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TikTok first launched in China in 2016 under the name Douyin. A year later, its international version was released as TikTok, while Douyin continued operating separately in China. Although the two apps look similar, they run on different systems and serve different audiences.
TikTok's short-form video format quickly became a global trend, inspiring many other social media platforms to launch similar features.
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