TikTok Tops 1 Billion Monthly Users
Video-sharing app has said it plans to let users create longer-form videos
More than 1 billion people use TikTok every month, according to a statement posted on the video-sharing app’s website Monday.
The social-media platform known for the short videos its users make and share is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd. Content ranges from pranks to people doing dances that sometimes go viral.
“TikTok has become a beloved part of life for people around the world because of the creativity and authenticity of our creators,” the company’s statement said.
TikTok said this summer that it plans to allow users to create longer videos, part of an effort to help its top users make more money.
The social-media platform’s algorithms can drive minors—among its biggest users—to sexual and drug-related content, an analysis by The Wall Street Journal found.