Founder of tiktok
The founders of TikTok are:
- Zhang Yiming (Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhāng Yíng): Zhang is the founder and CEO of ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok. He founded ByteDance in 2012 and launched Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, in September 2016. Zhang is a Chinese entrepreneur and businessman who has been recognized for his innovative approach to technology and his ability to adapt to changing market trends.
- Alex Zhu (Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhū Ā Lí): Zhu is a Chinese-American entrepreneur and the co-founder of Musical.ly, a social media app that was acquired by ByteDance in 2018. He is credited with developing the concept for Musical.ly, which was launched in 2014 and became popular among teenagers. After the acquisition, Zhu joined ByteDance and helped to develop TikTok, which was launched in 2018.
- Luyu Yang (Chinese: ; pinyin: Yáng Lǚ Yáng): Yang is a Chinese entrepreneur and the co-founder of Musical.ly. She is credited with developing the app's early design and user interface, and was instrumental in its early success.
TikTok was launched in China in September 2016 under the name Douyin, and was later rebranded as TikTok for international markets. The app quickly gained popularity among teenagers and young adults, and has since become one of the most popular social media platforms in the world, with over a billion active users.