It’s short-form, it’s engaging and it’s talent based. Here is a list of the top 10 countries by user base on TikTok.

Now with over a billion monthly active users, how do countries compare by the number of TikTok users.

In June 2020, TikTok was banned from India over national security issues, where the short-form video app had the largest user base, with 190 million users. Being a Chinese company, it should also be noted, TikTok has a Chinese version of the app called Douyin. Douyin has around 670 million monthly active users.

The following data is based on the advertising audience reach numbers published by TikTok’s self-service tools in October 2021. For this reason, number are based on active TikTok users aged 18 and above.


Flag of the United States

1. The United States of America

120.8 million users


2. Indonesia

87.5 million users


Flag of Brazil

3. Brazil

72.3 million users


Flag of Russia

4. The Russian Federation

48.8 million users


Flag of Mexico

5. Mexico

41.6 million users


Flag of Vietnam

6. Vietnam

39.7 million users


Flag of Thailand

7. Thailand

35.6 million users


Flag of the Philippines

8. The Philippines

33.0 million users


Flag of Turkey

9. Turkey

24.6 million users


Flag of the United Kingdom

10. The United Kingdom

20.1 million users


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