TopBuzz

Defunct

New York, New York, United States · Founded 2015

51-200 employees

Sourced & current · updated May 11, 2026

English news-aggregator (overseas Toutiao). Launched 2015. Shut down June 5, 2020.

Where they sit

Stack tier: Extended Ecosystem (D)

Native AdvertisingContent Discovery

ByteDance's international news aggregator positioned as a Western-market alternative to Toutiao, competing in the crowded mobile news app space before its shutdown in 2020.

Ownership

Parent: ByteDance