Re:ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50B in takeover bid
by devmunchies on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @01:12PM
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I haven't seen or heard about anyone using snapchat in the last year. It used to be the location for all my family's chat. They definitely aren't experiencing explosive growth anymore.
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Re:ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50B in takeover bid
by askafriend on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @01:38PM
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The growth is focused internationally now.
Re:ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50B in takeover bid
by yroc92 on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @05:57PM
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Itβs very popular amongst younger people.
Re:ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50B in takeover bid
by samtheprogram on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @09:44PM
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As someone in their mid-twenties, I can confirm. Since a lot of users don't have iPhone's/iMessage, and/or just don't use Facebook/Messenger that much, it's become a go-to messaging platform for those that don't seek out the more dedicated ones like Whatsapp, at least in my non-technical circles. I'm in several group chats that all organically cultivated on Snapchat in the past couple years.
Besides that, they've built out their first-party content platform pretty well, which I assume is what's driving their advertising growth, and (anecdotally) is shared in-app relatively frequently, although I've recognized some reposting/reformatting of said video content from Youtube or other sources, e.g. WatchMojo.