Private company

ByteDance

Logo: ByteDance, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Chinese Internet technology company

ByteDance is a Chinese internet technology company based in Haidian, Beijing. Its associated variable interest entity, ByteDance Ltd, is incorporated in the Cayman Islands.2 It was founded by Zhang Yiming.1 Its products include Feishu, Toutiao, TikTok and Douyin.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

May 3, 2016Founded1
  • IndustryInternet, information technology1
  • HeadquartersBeijing1
  • Founded inBeijing1
  • Websitebytedance.com
  • Legal formprivately held company1
  • LEI300300NIFA11000610633
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address北京市海淀区知春路甲48号2号楼10A室, 100000 海淀区, China3
  • Registered withState Administration for Market Regulation, 9111010859236624003

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Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

ByteDance is a Chinese internet technology company based in Haidian, Beijing. Its associated variable interest entity, ByteDance Ltd, is incorporated in the Cayman Islands.2

Corporate structure

ByteDance sits at the top of its group. 14 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • ByteDance 海淀区, China
    • Feishu Subsidiary
    • Lark Subsidiary
    • Nuverse Subsidiary · Beijing, People's Republic of China
    • Toutiao Subsidiary
    • TikTok USDS Joint Venture Stake · 19.9% · Culver City
    • Beijing Douyin Information Service Subsidiary · 99% · China
    • baike.com Subsidiary · China
    • Beijing Flash Star Technology Subsidiary · China
    • Beijing Microbroadcast Vision Technology Subsidiary · China
    • PICO Subsidiary
    • Yuncheng Sunshine Culture Media Subsidiary · China
    • Doubao Owned

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What ByteDance reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Zhang Yiming on May 3, 2016, in Beijing.1

Leadership

Who has led ByteDance, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Xiamen Xingchen Qidian Technology 98.8%
  • Zhang Lidong

Subsidiaries

  • Beijing Douyin Information Service
  • Beijing Flash Star Technology
  • Beijing Microbroadcast Vision Technology
  • Lark
  • Nuverse
  • PICO
  • Yuncheng Sunshine Culture Media
  • baike.com

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. May 3, 2016Founded Founded in Beijing1

Sources

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