Posted on Sep 17, 2021 8:45 AMUpdated on Sep 17, 2021, 9:09 AM
Tech tycoons are no longer in the smell of sanctity in China. The Jack Ma (Alibaba), Colin Huang (Pinduoduo), Richard Liu (Tencent) or Zhang Yiming (ByteDance) had to leave or take a step back under pressure from Beijing. A cycle comes to an end, but the legacy remains exceptional. Under their rule, China has almost become a window to the future.
TikTok is the perfect example. Launched in 2016, the video messaging app has been downloaded over 2 billion times worldwide. It has passed the milestone of 100 million active users in the United States. Thanks to her, ByteDance, its parent company, has reached an exceptional level of influence on the Internet.
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