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Why Is It Called Tiktok? [Solved]

Wow! Talk about a whirlwind success story! In 2016, Douyin was launched in China and just one year later it went international as TikTok. Cleverly, the name is a play on tick-tock, which is an onomatopoeia for clocks and also means countdowns and minute-by-minute action. To top it off, in 2017–18 TikTok merged with its competitor musical.ly - talk about making moves!