ByteDance

Private

BeijingMedia, Entertainment & Gaminghttps://www.bytedance.com/

Last Round

Private Equity

Jun 24, 2026

Est. Valuation

$180B

Total Funding Raised

$9.46B

Company Overview

ByteDance is a technology company that develops and operates a range of AI-driven content platforms, including TikTok, Douyin, and Toutiao.

Sector

Media, Entertainment & Gaming

Verticals

Social Media, Digital Advertising, Content Creation, Enterprise Communication, Streaming Platforms

Business Model

B2C

Customer Profile

Data as a Service, Marketplace Commission, Usage-Based SaaS, Revenue Share, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

short-form videorecommendation algorithmsocial media platformdigital advertisingad techcontent discoveryvideo editing softwaremachine learningenterprise collaboratione-commercevector databasecreator economyLLMlarge language modelAI infrastructure

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ByteDance comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
Company	Status	Est. Valuation	Rev Multiple
OpenAI	Private	$86.0B	~40x
Cohere	Private	$5.0B	--
Competitor 1	Public	$XX.XB	XXx
Competitor 2	Public	$XX.XB	XXx

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ByteDance Funding Rounds

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Round	Date	Amount Raised	Valuation	Investors	Sources
Private Equity	Jun 24, 2026
Private Equity	Dec 11, 2020
Debt	Apr 10, 2019
Series E	Oct 25, 2018
Private Equity	Aug 11, 2017
Series D	Dec 31, 2016

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ByteDance Investors

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ByteDance investors
Investor	Rounds
China Merchants Bank	Debt
DST Global	Series B
SoftBank Group	Series E
CCB International	Series D
Susquehanna International Group	Seed, Series A
Sequoia Capital	Private Equity, Series D
HongShan	Series C

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersBeijing

Year Founded2012

Last FundingJun 24, 2026

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