When Was TikTok Created? The Full History of Douyin and Musical.ly Merger
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- 💡 TikTok was initially created in September 2016 by the Chinese tech company ByteDance.
- 🎯 In China, the application was first launched under the name Douyin.
- 🚀 The app was designed for users to share short, creative videos and gained rapid traction within China.
International Expansion and Key Merger
- 🗓️ ByteDance released an international version of the app in September 2017, naming it TikTok.
- 🤝 A pivotal moment occurred in 2018 when ByteDance acquired the popular US-based app Musical.ly.
- 💥 The merger of Musical.ly into TikTok on August 2nd, 2018, was the catalyst for its global explosion in popularity.
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