Company overview

ByteDance is a global incubator of platforms at the cutting edge of commerce, content, entertainment and enterprise services - over 2.5bn people interact with ByteDance products including TikTok. Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. We are committed to building a safe, healthy and positive online environment for all our users. We have over 110,000 employees based in more than 30 countries globally. Join us.
Founded in 2012
China, China, CN
44K employees (5,222 in marketing)
61% recommend to a friend
55% positive business outlook

Salaries

Typical salary range

$96,000 – $201,823

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People

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

121 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +4.9% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$9.8B

Last raise

$300M

Secondary Market, 4 months ago

Funding history

Nov 2025

Secondary Market ByteDance · $300M

Jul 2024

Secondary Market ByteDance

Mar 2023

Secondary Market ByteDance · $100M

Dec 2020

Private Equity Round ByteDance · $2B

Mar 2020

Secondary Market ByteDance

Apr 2019

Debt Financing ByteDance · $1.3B

Audience

Monthly website visitors
5M
Month over month-4.6%
Quarter over quarter+3.3%
Top sourceDirect (71.3%)
Ad budget per month$0.0
Average search rank50.1
Traffic source mix
Direct
71.3%
Search
15.6%
Referral
11.3%
Paid referral
1%
Social
0.8%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

1.4M

12-mo growth

Monthly growth

+1.9%

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