Overview
Founded
10 years ago
Sep 20, 2016
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed(subsidiary of ByteDance)
TikTok is a Video-sharing social network company with 3,719 job openings. The company was founded in 2016.
Jobs
Open jobs
3,700
TrueUp rank#4
Products
Notable customers
Product adoption by Ramp customers
TikTok Ads
Adoption rate
12%
Up 1% YoY
Category rank
#4
Paid Ads
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
42%
6,000+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Bottom 20%vs. other tech cos.
Approve of CEO
Shou Zi Chew
61%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
People
Employee growth
TikTok Org Chart

Rankings and awards

Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Brands #25
2026

Axios Harris Poll
Corporate reputation: 'Poor'
2026

TIME100 Most Influential Companies
Media and Communications
2026

SimilarWeb Most Visited Websites #11
tiktok.com
2026

Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Brands #32
2025

SimilarWeb Most Visited Websites #14
tiktok.com
2025
Layoffs
- Layoff events
- 24
- People impacted
- 1,192
Jul 2026 · 1 month ago
May 2026 · 2 months ago
Employee reports layoffs at TikTok US Data Security
Dec 2025 · 7 months ago
30 impacted
+19 more layoff events
Policies
- Remote openings
- 0%
- 1 jobs
- H-1B sponsorships (2025)
- 765
- TrueUp rank#26
History
Security incidents