douyin (internationally known as TikTok). Zhang is one of the richest individuals in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$45.6 billion as of October 2024, according to Forbes and US$43.1 billion according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
First released to the public in September 2017, TikTok is a video-sharing social networking service [80] used to make short-form videos, from genres like dance, comedy, and education. [ 81 ] [ 82 ] On 9 November 2017, ByteDance acquired Shanghai -based social media start-up Musical.ly for up to US$ 1 billion.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. American vlogger and entrepreneur (born 1980) This article is about the American vlogger and entrepreneur. For other people, see Henry Green (disambiguation). Hank Green Green in 2023 Born William Henry Green II (1980-05-05) May 5, 1980 (age 44) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. Alma mater ...
Social media has created new opportunities for influencers and entrepreneurs alike. Despite its tenuous legal position in the US , TikTok generated $24.2 billion for the US economy in 2023.
Shou Zi Chew (Chinese: 周受资; born 1 January 1983) is a Singaporean business executive who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of TikTok, an online video platform owned by Chinese company ByteDance, since 2021.
In January, the platform allowed some creators to upload 30-minute videos and now users can post videos as long as 10 minutes. Last year, TikTok rolled out a feature allowing users to fast-forward ...
In the trend, kids play the 1984 track “Smalltown Boy” by the British pop band Bronski Beat and wait to see how their parents respond. "Muscle memory" took over, Leanne Lynn, 57, tells TODAY.com.
In June 2021, TikTok made an apology after a shock video, showing a girl dancing which then cuts to a graphic scene of a man being beheaded by a saw, went viral. The video has now been sent to TikTok's blacklist, which automatically detects it before being uploaded. [ 207 ]