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TikTok hits 1 billion monthly active users — Forbes

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TikTok announced it hit 1 billion monthly active users—years earlier than Facebook and Instagram reached that milestone—making it one of the most-used and one of the fastest-growing social media platforms, writes Marisa Dellatto.

Here is the link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2021/09/27/tiktok-hits-1-billion-monthly-active-users/

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