POLL: 85% of Yahoo readers do not use video-sharing app TikTok

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PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 05: In this photo illustration, the social media application logo, Tik Tok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on March 05, 2019 in Paris, France. The social network broke the rules for the protection of children's online privacy (COPPA) and was fined $ 5.7 million. The fact TikTok criticized is quite serious in the United States, the platform, which currently has more than 500 million users worldwide, collected data that should not have asked minors. TikTok, also known as Douyin in China, is a media app for creating and sharing short videos. Owned by ByteDance, Tik Tok is a leading video platform in Asia, United States, and other parts of the world. In 2018, the application gained popularity and became the most downloaded app in the U.S. in October 2018. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)
TikTok, also known as Douyin in China, is a media app for creating and sharing short videos. Owned by ByteDance, Tik Tok is a leading video platform in Asia, United States, and other parts of the world. In 2018, the application gained popularity and became the most downloaded app in the U.S. in October 2018. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)

For the uninitiated, TikTok is a popular social media app to create and share short-form videos, many of which feature tweens and teens dancing and lip-synching to popular tunes.

In 2019, TikTok was downloaded over 1.5 billion times. The app, a unit of Chinese tech firm Bytedance, is seen as a key competitor to Instagram, the photo and video-sharing service owned by social media giant Facebook.

We asked you, Yahoo readers, whether you’ve downloaded the TikTok app, and 85% of you say ‘no.’

About 12% of you voted ‘yes’ (share with us your video moves!) while 4% of readers might consider downloading it.

Some of your favourite celebrities are on TikTok, so you may want to check out their funny and entertaining videos, which may inspire you!

TikTok poll. (PHOTO: Yahoo Lifestyle SEA)
TikTok poll. (PHOTO: Yahoo Lifestyle SEA)

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