The short-form video app Douyin, also known as Tik Tok outside China, was the App Store’s most popular non-game download in the first three months of this year. Photo: Tik Tok

Video app Douyin brings Chinese out of their shells, beats YouTube, Facebook in download charts

Developed by Beijing-based tech firm, latest mobile must-have tops App Store’s global ranking for non-gaming apps

Topic | China technology

Mandy Zuo in Shanghai

Published: 7:02pm, 20 May, 2018

Updated: 11:07am, 21 May, 2018

The short-form video app Douyin, also known as Tik Tok outside China, was the App Store’s most popular non-game download in the first three months of this year. Photo: Tik Tok

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Mandy Zuo

Mandy Zuo joined the Post in 2010 and reports on China. She has covered a wide range of subjects including policy, rural issues, culture and society. She worked in Beijing before relocating to Shanghai in 2014.