When was TikTok launched?

TikTok was created by the Chinese tech company ByteDance, which was founded by Zhang Yiming. ByteDance launched Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, in September 2016. TikTok, the international version of Douyin, was released in 2017. Therefore, Zhang Yiming is credited as the primary founder of TikTok through his role as the founder of ByteDance.