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TikTok's playbook for growth

The astonishing growth story of how a company that started solely in China, became the go-to platform for Gen Z, and establishing themselves today as a global household brand. The following slides seeks to shed light into these 4 aspects:

  1. Company background - timeline, ecosystem and topline figures

  2. Onboarding - getting to the aha moment before signing up

  3. Virality - leveraging on existing social networks to grow

  4. Content creators - making it feasible for creators

 

1. Company background

  • Evolution of Dou Yin, Musical.ly, and TikTok:

  • Launched localized versions for Chinese & International users:

  • One of few apps with such high penetration amongst younger demographics:


 

2. Onboarding

  • Testing viral videos that best optimizes for signups:

  • Enabling great user experience even for non-users:

  • Investing in easy sign-ups for a global audience:


 

3. Virality & acquisition

  • Popularizing different trends for creators to latch on:

  • Leveraging on word-of-mouth marketing:

  • Personalizing shared content:

  • Content as an acquisition channel:

  • Prioritizing users even if it directs traffic away:


 

4. Content creators

  • Creating incentive mechanisms for creators:


*Slides are compiled by myself, with information from TikTok's sales deck

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