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Musical.ly (pronounced "Musically", stylized as musical.ly) was a social media service headquartered in Shanghai with an American office in Santa Monica, California, on which platform users created and shared short lip-sync videos.
- 36 languages
- Musical.ly Inc. (2014–2017), ByteDance (2017–2018)
- August 2014; 9 years ago
- Proprietary software with terms of use
Musical.ly was a Chinese app that became popular for lip-syncing videos and was acquired by TikTok's parent company in 2017. Learn about its origins, features, funding, and why it shut down in 2018.
Dec 10, 2018 · TikTok is a global video-sharing app that lets users lip-sync, dance, and create comedy sketches with music and effects. It was launched in 2017 by ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, and acquired Musical.ly, a similar app, in 2018.
Musical.ly, the short-form video app with 100 million users, is no longer available. Bytedance, its parent company, has merged it with TikTok, another short-form video app with 500 million users worldwide.
May 12, 2021 · Musical.ly was a shortform video app that let users lip-sync, edit, and share clips with music and effects. It spawned a generation of online stars like Baby Ariel and the Sway House, and influenced the style of TikTok.
Learn everything you need to know to get started using Musica.ly! We'll show you everything from downloading the app, signing up for an account, and creating...
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Aug 2, 2018 · ByteDance, the Chinese media firm who owns both apps, announced the merger in August 2018. The new TikTok app combines the features and users of Musical.ly and TikTok, and aims to capture the world's creativity and knowledge.