In which Caribbean territory is TikTok Ltd incorporated?

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TikTok Ltd was incorporated in the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean.

The incorporation location is a corporate-jurisdiction fact, not a claim that TikTok is based there. TikTok’s operations have been associated with Singapore and Los Angeles, while its parent company, ByteDance, was founded in China and is incorporated in the Cayman Islands.

The Cayman Islands are a British Overseas Territory known for financial services and internationally used corporate structures. That can cause confusion with nearby territories such as Bermuda or the British Virgin Islands, which also serve as incorporation locations for global companies.

TikTok’s corporate arrangements have attracted attention because the service operates internationally and faces different regulatory requirements in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The app itself is the global counterpart to Douyin, ByteDance’s separate service for mainland China.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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