TikTok, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, popularised the short video format and is seen as China’s first app to achieve international success, but it continues to face regulatory scrutiny, especially in the US. Photo: AFP
Inside China Tech: Apps under pressure
- India was TikTok’s biggest international market, with at least 120 million monthly active users reported before the ban
- Facebook has a penetration rate of over 80 per cent in Hong Kong, according to Statista
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TikTok, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, popularised the short video format and is seen as China’s first app to achieve international success, but it continues to face regulatory scrutiny, especially in the US. Photo: AFP