ByteDance has a total of 38 patents globally, out of which 16 have been granted. Of these 38 patents, more than 55% patents are active. China is where ByteDance has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by the United Kingdom and the USA, it has generated an annual revenue of $58 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, China seems to be the main focused R&D center and is also the origin country of ByteDance.
ByteDance was founded in the year 2012 by Yiming Zhang and Liang Rubo. ByteDance is a Beijing-based Chinese multinational internet technology corporation. It’s a web-based technology firm that runs creative content platforms. As of 2021, ByteDance valuation reached $400 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of ByteDance which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find ByteDance patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over ByteDance patent portfolio.
How many patents does ByteDance have?
ByteDance has a total of 38 patents globally. These patents belong to 32 unique patent families. Out of 38 patents, 21 patents are active.
How Many Patents did ByteDance File Every Year?
Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
| Year of Patents Filing or Grant | ByteDance Applications Filed | ByteDance Patents Granted |
| 2011 | – | – |
| 2012 | – | – |
| 2013 | 1 | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
| 2015 | 10 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 18 | – |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | – | 1 |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
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10 Best ByteDance Patents
USD788137S1 is the most popular patent in the ByteDance portfolio. It has received 89 citations so far from companies like Spotify, Paypal, and Facebook.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of ByteDance:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| USD788137S1 | 89 |
| US9583142B1 | 57 |
| USD801348S1 | 33 |
| USD801347S1 | 24 |
| WO2014068309A1 | 16 |
| CN109584152A | 8 |
| CN109544444A | 6 |
| CN109783158A | 5 |
| CN109614902A | 5 |
| CN109584180A | 4 |
Bytedance, a technology startup founded in 2012, specialising in the use of artificial intelligence to connect individuals with enormous volumes of data. Bytedance’s content-creation tools also make use of AI. Tik Tok, the company’s music-video creation tool, makes editing easier by proposing cuts and AI-generated extra effects.
Toutiao, the company’s flagship app, provides a personalised ranking of news, videos, and information from hundreds of media sites and millions of users, which is updated in real time depending on the activities of the user—what the person clicks on, completes, and comments on. This works without requiring the creation of a profile.
Toutiao connects its customers with personalised advertising campaigns using AI technology and methods such as data mining and user behaviour analysis. Toutiao also includes a “Missing Person Alert” geo-location-based push notification system, which has helped identify a number of missing people by providing visual details to app users in various regions.
List of ByteDance Patents
| ByteDance Patents | Title |
| US20200394990A1 | Modular automated music production server |
| USD894227S1 | Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface |
| USD801347S1 | Display screen with a graphical user interface for a sound added video making and sharing app |
| USD801348S1 | Display screen with a graphical user interface for a sound added video making and sharing app |
| USD788137S1 | Display screen with animated graphical user interface |
| US9583142B1 | Social media platform for creating and sharing videos |
| CN305420047S | Graphical User Interface for Mobile Phones |
| CN305420048S | Graphical User Interface for Mobile Phones |
| CN305317141S | Graphical User Interface for Mobile Phones |
| CN305275530S | Graphical User Interface for Mobile Phones |
| CN109920041A | Video effect generation method and device and electronic equipment |
| CN109783158A | Application starting task processing method and device |
| CN109614902A | Face image processing method and device, electronic equipment and computer storage medium |
| CN109584152A | Image processing method and device, electronic equipment and computer readable storage medium |
| CN109584180A | Face image processing method and device, electronic equipment and computer storage medium |
| CN109583385A | Face image processing method and device, electronic equipment and computer storage medium |
| CN109559288A | Image processing method and device, electronic equipment and computer readable storage medium |
| CN109559274A | Image processing method and device, electronic equipment and computer readable storage medium |
| CN109544444A | Image processing method and apparatus, electronic device, and computer storage medium |
| CN109543646A | Face image processing method and device, electronic device and computer storage medium |
| CN109522869A | Face image processing method and device, terminal equipment and computer storage medium |
| CN205351068U | LED fresh lamp |
| CN205345812U | Give birth to bright express delivery case |
| CN205338218U | Give birth to bright product distribution cabinet |
| CN205348846U | Electronic commerce pavilion |
| CN205341328U | Sorting table for electronic commerce |
| CN205351900U | Give birth to bright freezer |
| CN205345779U | Give birth to bright tray |
| WO2018051140A1 | A method of combining data |
| WO2018049696A1 | Interaction method in video call and system thereof |
| WO2014068309A1 | Generative scheduling method |
| GB201805201D0 | Music generation |
| GB201802182D0 | Automated music production |
| GB201802440D0 | A method of generating music data |
| GB201721216D0 | Automated music production |
| GB201721215D0 | Automated music production |
| GB201721212D0 | Automated music production |
| GB201615934D0 | A method of combining data |