Musical.ly

Rebranded

Sourced & current · updated May 30, 2026

Musical.ly was a Chinese-developed lip-sync/music video app. ByteDance acquired it November 10, 2017 for ~$800M-$1B and merged it into TikTok on August 2, 2018. Musical.ly brand retired.

Where they sit

Stack tier: Ecosystem Services (A)

Ownership

Parent: ByteDance