That gives the company time to find a US-approved buyer or face being effectively banned for US users. But it's not just TikTok on the line -- Lemon8, TikTok's sister app, could also be affected.

TikTok parent company ByteDance is pushing new app Lemon8 in the U.S. and U.K., but its sudden popularity has caused some to question whether the hype is genuine or a marketing push to overshadow ...

Lemon8 app was developed and is owned by ByteDance, the Chinese company that also owns TikTok. Last spring, President Joe Biden signed legislation into law that would require ByteDance to sell ...

Given that ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, is at the center of the U.S. government's security and privacy concerns, any platform connected to it could face a similar fate. So, is Lemon8 at ...

TikTok owner ByteDance’s efforts to make its Pinterest-slash-Instagram competitor Lemon8 take off in the U.S. haven’t yet panned out. Since launching in the U.S. earlier this year, the Lemon8 ...

ByteDance’s Lemon8 is described as similar to Pinterest. Users can post inspirational photos or look for travel, food, makeup, and fashion inspiration — but TikTokers are now being paid to ...

Amid talk of a TikTok ban, its Chinese parent company ByteDance is pushing a new app in the US called Lemon8. Lemon8 uses the same coveted algorithm as TikTok, and is looking to replicate its success.

From the looks of things, it seemed that ByteDance’s hope was that Lemon8 could serve as something of a backup plan to gain U.S. users’ engagement and attention in the event of a full TikTok ban.

ByteDance launched Lemon8 as a siter app to TikTok in 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration. But there’s a hitch. The law, which would wipe out TikTok’s US operation if it’s not sold to an ...

ByteDance has not disclosed the number of global or U.S. users on Lemon8, which is believed to be miniscule compared to its trend-setting sister app. Data from the research firm SimilarWeb ...

ByteDance is planning a global marketing push to attract more users in May, according to emails to creators. The online news site Insider reported on Lemon8’s entry into the United States in ...

Lemon8 is owned by ByteDance, the same parent company that owns TikTok. It's one of the top Lifestyle apps in Apple's App Store , and it has more than 10 million downloads in the Google Play store .