ByteDance
TikTok parent and the world's most valuable private company
Consumer / AI
📍 Beijing, China
Founded 2012
Current Valuation
$550B
as of 2026-Q1
CENTURION
ByteDance operates TikTok globally and Douyin in China — the world's largest short-video platforms — alongside CapCut, Toutiao (news), and the enterprise cloud + AI platform Volcengine / BytePlus. Founded in 2012 by Zhang Yiming, the company is led today by Liang Rubo. ByteDance posted ~$155B in 2024 revenue and overtook Meta as the largest social media company by revenue in 2025. A January 2026 U.S. approval of TikTok's restructuring into a majority-U.S.-owned JV removed the single largest regulatory overhang; a General Atlantic-marketed secondary in February 2026 valued the company at ~$550B — the most valuable private company in the world.
Company Profile
Est. Revenue
$155B (2024 full year)
Growth
~29% YoY (2025 target ~$186B)
Founders & Key People
Zhang YimingLiang Rubo
Investors
SoftBank · Susquehanna International Group (SIG) · General Atlantic · KKR · Coatue · Sequoia · Hillhouse
Products
- TikTok
- Douyin
- CapCut
- Toutiao
- Lemon8
- BytePlus
- Volcengine
Competitors
Meta · Snap · YouTube (Alphabet) · Tencent · Xiaohongshu
ConsumerAIDecacornTop private company globallyTikTok
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2026-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.