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# TikTok sister app Lemon8 surges in US popularity despite ties to China
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/tiktok-sister-app-lemon8-surges-in-us-popularity-despite-ties-to-china/
- Published: 2023-04-12T14:07:28.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-12T14:09:17.000Z
- Description: Another mobile app from TikTok-parent ByteDance is gaining traction in the U.S., despite growing national security concerns over the company’s ties to China. Aimed straight Gen Z audience, the app. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2023/04/tiktok-sister-app-lemon8-surges-in-us-popula
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Apps, Mobile & SMS, Music Marketing, Social Media, ByteDance, DIY musicians, Lemon8, music, Music Business, music industry, musician, musicians, TikTok, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:44

Another mobile app from TikTok-parent ByteDance is gaining traction in the U.S., despite growing national security concerns over the company’s ties to China.

![Headphones with "44%" inside, symbolizing music or audio statistics.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/spcdn-shortpixel-ai/spio/ret_img-q_cdnize/www-hypebot-com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/lemon8-on-the-app-store.png)

Aimed straight Gen Z audience, the app features a mix of TikTok-like videos and Instagram-like photos.

Until recently, Lemon8, which has been around since 2020, had never ranked in the Top 200 Overall Charts in the U.S., according to app store intelligence from [data.ai](http://data.ai/?ref=hypebot.com).

Now Lemon8 has been installed 17 million times globally, including 650,000 downloads in the U.S. in the past week and a half alone. Japan is the app’s biggest market, representing 36.5% of lifetime downloads, according to Axios.

**Bruce Houghton* is the Founder and Editor of [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/) and [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com), a Senior Advisor at [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com), President of the[ Skyline Artists Agency](https://skylineonline.com/?ref=hypebot.com), and a Berklee College Of Music professor.*