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TikTok is now the dominate social media platform amongst the newer generation. The popularity of TikTok has led various other web services to adopt similar features in order to compete with TikTok. Instagram launched added a short, vertical videos section called Instagram Reels to its app in 2020.
Azziad joined TikTok in August 2019 showcasing her dancing, lip sync and acting skills. [16] Her TikTok account topped several challenges and was verified in February 2020, earning her the title East Africa TikTok Queen. [17] In April 2020, a video of Azziad dancing to Femi One and Mejja's Utawezana song went viral. [16]
TikTok has also received criticism for enabling children to purchase coins which they can send to other users. [374] In February 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported that "Mental-health professionals around the country are growing increasingly concerned about the effects on teen girls of posting sexualized TikTok videos."
TikTok is already under scrutiny by the U.S. government, over worries that the China-owned app could be used to spy on Americans (TikTok says it does not share protected US user data with China).
Khaby Lame is the most-followed user on TikTok. This list contains the top 50 accounts by number of followers on the Chinese social media platform TikTok, which was merged with musical.ly in 2018. [1] As of 27 January 2025, the most-followed individual on the platform is Khaby Lame, with 162.4 million followers.
TikTok videos with the hashtag #mentalhealth have accumulated more than 20 billion views. And that's not counting # anxiety , which has almost 11 billion views, or #adhd , with close to 9 billion.
TikTok still has a long way to go before it competes with the $2 trillion valuation of companies like Apple. However, the bottom line is that user penetration and in-app revenue are both showing ...
In October 2020, TikTok users in Armenia reported a loss of app functionality, although it has not been confirmed whether this was the result of any intervention by the Armenian government in response to the use of the app by Azerbaijani sources to spread misinformation during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh war.