ByteDance: brands it owns and its ownership tree
ByteDance is a privately held company headquartered in Beijing, China that owns 3 consumer brands.[1]
ByteDance was founded in Beijing in 2012 and is among the most valuable private companies in the world. Its recommendation system, which ranks content by predicted engagement rather than by who a user follows, was copied by every major competitor within a few years of TikTok's rise.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- ByteDance Ltd.
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇨🇳 Beijing, China
- Founded
- 2012
- Wikidata
- Q30335095
- Website
- www.bytedance.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
ByteDance in numbers
- ByteDance owns 3 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is internet & digital with 3 brands.[1]
Everything ByteDance owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Frequently asked questions
What brands does ByteDance own?
ByteDance owns 3 consumer brands tracked here, including Douyin, TikTok and CapCut.
Is ByteDance a Chinese company?
Yes. ByteDance is headquartered in Beijing, China and was founded in 2012.
Who owns ByteDance?
ByteDance is privately held. ByteDance was founded in Beijing in 2012 and is among the most valuable private companies in the world.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] ByteDance — about — ByteDance Ltd., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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