A Douyin user shows his profile with almost 4 million fans, at his workshop in Baoding city, Hebei province, China on 15 August 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE
A Douyin user shows his profile with almost 4 million fans, at his workshop in Baoding city, Hebei province, China on 15 August 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Douyin, China’s TikTok, grows daily active users to 600 million in home country amid global headwinds

  • ByteDance-owned Chinese short video app Douyin surpassed 600 million daily active users in August, a 50 per cent increase from 400 million in January
  • Its growing popularity in its home market comes while its international version TikTok grapples with challenges in India and US

Tracy Qu
Tracy Qu in Shanghai

Updated: 4:10pm, 15 Oct, 2020

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A Douyin user shows his profile with almost 4 million fans, at his workshop in Baoding city, Hebei province, China on 15 August 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE
A Douyin user shows his profile with almost 4 million fans, at his workshop in Baoding city, Hebei province, China on 15 August 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE
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