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TikTok hits 1.5B downloads, outperforming Instagram

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298 points elorant | 4 comments | 19 Nov 19 14:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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nriconalla ◴[19 Nov 19 14:14 UTC] No.21572949[source]▶
Wow that is really a great competition but I guess TikTok really doing great because there are lot of funny and good content or videos uploaded.
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Fjolsvith ◴[19 Nov 19 14:52 UTC] No.21573360[source]▶
And I find some of the ads on TikTok are relevant and interesting to me. Additionally, I don't have to wait 7 seconds to skip an ad I don't want to see, nor do I have to watch several ads in a row to continue to the next video (think Youtube).
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1. sorenn111 ◴[19 Nov 19 14:54 UTC] No.21573372[source]▶
What's the operating margin? Of course a new company will have like 0 ads as it tries to capture market share and be cool. Once VC moneys runs out and they need to make money, believe me, you'll see ads.
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2. Fjolsvith ◴[19 Nov 19 15:03 UTC] No.21573492[source]▶
On average, I see an ad about every 7 videos on TikTok. Given a video is no longer than a minute, that puts the ad dispersement about on par with Youtube.
3. logicchains ◴[19 Nov 19 15:16 UTC] No.21573654[source]▶
The parent company is profitable now (https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/30/tiktok-owner-bytedances-firs...).
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4. sanxiyn ◴[19 Nov 19 16:04 UTC] No.21574394[source]▶
Note that their revenue generator is Toutiao, not TikTok.