{"id":1422,"date":"2021-12-10T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/?p=1422"},"modified":"2021-12-09T10:18:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T09:18:35","slug":"tiktok-hits-1b-users-second-fastest-growing-social-media-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/10\/tiktok-hits-1b-users-second-fastest-growing-social-media-app\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok Hits 1 Billion Users in 5.1 Years; Second-Fastest-Growing Among Social Media Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the last couple of years, TikTok\u2019s stature as a social media platform has grown rapidly and is now a household name despite the presence of social media giants like Facebook and Twitter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second half of 2021, TikTok boasted that it joined the elite club of social media applications to reach one billion active users.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"491\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1a5f35e3d3e6dd7f2899f7197a0f86e8-1024x491.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1424 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1a5f35e3d3e6dd7f2899f7197a0f86e8-1024x491.png 1024w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1a5f35e3d3e6dd7f2899f7197a0f86e8-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1a5f35e3d3e6dd7f2899f7197a0f86e8-768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1a5f35e3d3e6dd7f2899f7197a0f86e8.png 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/491;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to data from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/buyshares.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Buyshares<\/a>, TikTok is the second-fastest-growing social media platform to hit 1 billion users, just behind Facebook, after reaching the milestone in just 5.1 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>TikTok: Second-fastest-growing social media platform<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>TikTok\u2019s origin starts with an app that started in September 2016 and was popularized in Mainland China known as Douyin. TikTok is the international version of the Chinese app and has become a household name since.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"ccc6766b-8e88-4f5d-a8b7-7e874d3754f5\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"Tiktok\"><\/div><script>!function(e,i,n,s){var t=\"InfogramEmbeds\",d=e.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement(\"script\");o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\",d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,\"infogram-async\");<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The platform\u2019s rise to popularity is happening at breakneck speed, with TikTok reaching the impressive milestone of 1 billion users in just 5.1 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of major social media platforms, TikTok accomplished the feat as the second-fastest-growing social media platform behind Facebook Messenger that accomplished the feat in just 4.9 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9e0930e6-4547-482e-a3e9-b52d1222be40-9q7s0s-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"TikTok Hits 1 Billion Users in 5.1 Years; Second-Fastest Growing Among Social Media Apps\" class=\"wp-image-1423 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9e0930e6-4547-482e-a3e9-b52d1222be40-9q7s0s-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9e0930e6-4547-482e-a3e9-b52d1222be40-9q7s0s-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9e0930e6-4547-482e-a3e9-b52d1222be40-9q7s0s-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9e0930e6-4547-482e-a3e9-b52d1222be40-9q7s0s-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9e0930e6-4547-482e-a3e9-b52d1222be40-9q7s0s-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9e0930e6-4547-482e-a3e9-b52d1222be40-9q7s0s.jpg 1860w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Arguably, however, the speed of TikTok\u2019s rise is far more impressive than Facebook Messenger which was already in operation as an extension of the Facebook website before it was released as an app. This gave Facebook Messenger a significant headstart compared to TikTok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next fastest after TikTok is the Chinese app WeChat which took a little over 7 years to accomplish the feat.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/08\/south-african-proptech-startup-flow-expands-into-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"South African Proptech Flow Expands Reach into Australia (opens in a new tab)\">South African Proptech Flow Expands Reach into Australia<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook\u2019s (now known as Meta) other apps such as its main app for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp took 7.7 years, 8.5 years, and 8.7 years respectively, to reach the milestone. 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