由於pinterest和Instagram,Lemon8迅速地獲得了普及。It was the second most downloaded lifestyle app in the U.S. in the last 30 days.
“It’s certainly interesting timing. It seems like ByteDance is pushingLemon8as a potential alternative to TikTok and definitely as an alternative toFacebook$Meta Platforms (META.US)$和Instagram,”said Lindsay Gorman, senior fellow for emerging tech at the German Marshall Fund.
Lemon8also uses recommendation algorithms similar to those ofTikTok.
But Lemon8′s links to ByteDance and TikTok will come under the radar of U.S. regulators too, especially as the app continues to rise in popularity.