TikTok

TikTok

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Heard in 1,731 episodes across 330 shows since Sep 2025

TikTok is a social networking service and short-form online video platform operated internationally by ByteDance. It enables users to create, share, and discover user-submitted videos through its mobile app and website, with videos ranging from a few seconds to up to 60 minutes.

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Discussed inCulture20%Business17%Politics16%AI & Tech13%

Episodes

1,731
across 330 shows

This week

75
episodes on 63 shows

Share of the conversation

1.0‰
1.0× its usual level

Expert statements

6
2 positive · 4 negative

Share of the conversation

Mentions of TikTok per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, across the podcasts PodLume Trends follows.

0.0‰1‰2‰3‰usual level · 1‰Aug 15Sep 6Sep 29Oct 21Nov 12
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DayShare (7-day)Mentions
Oct 141.14‰21
Oct 151.22‰27
Oct 161.14‰17
Oct 171.23‰12
Oct 181.21‰5
Oct 191.10‰25
Oct 201.15‰31
Oct 211.23‰28
Oct 221.25‰33
Oct 231.38‰33
Oct 241.33‰7
Oct 251.33‰5
Oct 261.31‰22
Oct 271.30‰29
Oct 281.20‰16
Oct 291.09‰17
Oct 301.04‰28
Oct 311.10‰14
Nov 11.12‰7
Nov 21.10‰20
Nov 31.05‰20
Nov 41.00‰15
Nov 51.05‰23
Nov 61.02‰24
Nov 70.96‰8
Nov 81.02‰16
Nov 91.10‰28
Nov 101.09‰22
Nov 111.22‰27
Nov 121.19‰8

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What experts have said about TikTok

6 statements · 2 positive · 4 negative

  1. Sahar YousefNegativeOct 15, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

    TikTok-style scrolling is the least restorative type of break.

    “the worst break was TikTok-style scrolling.”

    Listen at 1:27:47

    Open the episode · Phone Addiction Scientist: Doing This Gives You An Hour Back Every Day! | Dr Sahar Yousef
  2. Matt TaibbiNegativeOct 8, 2026· The Megyn Kelly Show

    TikTok-based moral education can misdirect children

    “If you're getting your moral education from TikTok instead of from the Bible or Tolstoy or something like that, you're going to be steered wrong in life.”

    Listen at 39:06

    Open the episode · How the Media Shapes the Cornell Lie, with Matt Taibbi, and the Harms of "White Guilt," with Eli and Shelby Steele | Ep. 1414
  3. Peter AlexanderNegativeSep 15, 2026· Thoughtful Money with Adam Taggart

    The U.S. action against TikTok was primarily motivated by commercial interests, not national security.

    “It had nothing to do with national security. It had everything, or at least the vast majority, in my opinion, it was all about money.”

    Listen at 42:02

    Open the episode · The Truth About China: Collapsing & Conquering? | Peter Alexander
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