A view shows the office of TikTok after the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app or face a ban, in Culver City, California, March 13, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said in a video posted to the app on Friday that seven million American businesses earn a living on the platform.
For Mama V’s Candy, TikTok Shop, the e-commerce arm of Bytedance’s video platform, changed the trajectory of the business, said owner Valerie Verzwyvelt.
“We have pretty much stayed viral since the beginning of the TikTok shop launch last year,” said Verzwyvelt. The company, which sells extremely sour candies, made $6 million in 2024 and has sold close to 300,000 units on the app, she said.
