When Triller filed an S-1 form with the SEC earlier this month as part of its plans to go public, that S-1 form boasted some impressive user numbers.
But are those numbers actually accurate?
According to data from Apptopia, they might not be.
Triller’s S-1, filed Aug. 2, claims the TikTok competitor has gotten 550 million user signups since launching in 2015. Apptopia alleges the real number is closer to 73 million–an 87% discrepancy.
Now, Apptopia’s figure does come with a bit of a caveat. Apptopia is a mobile-only data firm, meaning it can only catch user signups done within Triller’s app on mobile devices. So, any users who signed up via the web and/or desktop aren’t counted. Does that theoretically mean Triller’s made-for-mobile platform could have gotten 477 million signups via web/desktop, and this explains the discrepancy? Sure. Theoretically.
Reached for comment about Apptopia’s allegations, Triller...
But are those numbers actually accurate?
According to data from Apptopia, they might not be.
Triller’s S-1, filed Aug. 2, claims the TikTok competitor has gotten 550 million user signups since launching in 2015. Apptopia alleges the real number is closer to 73 million–an 87% discrepancy.
Now, Apptopia’s figure does come with a bit of a caveat. Apptopia is a mobile-only data firm, meaning it can only catch user signups done within Triller’s app on mobile devices. So, any users who signed up via the web and/or desktop aren’t counted. Does that theoretically mean Triller’s made-for-mobile platform could have gotten 477 million signups via web/desktop, and this explains the discrepancy? Sure. Theoretically.
Reached for comment about Apptopia’s allegations, Triller...
- 8/22/2023
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
After getting off to a hot start on YouTube, Jubilee Media is raising the capital that will support its “first major brand extension.” The L.A.-based media company, known for its empathetic videos, has announced a 1.1 million funding round. On the heels of that investment, Jubilee is signing with talent agency WME and launching Nectar, a new channel centered around love and relationships.
Strong Ventures led the 1.1 million seed-plus round. The participants included numerous tech execs, including YouTube Co-Founder Steve Chen and Patreon Co-Founder Sam Yam. Other investors included DoorDash Co-Founder Stanley Tang, Rotten Tomatoes Founder Patrick Lee, Triller CEO Mike Lu, and former NBA player Jeremy Lin. Both Chen and Lin had previously funded Jubilee; the media company has raised 3.25 million to date.
Jubilee’s unique brand has brought in 3.4 billion views to date.
The company’s Founder and CEO, Jason Y. Lee, told Tubefilter that Jubilee’s...
Strong Ventures led the 1.1 million seed-plus round. The participants included numerous tech execs, including YouTube Co-Founder Steve Chen and Patreon Co-Founder Sam Yam. Other investors included DoorDash Co-Founder Stanley Tang, Rotten Tomatoes Founder Patrick Lee, Triller CEO Mike Lu, and former NBA player Jeremy Lin. Both Chen and Lin had previously funded Jubilee; the media company has raised 3.25 million to date.
Jubilee’s unique brand has brought in 3.4 billion views to date.
The company’s Founder and CEO, Jason Y. Lee, told Tubefilter that Jubilee’s...
- 9/28/2022
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
In its two latest latest acquisitions, TrillerNet has bought Fite, a streaming platform best known for boxing and ring-sports events, and customer engagement platform Amplify.ai.
The deals, both announced today, are part of an 18-month string of acquisitions in which the parent of social media app Triller has invested $250 million. Triller, a short-form video rival to TikTok, has more than 300 million global users.
Along with the M&a transactions, TrillerNet said Amplify.ai co-founder and CEO Mahi de Silva will be the new CEO of TrillerNet. De Silva had already been non-executive board chairman of TrillerNet. He replaces Mike Lu, who will become president of TrillerNet and shift his focus to investor relations.
Bobby Sarnevesht will remain executive chairman of TrillerNet. He and Ryan Kavanaugh, a known figure in Hollywood as the former head of the twice-bankrupted Relativity Studios, are co-controlling shareholders of TrillerNet.
In a press release, Kavanaugh...
The deals, both announced today, are part of an 18-month string of acquisitions in which the parent of social media app Triller has invested $250 million. Triller, a short-form video rival to TikTok, has more than 300 million global users.
Along with the M&a transactions, TrillerNet said Amplify.ai co-founder and CEO Mahi de Silva will be the new CEO of TrillerNet. De Silva had already been non-executive board chairman of TrillerNet. He replaces Mike Lu, who will become president of TrillerNet and shift his focus to investor relations.
Bobby Sarnevesht will remain executive chairman of TrillerNet. He and Ryan Kavanaugh, a known figure in Hollywood as the former head of the twice-bankrupted Relativity Studios, are co-controlling shareholders of TrillerNet.
In a press release, Kavanaugh...
- 4/14/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
When Donald Trump revealed his desire to ban TikTok in August of last year, his words sent the app’s creators and influencers into a frenzy — and many began to eye Triller, a similar app designed for sharing short-form video clips. At the time, Triller had 250 million global downloads (compared to TikTok’s two billion) and was growing quickly. It also had support from the likes of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, and Warner Music Group, all of which were shareholders.
Well, that list of enthusiasts got shorter this week: On Friday,...
Well, that list of enthusiasts got shorter this week: On Friday,...
- 2/5/2021
- by Samantha Hissong
- Rollingstone.com
Triller is tired of being called a “TikTok rival.” But it’s a fair comparison: both Triller and TikTok are social networks reliant on the sharing of music combined with short-form videos. Both are also wildly popular amongst teenagers (TikTok, with over 2 billion global downloads, is more so; but Triller, with over 250 million, is closing the gap).
Yet in the eyes of Triller’s CEO Mike Lu and co-owner Ryan Kavanaugh, the phrase “TikTok rival” gets the story the wrong way around. The duo point to two documents as evidence: 1. Triller’s 19-page lawsuit,...
Yet in the eyes of Triller’s CEO Mike Lu and co-owner Ryan Kavanaugh, the phrase “TikTok rival” gets the story the wrong way around. The duo point to two documents as evidence: 1. Triller’s 19-page lawsuit,...
- 8/10/2020
- by Tim Ingham
- Rollingstone.com
He was eight when he got his first smartphone: an iPhone 5c in beaming lime green. He was 10 when his impromptu breakdance at a high school basketball game in Florida went viral. Now, at the grand old age of 12, Seth Vangeldren finds himself juggling marketing contracts in six-figure territory with some of the world’s biggest record labels — who are all clamoring to get him to help break their newest artists.
Vangeldren didn’t set out to become a preteen music mogul. One day a few years ago, he was...
Vangeldren didn’t set out to become a preteen music mogul. One day a few years ago, he was...
- 3/22/2019
- by Amy X. Wang
- Rollingstone.com
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