Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
95
/100
Trajectory Rank
Business
Consumer applications (incl. TikTok, Douyin)
Founded
14 years ago
March 2012
Employees
150,000
TrueUp
Rank
#21
Valuation
$550 billion
TrueUp
Rank
#20
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
ByteDance is a Consumer applications (incl. TikTok, Douyin) company with 1,191 job openings. It is currently valued at $550 billion as a private company. 150,000 people work at ByteDance. The company was founded in 2012.
Company grid
Employee happiness →
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Jobs
Open jobs
1,191
TrueUp
Rank
#23
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Engineering (Software)
438
(37%)
2.
Artificial Intelligence
201
(17%)
3.
Research
126
(11%)
4.
Business Operations & Program Management
106
(9%)
5.
People
91
(8%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🇺🇸 United States
454
(38%)
2.
🇸🇬 Singapore
437
(37%)
3.
🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area
316
(27%)
4.
🇺🇸 Seattle
108
(9%)
5.
🇵🇭 Manila, Philippines
58
(5%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
Python
474
(40%)
2.
C++
381
(32%)
3.
LLM
276
(23%)
4.
Java
219
(18%)
5.
Linux
158
(13%)
Financials
Valuation
$550billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Nov 2025
Latest secondary valuation
$640.6billion
16% from last round
Estimate as of May 5, 2026
Data source: Caplight
Most recent funding
7 months ago ($300 million)
Total funding
$9.8 billion
Value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$540.2 billion
Lead Investor - Series A
SIG China (SIG Asia Investments)
Valuation per employee
$3.7 million
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
50%
4,000+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Worse than 78% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
Rubo Liang
58%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Company culture links
People
Employees
150,000
ByteDance Org Chart
Rankings and awards
TIME100 Most Influential Companies
AI
2026
Setter 30
2026
Coatue Fantastic 40
2025
TIME World's Best Companies
2025
More rankings Layoffs
Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
500 impacted
Mar 2024 · 2 years ago
1,000 impacted
+9 more layoff events
Policies
Open jobs that are remote
N/A
H1B sponsorships approved (2025)
58
TrueUp
Rank
#35
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