Nearly 50% of U.S. consumers use TikTok as a search engine

 https://www.thekeyword.co/news/nearly-50-of-u-s-consumers-use-tiktok-as-a-search-engine

TikTok is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ByteDance Ltd., a private multinational technology company. While ByteDance's corporate structure includes global institutional investors and founders, a domestic Chinese subsidiary of ByteDance includes a "golden share" held by Chinese state-affiliated entities.