{"id":35964,"date":"2022-07-24T13:04:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T13:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=35964"},"modified":"2022-07-24T13:04:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T13:04:27","slug":"who-invented-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-invented-tiktok","title":{"rendered":"Who Invented 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-6a1cf4cf950a7\" 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-6a1cf4cf950a7\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1cf4cf950a7\" ><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\/who-invented-tiktok\/#Who_Invented_TikTok\" title=\"Who Invented TikTok?\">Who Invented TikTok?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-invented-tiktok\/#Shou_Zi_Chew\" title=\"Shou Zi Chew\">Shou Zi Chew<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-invented-tiktok\/#Shou_Zi_Chews_stake_in_ByteDance\" title=\"Shou Zi Chew&#8217;s stake in ByteDance\">Shou Zi Chew&#8217;s stake in ByteDance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-invented-tiktok\/#Shou_Zi_Chews_net_worth\" title=\"Shou Zi Chew&#8217;s net worth\">Shou Zi Chew&#8217;s net worth<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-invented-tiktok\/#TikToks_data_collection\" title=\"TikTok&#8217;s data collection\">TikTok&#8217;s data collection<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-invented-tiktok\/#Charli_dAmelio\" title=\"Charli d&#8217;Amelio\">Charli d&#8217;Amelio<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_Invented_TikTok\"><\/span>Who Invented TikTok?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>This article will explore the company Shou Zi Chew founded and its founder Shou Zi Chew&#8217;s net worth. It will also discuss the data TikTok collects and Shou Zi Chew&#8217;s stake in ByteDance. This article is not a recommendation to copy and paste. It&#8217;s a fun read, but please do not copy and paste if you don&#8217;t want to be banned!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shou_Zi_Chew\"><\/span>Shou Zi Chew<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The founder and CEO of TikTok is 39-year-old Singaporean Shou Zi Chew. He has worked as a CFO at Bytedance and attended Harvard Business School. Chew spent time interning at Facebook when the company was a startup, and then founded his own company. After completing an MBA at Harvard Business School, Chew joined a start-up called Facebook, which went public in mid-2012.<\/p>\n<p>Though he has yet to reveal the exact figure of his salary, Chew has a background in international business, including a stint at Disney. He was also hired to combat increasing scrutiny from the U.S. government over TikTok. The White House claimed the app was a national security threat, despite the fact that the company has clarified that all of its user data is stored locally. Still, the White House demanded that TikTok sell its U.S. operations.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shou_Zi_Chews_stake_in_ByteDance\"><\/span>Shou Zi Chew&#8217;s stake in ByteDance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ByteDance Ltd. has announced that Shou Zi Chew will be its new Chief Executive Officer. Chew, who was previously the CFO at Xiaomi Corp. in Beijing, was tapped to replace CFO Kevin Mayer, who resigned in December. Chew will remain in his position and Vanessa Pappas will become Chief Operating Officer. He is the largest individual investor in the company, and his stake in the company is reportedly worth $200 million.<\/p>\n<p>The restructuring of ByteDance signals a major push into enterprise software, an industry that&#8217;s hotly contested after China&#8217;s recent crackdown on consumer internet companies. ByteDance will launch an office collaboration platform, dubbed Lark after the Slack-style app. It will also offer video conferencing and contract management. During this transition, the company&#8217;s cloud arm will also be more open to external enterprise clients.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shou_Zi_Chews_net_worth\"><\/span>Shou Zi Chew&#8217;s net worth<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shou Zi Chew is one of the wealthiest people in China, but his net worth may not be as high as some have speculated. Born in Singapore, Shou Zi Chew is an investment banker and has worked in London, Singapore and Hong Kong. He has also worked with Goldman Sachs and DST Investment Management. He also studied at Harvard Business School, earning a Master of Business Administration.<\/p>\n<p>After earning an MBA from Harvard Business School, Shou Zi Chew joined the parent organization of TikTok in March. He became the company&#8217;s CEO within two months. Before joining the company, he was the CFO of Xiaomi Technology, where he held a position for six years. He later joined ByteDance and was named its CEO. Shou Zi Chew&#8217;s net worth is thought to be $200 million.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TikToks_data_collection\"><\/span>TikTok&#8217;s data collection<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The latest revelations about TikTok&#8217;s data collection have raised privacy concerns. The company hired highly-connected executives and security experts to oversee the collection of user data in the US. However, the company insists that it has no headquarters in the country. While its primary data is stored in China, backups are stored in Singapore. It is unclear whether the company will comply with the CFIUS&#8217;s regulations on data collection.<\/p>\n<p>Security and privacy concerns regarding TikTok&#8217;s data collection have spurred skepticism about the company. It is unknown whether TikTok tracks its users more closely than other social media apps. In addition, the app&#8217;s censorship of political content has sparked conspiracy theories about the collection of user data. Regardless of whether the company is using personal data, users should consider their privacy and security.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Charli_dAmelio\"><\/span>Charli d&#8217;Amelio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It seems that the internet is embracing younger people more than ever. Earlier this month, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine asked for the help of young people in creating TikTok videos. He himself is 73 years old. The young creator of TikTok, Charli d&#8217;Amelio, is 16 years old. She started posting videos with her older sister, Dixie, when the two of them went out for ice cream. When the video went viral, she was credited with choreography, but it was actually Jalaiah Harmon who created it. When D&#8217;Amelio didn&#8217;t credit Harmon for the choreography, she received backlash. She has since started crediting all creators of her dance videos.<\/p>\n<p>The app started out as a way for teens to share funny videos with their friends. The platform quickly gained popularity and now has a massive audience. The site has been downloaded over 2 billion times! Charli d&#8217;Amelio is the undisputed ruler of TikTok. She creates all types of videos, and is particularly good at dancing. 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