TikTok’s new Amazon copycat is full of cheap goods


TikTok Shop will be competing with Amazon.com Inc to sell a target of US$20bil (RM93.50bil) in merchandise this year, Bloomberg has reported. — AP

TikTok’s Shop marketplace, the video app’s biggest bet for new revenue growth, has gone live for some users in the US. So far, it’s a showcase for cheap goods from China.

The social media app’s Shop option, prominently displayed between the For You and Following feeds where users watch videos, presents a never-ending scroll of “recommended” random products, according to an early version reviewed by Bloomberg, from a US$2.99 (RM14) Nike sweatshirt that appears counterfeit to a US$6.99 (RM33) statue of a “naughty dwarf” sitting on a toilet.

Play, subscribe and stand a chance to win prizes worth over RM39,000! T&C applies.

Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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