Sources: General Atlantic is selling a stake in ByteDance in a deal that values it at $550B, up 66% since September 2025, the first divestment since its US sale
Investment firm General Atlantic is selling an equity stake in ByteDance in a deal that values the Chinese social media giant at $550 billion …
Sources: ByteDance is on track for ~$50B profit in 2025 after generating a ~$40B net income in the first three quarters, surpassing its internal target for 2025
ByteDance Ltd. is on track for profits of roughly $50 billion in 2025, capping a record year for a Chinese social media leader …
Taiwan's interior ministry announces a one-year ban on access to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, aka RedNote, citing 1,700+ fraud cases since 2024
Taiwan's interior ministry said on Thursday it would suspend access to Instagram-like Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu for one year …
China and its media are quiet about the TikTok deal, a notable silence as China can still decide the app's fate; Chinese social media chatter has been limited
Following U.S. President Donald Trump's approval of a deal that could keep TikTok alive in the U.S. on Thursday …
UK filings: TikTok's revenue in the UK, Europe, and Latin America grew 38% YoY to $6.3B in 2024, up from $2.6B in 2022
Revenue from Chinese social media giant ByteDance's short video app leapt up 38% to $6.3 billion last year in Europe even as it faces the threat of being banned in the United States.
Chinese startups are highlighting their roots instead of downplaying them as they grow overseas, fueled by the success of Chinese social media apps and DeepSeek
Following DeepSeek's rise, more Chinese companies are highlighting their roots as they expand overseas.
Major Chinese social media apps have mastered the “shoppertainment” experience, blending social media with shopping, that Western competitors struggle to match
Addictive algorithms fuse social networking with shopping and entertainment. — In the days leading … See also Mediagazer
Source: over 700K new users joined Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, in just two days; Sensor Tower: the app's US downloads were up more than 200% YoY this week
New users have piled in to Chinese social media app RedNote just days before a proposed U.S. ban on the popular social media app TikTok …
Ahead of a likely US TikTok ban, users flee to Chinese apps Xiaohongshu, aka RedNote, and ByteDance's Lemon8, currently the top two apps in the US App Store
and how to prepare Koh Ewe / BBC : TikTok users flock to Chinese app RedNote as US ban looms New York Times : ‘Red Note,’ a Chinese App, Is Dominating Downloads, Thanks to TikTok Users Emily Hallas / ...
Law enforcement officials worldwide say Chinese mafia boss Wan Kuok-koi, aka Broken Tooth, has played a central role in the emergence of “pig butchering” scams
Chinese mobster known as Broken Tooth is sanctioned by U.S. but remains free, selling swag and cutting ribbons Bluesky: @toferh . X: @kleptocracyintv and @jchengwsj . Forums: r/geopolitics Bluesky: To...