When Did Musical.ly Officially Become TikTok? The Exact Date Explained

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The Official Merger Date

🗓️ Musical.ly officially became TikTok on August 2nd, 2018.
🤝 This date marks the day ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, merged the two applications into a single platform.

Acquisition and Transition Timeline

💸 ByteDance acquired Musical.ly in November 2017.
⏳ Following the acquisition, Musical.ly continued to operate separately for several months.
💥 In August 2018, the Musical.ly application was shut down.

User Account Migration

👤 All user accounts from Musical.ly were transferred to the TikTok platform.
🚀 The relaunch occurred entirely under the TikTok name, integrating the former Musical.ly user base.

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