TikTok and Gen Z Creative Culture (2016–2023)

1. Douyin launches, shaping TikTok’s core format

   Sep 20, 2016Labels: Douyin, ByteDance

   • TikTok wiki

2. ByteDance acquires Musical.ly to expand globally

   Nov 10, 2017Labels: ByteDance, Musical ly

   • Musical ly wiki
   • TechCrunch

3. Musical.ly merges into TikTok app worldwide

   Aug 2, 2018Labels: Musical ly, TikTok

   • TechCrunch
   • Musical ly wiki

4. TikTok drives mainstream music hits via trends

   Mar 1, 2019Labels: TikTok, Old Town

   • Old Town Road
   • Hypebeast

5. Jalaiah Harmon choreographs the Renegade dance

   Sep 25, 2019Labels: Jalaiah Harmon, Renegade

   • Jalaiah Harmon wiki

6. The Hype House forms as a creator collective

   Dec 1, 2019Labels: The Hype, creator collective

   • Hype House wiki

7. TikTok releases first transparency report amid scrutiny

   Jan 3, 2020Labels: TikTok, transparency report

   • Wired

8. Renegade creator credit debate breaks into mainstream

   Feb 13, 2020Labels: Jalaiah Harmon, Renegade

   • Longreads
   • Jalaiah Harmon wiki

9. Black Lives Matter content surges on TikTok

   Jun 17, 2020Labels: Black Lives, TikTok

   • Al Jazeera
   • TIME

10. TikTok announces the Creator Fund in the U.S.

    Jul 23, 2020Labels: Creator Fund, TikTok

    • TechCrunch
    • Wired

11. U.S. issues executive order targeting TikTok transactions

    Aug 6, 2020Labels: U S, ByteDance

    • EO 13942 wiki

12. TikTok launches Stitch to expand remix culture

    Sep 4, 2020Labels: Stitch, Duets

    • TikTok Newsroom

13. TikTok reports one billion monthly active users

    Sep 27, 2021Labels: TikTok, monthly active

    • TechCrunch
    • Bloomberg

14. TikTok highlights #BlackTikTok and Juneteenth creatives

    Jun 17, 2022Labels: BlackTikTok, Juneteenth

    • TikTok Newsroom

15. Creator Fund ends, marking a monetization shift

    Dec 16, 2023Labels: Creator Fund, TikTok

    • TIME