For eight years, Nova Zhiyou was a familiar face on Douyin – China’s version of TikTok. With over two million followers, his charisma and relatable lifestyle videos earned him widespread popularity, ...

TikTok is known in China as Douyin (literal meaning: “shaking sound”). Owned by Bytedance, China’s fourth internet giant outside the BAT group (Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent), Douyin is becoming a ...

TikTok’s sudden popularity might’ve taken many by surprise as the app burst out on the social media scene seemingly out of nowhere. But TikTok’s origin is clear, it’s based on its one year-older ...

Mandopop star Jay Chou has finally joined Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. The 46-year-old started an account on the short video platform under the name “Classmate Chou” on July 9 at 11am.

TikTok is fighting to stay alive in the United States as pressure builds in Washington to ban the app if its Chinese owners don’t sell the company. But the wildly popular platform, developed with ...