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TikTok hits 1.5B downloads, outperforming Instagram

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298 points elorant | 3 comments | 19 Nov 19 14:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.569s | source
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ksec ◴[19 Nov 19 15:28 UTC] No.21573839[source]▶
Outperforming when Instagram is banned in China.

I remember there was a vaguely similar services from Twitter, and that somehow never caught on.

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1. Nextgrid ◴[19 Nov 19 17:34 UTC] No.21575659[source]▶
Doesn't TikTok use a separate brand and app called Douyin in China with its own app download counts?
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2. mciancia ◴[19 Nov 19 17:49 UTC] No.21575844[source]▶
Yes, it does.
3. ksec ◴[19 Nov 19 19:57 UTC] No.21577524[source]▶
Yes, but it was in the report and I quote

"Much of TikTok's growth has been driven by an explosion of users in India, who accounted for 31% of the app's downloads. Its second-biggest market was China which made up 11.5% of downloads, then the US with 8.2%. "