TikTok topped 1.7 billion monthly active users worldwide as of Q1, putting commerce in the path of constant discovery. For e-commerce brands, ad ROI averaged 2.5x in 2023, backed by audience behavior where 64% of users reported purchasing after seeing a TikTok ad. The platform also rewards format choices, with Spark Ads delivering 23% higher CTR than standard in-feed ads in 2023.
Key Takeaways
- TikTok ad spend ROI averages 2.5x for e-commerce brands in 2023
- 64% of TikTok users have purchased after seeing an ad on the platform 2023
- TikTok Spark Ads achieve 23% higher CTR than standard in-feed ads 2023
- Average videos watched per user daily is 70 on TikTok in 2023
- Videos on TikTok's For You Page receive 70% higher engagement than followed accounts in 2023
- Top 1% of TikTok creators capture 81% of total views as of 2023 data
- TikTok achieved 4.7 billion downloads worldwide by end of 2023
- TikTok's global monthly active users grew 15% year-over-year in 2023 to 1.5 billion
- US TikTok downloads reached 112.7 million in 2023 alone
- TikTok generated $18 billion in global revenue in 2023 primarily from ads
- TikTok Shop sales hit $20 billion globally in 2023 launch year
- US TikTok revenue reached $6.3 billion in 2023 up 53% YoY
- TikTok has over 1.7 billion monthly active users worldwide as of Q1 2024
- In the United States, TikTok boasts approximately 170 million monthly active users in 2024
- 58% of TikTok's global user base is under the age of 30 as of 2023
TikTok ads deliver native-feeling ROI, with 64% of users buying after seeing ads and ROAS averaging 2.5x.
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Advertising and Business Impact20 stats
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TikTok ad spend ROI averages 2.5x for e-commerce brands in 2023
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64% of TikTok users have purchased after seeing an ad on the platform 2023
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TikTok Spark Ads achieve 23% higher CTR than standard in-feed ads 2023
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Global TikTok ad revenue projected at $20 billion for 2024 up 30% YoY
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52% of US marketers increased TikTok ad budgets in 2023 survey
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Branded hashtag challenges generated 10 billion views for brands in 2023
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TikTok For Business reached 2 million advertisers globally by 2023
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CPC on TikTok averages $0.50-$2.00 lower than Instagram in 2023 US
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79% of users say TikTok ads feel native less intrusive 2023 survey
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Top Shop Ads ROAS hit 8x for fashion brands on TikTok 2023
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India banned TikTok leading to $6 billion ByteDance revenue loss annually 2020
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93% of businesses on TikTok report positive ROI from advertising 2023
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Interactive ads like polls increase engagement 35% on TikTok 2024
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US TikTok ad market share 3% of total digital ads but growing 50% YoY 2023
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Brand Lift studies show 25% uplift in purchase intent from TikTok ads 2023
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1.5 billion ad engagements monthly on TikTok in Q4 2023
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Small businesses represent 80% of TikTok advertisers low entry barrier 2023
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Video Shopping Ads drove 40% of TikTok Shop sales in 2023
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EU TikTok ad revenue $3 billion impacted by regulatory scrutiny 2023
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67% of Gen Z discover brands first on TikTok via ads 2023 survey
Interpretation
Advertising and Business Impact Interpretation
TikTok has become an advertiser's dream where users happily watch, engage with, and even buy from ads that don't feel like ads, creating a potent loop of discovery and purchase that's backed by impressive stats but still faces real-world regulatory hurdles.
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Content Performance30 stats
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Average videos watched per user daily is 70 on TikTok in 2023
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Videos on TikTok's For You Page receive 70% higher engagement than followed accounts in 2023
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Top 1% of TikTok creators capture 81% of total views as of 2023 data
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Average TikTok video length is 15-21 seconds for highest engagement in 2024
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34 hours of content uploaded to TikTok every minute globally in 2023
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Music and dance videos account for 42% of all TikTok content categories in 2023
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User-generated content on TikTok sees 5x higher engagement than brand content in 2023
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Hashtag challenges generate 23% more views on average per video in 2024
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Livestreams on TikTok average 100,000 viewers for top sessions in 2023
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Comedy content has the highest share at 22% of TikTok videos in 2023
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Duets and stitches boost video views by 45% on average in 2024 data
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62% of TikTok videos use trending sounds for 2.5x engagement lift in 2023
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Educational content grew 150% in views from 2021 to 2023 on TikTok
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Average like rate on TikTok is 5.96% per video in 2023 benchmarks
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Food and beverage videos see 18% higher completion rates in 2024
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Brand videos with influencers achieve 28% higher engagement than solo in 2023
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Gaming content views increased 200% YoY to 50 billion in 2023
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1 in 3 TikTok videos goes viral with over 100k views annually metric 2023
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Effect usage in videos correlates with 15% more shares in 2024 data
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Beauty content averages 12.5% engagement rate highest category 2023
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89% of users take action after watching creator content in 2023 survey
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Prank videos have 9% share but 25% like rate above average 2023
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AR filters boost retention by 20% in TikTok videos 2024
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Travel content views up 300% post-pandemic to 10 billion in 2023
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Comment rate average 0.5% but 3x for controversial topics 2023
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Fitness videos see 16% share growth YoY in 2023
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75% of top-performing videos under 15 seconds in 2024 analysis
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Pet content averages 11% engagement rate second to beauty 2023
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Shoppable videos convert at 2.5% rate higher than static posts 2023
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ASMR content views reached 100 billion cumulatively by 2023
Interpretation
Content Performance Interpretation
TikTok has become a ruthlessly optimized digital colosseum where 70 daily gladiatorial scrolls are fought over in 15-second increments, with every second, sound, and stitch scripted by data to chase the fleeting dopamine of virality.
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Growth Metrics25 stats
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TikTok achieved 4.7 billion downloads worldwide by end of 2023
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TikTok's global monthly active users grew 15% year-over-year in 2023 to 1.5 billion
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US TikTok downloads reached 112.7 million in 2023 alone
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TikTok app installs surged 20% in Q4 2023 globally
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From 2018 to 2023, TikTok's user base expanded from 30 million to over 1.5 billion MAUs
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Indonesia saw 25% YoY growth in TikTok users to 125 million in 2023
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TikTok's revenue grew 410% from 2020 to 2023 reaching $18 billion
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Daily time spent on TikTok increased 18% globally in 2023 to 95 minutes average
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TikTok overtook YouTube in daily watch time in US with 58.4 minutes vs 48.2 in 2023
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Brazil's TikTok user growth was 30% YoY to 80 million in 2023
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TikTok's iOS downloads hit 1.2 billion cumulatively by 2023
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Europe TikTok MAUs grew 25% to 200 million in 2023
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Average daily sessions per user rose 12% to 8.6 in 2023 globally
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TikTok's market share in short-form video apps reached 70% globally in 2023
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Vietnam TikTok growth hit 40% YoY with 49.9 million users in 2023
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TikTok downloads in India pre-ban peaked at 200 million annually in 2020
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Global TikTok ad impressions grew 55% YoY to 2 trillion in 2023
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US TikTok MAUs increased 12% to 150 million in 2023
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TikTok's Android installs surpassed 3 billion by end-2023
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Philippines saw 35% user growth on TikTok to 40 million in 2023
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TikTok's session length average grew to 10.85 minutes in 2023
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MENA region TikTok users doubled to 100 million from 2021-2023
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TikTok overtook Instagram in monthly downloads with 47 million in Oct 2023
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Sub-Saharan Africa TikTok growth at 50% YoY to 30 million users 2023
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TikTok's global DAU reached 1 billion in September 2023
Interpretation
Growth Metrics Interpretation
While the world debated its existence, TikTok quietly conquered human attention, amassing 1.5 billion users who now spend more time scrolling its feed than watching YouTube.
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Monetization and Revenue23 stats
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TikTok generated $18 billion in global revenue in 2023 primarily from ads
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TikTok Shop sales hit $20 billion globally in 2023 launch year
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US TikTok revenue reached $6.3 billion in 2023 up 53% YoY
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Creator Fund payouts totaled over $2 billion to 100k+ creators by 2023
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In-app purchases on TikTok generated $3.5 billion in 2023
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TikTok LIVE Gifts revenue was $4.5 billion globally in 2023
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Average RPM for TikTok creators is $0.02-$0.04 per 1,000 views in 2024
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Southeast Asia TikTok Shop GMV reached $15 billion in 2023
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Brand sponsorships pay top TikTok influencers $100k+ per post in 2023
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TikTok's e-commerce sales grew 385% YoY to $9 billion in US 2023
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50,000 creators earned over $10k from Creativity Program Beta in 2023
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Virtual gifts during LIVEs average $1,000per top streamer monthly 2023
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Affiliate commissions on TikTok Shop averaged 10-20% per sale in 2023
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UK TikTok revenue hit $1.2 billion in 2023 driven by ads
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Series collections monetized 1 million videos earning creators $50M+ in 2023
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TikTok Pulse ad revenue share model launched earning $500M in first year 2023
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Indonesia TikTok Shop GMV $12 billion in 2023 pre-suspension
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Creator Marketplace connected 100k brands to 50k creators billing $1B 2023
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Subscriptions for creators generated $100 million annually by 2023 end
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Effect Creator Rewards paid out $10 million to 2k creators in 2023
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Brazil TikTok revenue $800 million in 2023 mostly advertising
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Video Gifts feature earned $500 million from fan donations 2023
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Top 1% creators earn 50% of total platform payouts estimated $1B 2023
Interpretation
Monetization and Revenue Interpretation
TikTok has become a staggeringly efficient economic engine, proving that while it might take a village to raise a child, it only takes an endless scroll, a "Shop Now" button, and the collective desire to toss virtual roses at a stranger to build a multi-billion dollar empire where the real currency is our attention.
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User Base and Demographics30 stats
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TikTok has over 1.7 billion monthly active users worldwide as of Q1 2024
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In the United States, TikTok boasts approximately 170 million monthly active users in 2024
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58% of TikTok's global user base is under the age of 30 as of 2023
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Women make up 56.7% of TikTok's advertising audience worldwide in 2024
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India had the largest TikTok user base with 200 million users before the 2020 ban
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40% of TikTok users in the US are Gen Z (aged 18-24) as of 2023
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TikTok's user base in Indonesia exceeds 100 million monthly active users in 2024
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69% of US adult TikTok users are aged 18-34 according to Pew Research 2023
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Brazil has over 80 million TikTok monthly active users as of early 2024
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26% of TikTok's global users are from North America despite representing only 7% of world population
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Vietnam ranks third globally with 50 million TikTok users in 2023
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55% of TikTok users worldwide are female as per 2024 data
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In the UK, TikTok has 24.8 million users aged 18+ in 2024
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Gen Z represents 41% of TikTok's ad audience in the US for 2024
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Mexico has approximately 60 million TikTok monthly active users in 2024
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62% of TikTok users access the app daily globally in 2023
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Philippines has over 40 million TikTok users as of 2024
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35% of US TikTok users have household incomes over $75,000 annually per 2023 survey
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Thailand reports 38 million TikTok monthly active users in 2024
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48% of TikTok's users are parents according to internal 2023 data
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Saudi Arabia has 20 million TikTok users, leading MENA region in 2024
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71% of TikTok users in France are under 35 years old in 2024
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Nigeria's TikTok user base grew to 25 million by end of 2023
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57% of TikTok users globally use the platform for product discovery in 2024
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Australia's TikTok penetration rate is 52% among internet users in 2024
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42% of TikTok's US users identify as Hispanic or Latino in 2023
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Turkey has 35 million TikTok monthly active users as of 2024
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65% of TikTok users in Japan are female according to 2023 data
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South Korea's TikTok users number 15 million in early 2024
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30% of TikTok's global users are aged 25-34 as of 2024 demographics
Interpretation
User Base and Demographics Interpretation
TikTok's astonishing reach reveals a platform where over half the world's youth are congregating, not just to dance but to discover products and shape culture, all while a significant portion of their parents are quietly scrolling alongside them.
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Min-ji Park. (2026, February 13). Tik Tok Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/tik-tok-statistics
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Min-ji Park. "Tik Tok Statistics." Gitnux, 13 Feb 2026, https://gitnux.org/tik-tok-statistics.
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Min-ji Park. 2026. "Tik Tok Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/tik-tok-statistics.
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