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Customers will get their first look at the collaboration in BMW’s Neue Klasse, starting as early as next year.

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The Beijing-based company has rolled out a dedicated learning app dubbed Haohao Xuexi to tap into China’s lucrative paid content market. 

Toutiao launches paid content app to diversify revenue streams 

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Toutiao to build up a partial paywall for its top-ranked news app in China  

In 2017, the market for paid content in China has reached $738.9 million and is expected to grow to $3.5 billion by 2020.

Exclusive: Toutiao to build up a partial paywall for its top-ranked news app in China

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Bytedance’s overseas-oriented products, including Tik Tok and Musical.ly, have, to date, raked in more than 100 million of monthly active users.

A closer look at TikTok’s expansion overseas

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Valued at USD35 billion excluding Douyin’s valuation, Toutiao is also raising a round and is seeking funds from KKR and Jack Ma-backed Yunfeng Capital.

Toutiao’s less-than-2-year-old short video app Douyin, valued at around $10bn, is said to raise funds independently

In Q1 2018, Douyin’s international version, Tik Tok, was the most downloaded iPhone app worldwide, totaling 45.8 million and surpassing Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram

8 Lessons from the Rise of Douyin (Tik Tok)

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Tik Tok, the overseas version of Douyin, was the world's most downloaded non-game app in iOS App Store in Q1 2018.

Douyin DAU tops 150 million, Toutiao’s short-video streaming app reveals user number for the first time

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

Toutiao offers the most successful formula for Chinese startups to take off without siding with any one of the Chinese "BAT" triumvirate. But it may forge an alliance with Alibaba as its relationship with Tencent deteriorates.