# ByteDance  ## Metadata - Author: [[wikipedia.org]] - Full Title: ByteDance - Category: #articles - Summary: ByteDance is a technology company known for creating popular apps like TikTok. It was founded in China and has grown rapidly worldwide. The company focuses on artificial intelligence and digital content. - URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ByteDance ## Highlights - Founded by [Zhang Yiming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Yiming), Liang Rubo, and a team of others in 2012, ByteDance developed the [video-sharing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_video_platform) [apps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_app) [TikTok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok), Douyin. The company is also the developer of the news platform [Toutiao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toutiao), the video-editing app [CapCut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CapCut), and [Lemon8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon8) which is a [video sharing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_video_platform) mobile app. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jycznrmm4mny27wxdx1n7jsb)) - In March 2012, ByteDance launched its first app, called *Neihan Duanzi* (内涵段子, lit. "profound [gags](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_gag)"). This allowed users to circulate jokes, memes, and humorous videos. Before being forced by the [Chinese government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_China) to shut down in 2018, *Neihan Duanzi* had over 200 million users.[[14]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ByteDance/#cite_note-14) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jyczq1vzhajfwagyjgwd6km0)) - In August 2012, ByteDance launched the first version of news and content platform Toutiao (头条, lit. "[headlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headline)"), which would become their core product.[[15]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ByteDance/#cite_note-Bischoff-15) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jyczqb22b2rexshaycrjj7k6))