October 7: From zero to 1 billion monthly active users

TikTok is the latest social media company to announce that they’ve reached one billion monthly active users.

Source: Chartr
Published: September 2021

From zero to 1 billion monthly active users

TikTok is the latest social media company to announce that they’ve reached one billion monthly active users.

Time from launch to 1 billion active users

Facebook (2004-2012): 8.7 years

YouTube (2005-2013): 8.1 years

Instagram (2010-2018): 7.7 years

WeChat (2011-2018): 7.1 years

WhatsApp (2009-2016): 6.2 years

TikTok (2016-2021): 5.1 years