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Musical.ly was rebranded to TikTok (Jan 2018)— see TikTok for current status.

Musical.ly

Short Video (defunct, predec

Short Video (defunct, predecessor to TikTok)

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Last updated May 30, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

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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.

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