{"id":31400,"date":"2022-07-23T10:48:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T10:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=31400"},"modified":"2022-07-23T10:48:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T10:48:12","slug":"is-tiktok-on-the-stock-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-tiktok-on-the-stock-market","title":{"rendered":"Is TikTok on the Stock Market?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e759b3485b\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e759b3485b\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e759b3485b\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-tiktok-on-the-stock-market\/#Is_TikTok_on_the_Stock_Market\" title=\"Is TikTok on the Stock Market?\">Is TikTok on the Stock Market?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-tiktok-on-the-stock-market\/#TikTok_is_a_social_media_app\" title=\"TikTok is a social media app\">TikTok is a social media app<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-tiktok-on-the-stock-market\/#Its_a_mix_of_Instagram_Facebook_and_YouTube\" title=\"It&#8217;s a mix of Instagram, Facebook and YouTube\">It&#8217;s a mix of Instagram, Facebook and YouTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-tiktok-on-the-stock-market\/#Its_a_privately_held_company\" title=\"It&#8217;s a privately held company\">It&#8217;s a privately held company<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/is-tiktok-on-the-stock-market\/#Its_slated_to_go_public_in_2022\" title=\"It&#8217;s slated to go public in 2022\">It&#8217;s slated to go public in 2022<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_TikTok_on_the_Stock_Market\"><\/span>Is TikTok on the Stock Market?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" alt=\"Is TikTok on the stock market\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/TBXrdQD.jpg\" style=\"max-height:393px; width:auto; height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-width:31%\">  <\/p>\n<p>Are you wondering: &#8220;Is TikTok on the stock market?&#8221; If so, read on. This social media app is a mix of YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. It is currently privately-held, but is scheduled to go public in 2022. While it may not have the reach and global recognition of the big three, it&#8217;s worth paying attention to its potential. It has already won over a million users in the past two years.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TikTok_is_a_social_media_app\"><\/span>TikTok is a social media app<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering whether it&#8217;s time to put your social media app on the stock market, it&#8217;s time to consider putting TikTok on the stock market. This new video-sharing platform combines a creative platform with the power of artificial intelligence. Users can post videos and add effects, collaborate with other users across the globe, and more. Similar to YouTube and Instagram, TikTok is popular with younger audiences. In fact, nearly one-third of its users are under 20 years old, and 60% are under thirty. In order to maximize its use, TikTok&#8217;s machine learning algorithm can collect user data and enrich their content experience.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, the company continues to grow. The app has a global presence and is estimated to have 2.8 billion downloads by 2021. While it has been under government scrutiny and been banned in a few countries, it is still a fast-growing, wildly popular social media app that has been credited with destroying the social media foothold of Silicon Valley. TikTok&#8217;s rapid growth has led to a bidding war, with Walmart and Oracle both trying to purchase the company.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_a_mix_of_Instagram_Facebook_and_YouTube\"><\/span>It&#8217;s a mix of Instagram, Facebook and YouTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been following the news for a while, you&#8217;ve probably seen that TikTok is a new social media service that is combining aspects of Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. While it&#8217;s still a relatively new app, it&#8217;s already a huge hit, with Will Smith as one of its early adopters. He has over 60 million followers. Similarly, dancer Charli D&#8217;Amelio is a TikTok convert, with 123 million followers. And even Gary Vaynerchuck has joined the party. The idea behind the social media app is simple: people can post anything, and videos can be short and to the point.<\/p>\n<p>Although the app is still relatively new, there are many opportunities for brands to use it to reach a wider audience. For example, a brand may partner with a TikTok celebrity and post a video about the product or service they sell. The brand can also use the hashtag #InMyDenim to encourage users to use it. It&#8217;s easy to see how this type of campaign can be an effective way to boost a brand&#8217;s profile.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_a_privately_held_company\"><\/span>It&#8217;s a privately held company<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While TikTok is a popular video-sharing app that has become a hit with a global audience, it&#8217;s not without controversy. Recently, the company agreed to pay a $5.7 million fine to the US Federal Trade Commission over allegations that it gathered personal information from children without consent. The company is also under fire for illegally collecting the data of young people in China, where it is based.<\/p>\n<p>Although TikTok is not publicly traded, ByteDance owns a portion of the company and has plans for an IPO early in 2021. In addition, the company&#8217;s stock has recently dropped by 50%, which is the result of underperformance of other companies it owns. Despite the company&#8217;s low valuation, it represents a significant value. Its PE Ratio is only three, and its EPS is $7.61. While the stock is not publicly traded, it can be purchased through other private equity firms that have stakes in the company, including Coatue, led by Philipp Laffont.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_slated_to_go_public_in_2022\"><\/span>It&#8217;s slated to go public in 2022<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ByteDance, the company behind the popular short-video platform TikTok, has announced that it intends to go public in Hong Kong in 2022. It is not clear what amount will be raised in the IPO, but the company has already answered regulators&#8217; concerns about the company&#8217;s growth. Although the timing is unclear, the company expects to go public in the US first, with its domestic assets going public in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>The company has been criticized for harvesting user data in China without the consent of the users. To address these concerns, TikTok announced a strategy to store European users&#8217; data locally. 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