musical.ly operates primarily as a social network, focusing on short-form video sharing. Musical.ly was a popular Chinese social media service that allowed users to create and share short lip-sync and comedy videos. It was acquired by ByteDance in 2017 and subsequently merged into TikTok in 2018. It is operated by Musical.ly Inc., a subsidiary of ByteDance.
musical.ly
Trusted High Traffic Tranco #7,861
Related Topics
social mediashort videolip-syncuser-generated contententertainmentvideo sharing
Well Established
musical.ly is a well-established platform operated by Musical.ly Inc.. Top 100,000 global website, 11 years old. Standard web safety practices apply.
Top 100,000 global website11 years old
Security Considerations
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User-Generated Content
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{
"domain": "musical.ly",
"confidence": "high",
"category": {
"purpose": "social_network",
"specialization": "Short-form Video Sharing"
},
"identity": {
"headline": "Short-form video social media platform, merged into TikTok",
"summary": "Musical.ly was a popular Chinese social media service that allowed users to create and share short lip-sync and comedy videos. It was acquired by ByteDance in 2017 and subsequently merged into TikTok in 2018.",
"operator": "Musical.ly Inc.",
"parent_entity": "ByteDance",
"topics": [
"social media",
"short video",
"lip-sync",
"user-generated content",
"entertainment",
"video sharing"
]
},
"functions": {
"is_ugc_platform": true,
"is_file_host": false,
"is_url_shortener": false,
"is_public_idp": false,
"is_crypto_platform": false,
"allows_user_subdomains": false,
"is_form_builder": false,
"is_document_host": false
},
"facts": {
"registered_date": "2014-02-20T00:00:00Z",
"rank": 7861,
"hosting_provider": null
}
}