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What you should know about the owners of US TikTok

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January 28, 2026 | 11:18 AM1 min read
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What you should know about the owners of US TikTok

​ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, recently established a separate American entity to run the app’s U. S.

operations. This restructuring aims to separate U.

S. TikTok from its Chinese parent, addressing concerns about data privacy and foreign control.

The move came after years of pressure from lawmakers, who feared the Chinese government’s potential access to Americans’ data.