Did Elon Musk Buy TikTok? The Truth About TikTok Ownership

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TikTok Ownership Clarified

❌ Elon Musk did not buy TikTok, and the app has not been bought by any external entity.
💡 TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese tech giant.

The History of TikTok

🇨🇳 ByteDance launched its Chinese version, Douyin, in September 2016.
🌍 The global version, TikTok, was launched in September 2017.
🤝 TikTok's significant growth accelerated after ByteDance acquired the similar app Musical.ly in November 2017.
🔄 In August 2018, ByteDance merged Musical.ly into TikTok, consolidating all user content, accounts, and data into a single application.

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