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ByteDance Stock (BYTE)

Internet Technology Company

About ByteDance Stock

Founded

2012

Industries

Data and Analytics, Media and Entertainment, Information Technology

ByteDance is an internet technology company that enables to discover a world of creative content platforms powered by leading technology. It owns a series of content platforms that enable people to connect with consuming and creating content through machine learning technology. With nearly 200 million daily active users each spends an hour every day on their products, the company is dedicated to building connections between people and information.

Bytedance's flagship product, Toutiao, is the largest AI-powered content platform in China. Toutiao delivers personalized content recommendations to every user based on their interests.

Bytedance also operates a series of products popular with mobile users around the world, including TikTok, Topbuzz, Flipagram and a number of UGC short-form video apps. 

Bytedance was founded in March 2012 and is headquartered in Haidian, China, with offices in the USA and Japan.

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ByteDance Management

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Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Yiming Zhang

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