{"id":31402,"date":"2022-07-23T10:48:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T10:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=31402"},"modified":"2022-07-23T10:48:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T10:48:12","slug":"can-i-buy-stock-in-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/can-i-buy-stock-in-tiktok","title":{"rendered":"Can I Buy Stock in TikTok?"},"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-6a0f754b85a7f\" 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-6a0f754b85a7f\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0f754b85a7f\" ><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\/can-i-buy-stock-in-tiktok\/#Can_I_Buy_Stock_in_TikTok\" title=\"Can I Buy Stock in TikTok?\">Can I Buy Stock in TikTok?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/can-i-buy-stock-in-tiktok\/#ByteDance_is_not_a_publicly_traded_company\" title=\"ByteDance is not a publicly traded company\">ByteDance is not a publicly traded company<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/can-i-buy-stock-in-tiktok\/#ByteDance_is_a_Chinese_multinational_internet_technology_company\" title=\"ByteDance is a Chinese multinational internet technology company\">ByteDance is a Chinese multinational internet technology company<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/can-i-buy-stock-in-tiktok\/#ByteDance_is_owned_by_private_equity_firms\" title=\"ByteDance is owned by private equity firms\">ByteDance is owned by private equity firms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/can-i-buy-stock-in-tiktok\/#ByteDance_is_a_threat_to_Facebook\" title=\"ByteDance is a threat to Facebook\">ByteDance is a threat to Facebook<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_Buy_Stock_in_TikTok\"><\/span>Can I Buy Stock in TikTok?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Can I buy stock in TikTok\" style=\"max-width:42% margin:0px 10px; height:auto; max-height:262px; width:auto;\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/xc8xG88.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p>The company behind the video-sharing app TikTok is owned by Japanese conglomerate Softbank, whose stocks trade on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with a ticker symbol of TYO 9984. It is possible for a parent company to acquire a majority stake in a company, opening up the possibility of a hostile takeover. As a result, investors who invest in TikTok would actually own a company that abandons the investment.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ByteDance_is_not_a_publicly_traded_company\"><\/span>ByteDance is not a publicly traded company<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The IPO is a significant development for ByteDance, as it&#8217;s the most valuable privately held technology company in the world, and its value is directly tied to the value of its TikTok assets. However, ByteDance&#8217;s future is dependent on several factors, including the outcome of U.S. presidential elections and ongoing court battles over the app. If the Biden administration were to take office, he could scuttle any potential deal with TikTok and slow down the process of TikTok&#8217;s public offering.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, ByteDance&#8217;s users are younger than those of other social media apps. The average age of TikTok users is thirteen to twenty-four years old. The younger demographic of these users has made ByteDance more attractive for advertisers. It&#8217;s a good time to invest in the company. It&#8217;s worth mentioning that ByteDance is headquartered in Beijing.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ByteDance_is_a_Chinese_multinational_internet_technology_company\"><\/span>ByteDance is a Chinese multinational internet technology company<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The SSP (Systems of Products) innovation strategy is at the core of ByteDance&#8217;s explosive growth. The SSP strategy enables the company to incubate and scale ideas widely and efficiently. The company has also developed a shared-service platform that allows for rapid project iteration. It has successfully employed an SSP model to improve the company&#8217;s product development process, and to flexibly deploy teams across different functions.<\/p>\n<p>ByteDance has developed many successful apps, including the popular ad-supported social-media service Douyin and the Chinese version of the popular video app TikTok. It also acquired Toutiao and Xigua, both of which are popular video sharing services. The company&#8217;s Dali Education division oversees its online and campus learning initiatives. It also makes hardware and software for schools and universities.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ByteDance_is_owned_by_private_equity_firms\"><\/span>ByteDance is owned by private equity firms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ByteDance is a software company with a unique operating model. Like Google, it relies on a shared service platform and bimonthly Objectives and Key Results (OKR) to align product and SSP teams around common goals. OKRs are visible to the CEO, involve multiple teams, and account for the bulk of performance. This model ensures that everyone is focused on the same goal and isn&#8217;t hampered by silos.<\/p>\n<p>A recent funding round for ByteDance is valued at more than US$300 billion, more than double what it was worth in the secondary private equity market just two years ago. The company has recently been valued at more than $150 billion on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and is on track to generate $27.2 billion in advertising revenue in its home market. Douyin, ByteDance&#8217;s Chinese version of TikTok, has 600 million daily users.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ByteDance_is_a_threat_to_Facebook\"><\/span>ByteDance is a threat to Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some analysts believe ByteDance is a significant security risk for Facebook. Despite its claim to have a worldwide audience, it still has not been proven how it keeps user data secure. In the case of TikTok, an American employee had to contact the Chinese data team and obtain a user&#8217;s specific ID before being able to pull up their information. ByteDance executives did not immediately return requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>ByteDance&#8217;s technology helps users log in to third-party apps. In May 2021, the company announced that it would launch a login kit for the video-sharing app TikTok. Once logged in to TikTok, users could log in to other third-party apps through their TikTok profile. Other apps allowing users to sign up with their Facebook profile include Tinder, Facebook, and news websites.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LxAwi6N97jY\" height=\"290\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"519\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can I Buy Stock in TikTok? 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