TikTok was thriving in the U.S., even before a joint venture saved it from a potential ban

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TikTok has just announced a new U.S. venture that will keep it operating there after years of concerns about its links to China . But even as it was nearly banned and faced scrutiny from officials, the short-video platform still dominated in 2025. The app, owned by Beijing-headquartered ByteDance, was the second-most-downloaded app across Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store in the U.S. in 2025, according to Sensor Tower data, defying a near-ban in the market. Another ByteDance app,

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