Founded in September 2016. TikTok has gained popularity relatively recently. The number of TikTok users has been growing exponentially for less than 5 years… The increase in the number of users is recorded in almost every latitude in the world!
TikTok user statistics
TikTok’s latest statistics show that as of January 2021, the platform had 689 million monthly active users worldwide (DataReportal, 2021). This makes TikTok the seventh largest platform in terms of users worldwide, ahead of others that have been around much longer, such as Snapchat, Pinterest, and Twitter.
To give you an idea of how other apps have fared compared to TikTok’s growth, take a look at Instagram’s history. It took Instagram six years after its launch to gain analogous popularity. TikTok managed to achieve this result in less than three years. Facebook, widely known as the most powerful social network analogous number of active users built up as much as 4 years.
TikTok in China
Additionally, the 689 million TikTok users discussed in this article do not include users in China, where TikTok’s headquarters, ByteDance, is located.
TikTok in China operates under a different name. The Chinese version of TikTok, operates under the name Douyin and boasts 600 million daily active users. Together, TikTok and Douyin have 1.29 billion active users worldwide.
Find out the answers to the most frequently asked questions
How many users does TikTok have in Poland?
TikTok in Poland has over 5 million monthly active users.
What is the demographics of TikTok users in Poland?
People over the age of 19 account for only 9.6% of users. More than 90% of users in Poland are under 19 years old.
