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Life in Kuaishou’s Watery Margins

Mar 26, 2020 / Chinasplaining /

Streamers on China’s coarse TikTok rival drift between the alieantion of the ‘jianghu’ and dreams of mainstream success. Read More

TikTok to Open ‘Transparency Center’ in US Amid Lawmaker Scrutiny

Mar 13, 2020 / News /

Experts will be able to observe how content moderators review videos uploaded to TikTok and identify potential violations. Read More

ByteDance-Owned TikTok Was World’s Most Downloaded Social Media App in January

Mar 3, 2020 / News /

With 104.7 million downloads, TikTok became the world’s most downloaded social media app in January. The figure represented a 46% increase compared to the same month last year. Read More

Short Video, Gaming App Usage Surged During Holiday: report

Feb 19, 2020 / News /

The Covid-19 outbreak is pushing China’s already tech-savvy population further online for entertainment, daily necessities, and even health care. Read More

Coronavirus Impacts on Content in China

Feb 11, 2020 / CBI /

With a significant part of the population confined to their homes as they wait out the spread of the epidemic, internet-enabled connections to the outside world have played a crucial role across sectors, and the experience may change how content is consumed well into the future. Read More

Kuaishou Earned Revenue of $7.2 Billion in 2019: report

Feb 11, 2020 / News /

Chinese video-sharing app Kuaishou generated RMB 50 billion (around $7.2 billion) in revenue in 2019, with live-streaming revenue accounting for the largest share. Read More

CBI News Wrap: Coronavirus Updates, Short-Video Moves

Feb 4, 2020 / CBI /

The closure of a growing number of public venues as a result of the coronavirus outbreak have left television and the internet as the main entertainment outlets for many Chinese who have been on extended vacation Read More

WeChat Tests Short-video Feature in Challenge to TikTok

Jan 22, 2020 / News /

The Channels feature allows certain WeChat users to post videos or photos to randomly selected audiences instead of limiting content to contacts. Read More

Six Trends in Brand Integration for the Year of the Rat

Jan 21, 2020 / CBI /

Spring Festival marketing in China typically includes references to many of the deeply entrenched customs associated with the holiday, while also reflecting broader changes in social habits, consumption and technology that may conflict with and change those very traditions. Read More

TikTok, Douyin The World’s Second Most-downloaded App in 2019

Jan 16, 2020 / News /

TikTok and Chinese version Douyin recorded more than 740 million downloads in 2019 across Apple's App Store and Google Play in 2019. Read More

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