Campaign Asia

Douyin: More than the Chinese version of TikTok

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 ...
The New York Times

There Is No TikTok in China, but There Is Douyin. Here’s What It Is.

ByteDance owns both TikTok and Douyin, and although TikTok has more users around the world, Douyin is the company’s cash cow and a China mainstay. By Claire Fu and Daisuke Wakabayashi Reporting from ...
Reuters

Tencent asks Douyin to start showing some copyrighted content

BEIJING, Nov 12 (Reuters) - ByteDance's Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, said on Friday it had received a request from Tencent (0700.HK), opens new tab to allow short videos, based on Tencent's ...
Forbes

What Can TikTok Learn From Douyin?

A symbol of Chinese TikTok platform Douyin is pictured at The Place shopping mall at dusk on August 22, 2020 in Beijing, China. A couple of weeks ago, social media star Hank Green created a viral ...
Vogue

Can Douyin’s brand flagships lure luxury?

To receive the Vogue Business China Edit, sign up here. The app is known as TikTok in the West. In China, its name is Douyin — which means, literally, ‘shaking sound’ in Chinese. Owned by China’s ...
Campaign Asia

Douyin: More than the Chinese version of TikTok

CHINESE PLATFORM SPOTLIGHT: The Chinese counterpart of TikTok is a social and ecommerce platform that is helping brands and marketers in China and opening doors for overseas brands. TikTok is known in ...