Originally launched in 2016 by Chinese tech company ByteDance as Douyin for the Chinese market, the international version was named TikTok and released in 2017. It gained massive momentum after merging with Musical.ly, a lip-synching app, a year later. — Reuters
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Jan 10 will hear TikTok's appeal of a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the video-sharing platform or shut it down in the United States.
Here's a closer look at the rise of the platform as it awaits its fate:
