ByteDance

ByteDance Ltd. is a prominent Chinese internet technology company, headquartered in Haidian, Beijing, and incorporated in the Cayman Islands. The company was founded in 2012 by Zhang Yiming, Liang Rubo, and a team of collaborators.

ByteDance is best known for developing the video-sharing applications TikTok and its Chinese counterpart Douyin. Additionally, the company has created the news aggregation platform Toutiao and the video-editing application CapCut, which have gained significant popularity.

However, ByteDance has faced considerable regulatory scrutiny and media attention across various countries due to concerns related to security, surveillance, and censorship. These issues have sparked debates over data privacy, content moderation, and the implications of foreign technology companies operating in different jurisdictions.