TikTok

ByteDance, Haidian, Beijing, China

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.

According to our data, TikTok is the 6th most popular social media platform on the web.
It has 7.2% of the social media market share and is present on 3.8% of all websites.

πŸ’Έ Pricing

TikTok is available for free.

Free βœ”οΈ

πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

πŸ† TikTok Awards

⚑ Sites Using TikTok

We have data on 124,928 websites that use the TikTok social media platform. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using TikTok is github.com.

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use TikTok:

Most of the sites using TikTok are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

  • United States 18.9%
  • United Kingdom 7.5%
  • Germany 5.5%
  • France 4.5%
  • Spain 4.4%
  • Indonesia 3.9%
  • Brazil 3.5%
  • Japan 3.2%
  • Italy 2.7%
  • Other 45.9%

Most TikTok users speak English, Spanish, or German.

  • English 52.5%
  • Spanish 9%
  • German 4.8%
  • French 4.1%
  • Portuguese 3.3%
  • Indonesian 3.2%
  • Japanese 2.6%
  • Italian 2%
  • Dutch 1.9%
  • Other 16.6%

The TikTok social media platform is especially popular on .com top-level domains.

  • .com 47.9%
  • .org 4.3%
  • .de 3%
  • .co.uk 2.6%
  • .com.br 1.9%
  • .net 1.7%
  • .fr 1.5%
  • .com.au 1.5%
  • .it 1.4%
  • Other 34.2%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing TikTok include online shopping, marketing and merchandising, and business.

  • Online Shopping 17.6%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 10.1%
  • Business 8.9%
  • Education/Reference 6.9%
  • Fashion/Beauty 6.5%
  • Entertainment 6%
  • Blogs/Wiki 4.8%
  • Travel 4.4%
  • Sports 4.3%
  • Other 30.5%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best TikTok alternatives.

RankName
2
Instagram
Menlo Park, California, United States

A photo and video sharing social media platform owned by Meta Platforms.

Free
26
Douyin
Haidian, Beijing, China

A short video platform, essentially the Chinese version of TikTok.

Free
31
Kuaishou
Beijing, China

A Chinese short-video social media platform.

Free
73
Pixelfed

A decentralized open-source social network service for photo sharing.

Free
83
Vero
New York, United States

A social media platform with no ads and no data mining.

Free

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind TikTok?

TikTok is owned by ByteDance, headquartered in Haidian, Beijing, China.

Can I use TikTok for free?

Yes, it is a free social media platform.

Which country uses TikTok the most?

The majority of TikTok users are from the United States.

Who uses TikTok?

According to our data, TikTok is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as github.com, yahoo.com, and linktr.ee.

Is TikTok used on government websites?

In total, we found TikTok on 24 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use TikTok?

Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 705 academic websites in the United States that use TikTok.

How does TikTok stack up against the competition?

TikTok is a very popular social media platform, second only to 5 other social media platforms we track.

What are the alternatives to TikTok?

Alternatives and possible competitors to TikTok may include Kuaishou, Douyin, and Instagram.

πŸ‘‰ See Also

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For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.