Bella Poarch’s hypnotic video lip-syncing “M to the B” was TikTok’s biggest viral video of the year, TikTok announced this morning. Poarch was followed by 420doggface208’s instantly iconic skate / cran-raspberry juice video set to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams.”

The rankings were revealed as part of TikTok’s year-end roundup of its biggest videos, trends, and creators. The rankings aren’t entirely scientific (the viral video rankings, for instance, are based on both “views” and “impact”), but they offer a representative look at what dominated the app and broke out beyond it.

Other videos on TikTok’s top viral list include Will Smith’s entry in the Wipe It Down challenge and Julian Bass’ superhero special effects video that went viral enough to get the attention of Disney executive chairman Bob Iger.

The company’s list of top creators overall is led by Charli D’Amelio, of course, and also includes familiar names like Addison Rae and Noah Beck. Jason Derulo is listed as TikTok’s top celebrity creator, followed by Kylie Jenner and Lizzo.

Anyone who’s spent time on TikTok could probably guess a handful of TikTok’s top songs of the year. The number one ranking went to Derulo’s “Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat),” with Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage Remix” coming in second and “WAP” taking fourth. Like the other categories, TikTok isn’t basing these rankings purely on plays, but also on metrics like how many videos were created and how often people engaged with those videos.

The full list seems to be more about illustrating what a huge year TikTok had, rather than literally ranking all success across the app. But to that end, the rankings do a great job of showing just how many communities, trends, viral songs, and more broke out thanks to TikTok, from editing tools like the green screen effect to aesthetics like cottage core.

Source: theverge

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TikTok came into the social media world and took everyone by storm. By everyone I mean 1.5 Billion. According to a report by SensorTower analytics, TikTok successfully surpassed 1.5 billion downloads mark and is claiming the third spot in the most downloaded non-gaming category for 2019.

TikTok has managed to break the record of Facebook, taking the third position on both App Store and Google Play Store traling behind WhatsApp and Messenger. Three year old app, just in Q3 of 2019 gained 176.5 million downloads across Android and iOS not counting third-party app stores.

 

 

TikTok broke the 1 Billion mark in February of 2019 and just after 7 months was able to gain 500 million more. 466.8 million activation alone on both iOS and Android is from India making them the country with highest users, followed by China with 173.2 million downloads followed by US with around 123.8 million.

 

 

In-app spending is also on the rise which topped $115.3 million during 2019. Chinese users accounted for 50% of the total spending estimated at $84.5 million, followed by the US with $62.4 million and Great Britain with $6.9 million.

The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as the American tech partner that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the U.S., according to a source familiar with the deal who was not authorized to speak publicly about it.

Microsoft announced Sunday that its bid to acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations was rejected, removing the tech giant from the running a week before President Donald Trump promises to follow through with a plan to ban the Chinese-owned app in the U.S. over spying concerns.

TikTok and the White House declined to comment Sunday. Oracle didn’t return a request for comment but has previously declined comment.

Walmart, which had planned to partner with Microsoft on the acquisition, said Sunday it “continues to have an interest in a TikTok investment” and is talking about it with ByteDance and other parties.

The Trump administration has threatened to ban TikTok by Sept. 20 and ordered ByteDance to sell its U.S. business, claiming national-security risks due to its Chinese ownership. The government worries about user data being funneled to Chinese authorities. TikTok denies it is a national-security risk and is suing to stop the administration from the threatened ban.

Microsoft said in a Sunday statement that ByteDance “let us know today they would not be selling TikTok’s US operations to Microsoft.”

Microsoft added it was “confident our proposal would have been good for TikTok’s users while protecting national security interests.” The company said it “would have made significant changes to ensure the service met the highest standards for security, privacy, online safety, and combating disinformation.”

TikTok, which says it has 100 million U.S. users and about 700 million globally, is known for its fun, goofy videos of dancing, lip-syncing, pranks and jokes. It’s recently become home to more political content such as the comedian Sarah Cooper, who drew a large audience by lip-syncing Trump’s own often-disjointed statements from public appearances.

TikTok denies that it has shared user data with the Chinese government or that it would do so if asked. The company says it has not censored videos at the request of Chinese authorities and insists it is not a national-security threat.

TikTok has sued to stop the ban, but not the sale order. The negotiations have been complicated by several factors, including Trump’s repeated demands that the U.S. government should get a “cut” of any deal, a stipulation and role for the president that experts say is unprecedented.

In addition, the Chinese government in late August unveiled new regulations that restrict exports of technology, likely including the artificial intelligence system TikTok uses to choose which videos to spool up to its users. That means ByteDance would have to obtain a license from China to export such technology to a foreign company.

The deal had come together rapidly after the administration ramped up its threats against TikTok this summer, despite TikTok’s efforts to put distance between its app and its Chinese ownership. It installed former Disney executive Kevin Mayer as its American CEO, but he resigned in August after just a few months on the job, saying the “political environment has sharply changed.”

Both Microsoft and Oracle are known more for their business software offerings than for those intended for consumers.

Oracle primarily makes database software. It competes with tech giants such as Microsoft and Amazon that provide cloud services as well as business-software specialists like Salesforce.

Thill suggested that TikTok competitors like Facebook and Snapchat should be “cheering on Oracle” as a buyer because Oracle wouldn’t “add a lot of value to the app.”

The president said on Aug. 18 that Oracle was “a great company” that “could handle” buying TikTok. He declined to state his preference between Oracle and Microsoft as buyers.

source: AP

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Video-sharing app TikTok said on Tuesday it is giving parents more control options, including the ability to monitor what their teenagers can view on the platform.

Owned by Chinese company ByteDance, Tiktok said parents will now be able to decide what content, users, hashtags, or sounds their children can search for as well as decide if the account should be public or remain private.

The Chinese company, which has been under constant pressure from the Trump administration and US government officials over the past year, is boosting its Family Pairing controls. It will allow parents greater control over what their teens can search for, who can comment on their videos (everyone, friends or no one), and whether their kids' page is private (where the teen choose who can see the content) or public for the world to see. 

Source: Reuters

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