Private company

Toutiao

Logo: ByteDance, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Chinese news and information content platform

Toutiao (头条, "headlines") or Jinri Toutiao (今日头条, "Today's Headlines") is a Chinese news and information content platform, a core product of the China-based company ByteDance. By analyzing the features of content, users and users' interaction with content, the company's algorithm models generate a tailored feed list of content for each user.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2012Founded1

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Toutiao (头条, "headlines") or Jinri Toutiao (今日头条, "Today's Headlines") is a Chinese news and information content platform, a core product of the China-based company ByteDance. By analyzing the features of content, users and users' interaction with content, the company's algorithm models generate a tailored feed list of content for each user.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 2012Founded Founded1

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