🆚 TikTok vs. YouTube

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Social media platform
Video platform

About

TikTok is a Chinese social media platform focused on short-form videos.

It lets users record and edit videos with effects and filters, broadcast live streams, view personalized feeds driven by advanced recommendation algorithms, follow creators, and like and comment content.

YouTube is the world's largest online video platform and social media service owned by Google that lets users watch, comment on, and upload videos, as well as subscribe to channels.

It supports high-resolution video hosting up to 8K, live streaming with real-time chat and monetization tools, algorithmic recommendations, Shorts for vertical videos, customizable playlists, subtitles, and paid channel memberships.

Headquarters

Haidian, Beijing, China
Mountain View, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
Free version ✔️Ad supported
Student$7.99/month
Individual$13.99/month
Family
(5 members)
$22.99/month

Categories

Social Media › Rank #6
Video Platforms › Rank #2
Video Platforms › Rank #1

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The YouTube video platform is 7 times more popular than TikTok.
Total websites

Market share

Video Platforms

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

YouTube is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while TikTok is more popular in Turkmenistan.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Japan
France
Spain
Italy
Brazil
India
Netherlands

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

YouTube is more popular among sites focused on business, online shopping, and marketing and merchandising, while TikTok is more commonly used on fashion and beauty, and recreation and hobbies sites.
Business
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Travel
Internet Services
Health
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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