Client

BYTEDANCE INC

FILINGS KEY

Client Is Connected to China as Indicated in Filing
Client Is Connected to China as per Heritage Foundation Analysis
No Known Client Connection to China
Lobbying Terminated
Based on data as of March 9, 2026
Associated Filings (6)

Client
BYTEDANCE INC

Lobby Firm
BYTEDANCE INC

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BYTEDANCE LTD CAYMAN
Cayman Islands
100.0
No Chinese foreign entities are declared. Instead, Bytedance Ltd. Cayman, which owns 100 percent of Bytedanceis listed as a foreign entity based in the Cayman Islands. According to WireScreen, "ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese multinational internet technology company headquartered in Beijing and legally domiciled in the Cayman Islands." It controls multiple online platforms in both China and overseas, including TikTok.

Client
BYTEDANCE INC

Lobby Firm
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BYTEDANCE LTD CAYMAN
Cayman Islands
100.0
No Chinese foreign entities are declared. Instead, Bytedance Ltd. Cayman, which owns 100 percent of Bytedanceis listed as a foreign entity based in the Cayman Islands. According to WireScreen, "ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese multinational internet technology company headquartered in Beijing and legally domiciled in the Cayman Islands." It controls multiple online platforms in both China and overseas, including TikTok.

Client
BYTEDANCE INC

Lobby Firm
K&L GATES LLP

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
False

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BYTEDANCE LTD
Cayman Islands
100.0
BYTETEAM LTD. (OWNS APPROXIMATELY 22% OF BYTEDANCE LTD)
Virgin Islands (British)
22.0
No Chinese foreign entities are declared. Instead, Bytedance Ltd., which owns 100 percent of Bytedance, and ByteTeam Ltd., which owns 22 percent of Bytedance Ltd., are listed as foreign entities based in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, respectably. According to WireScreen, "ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese multinational internet technology company headquartered in Beijing and legally domiciled in the Cayman Islands." It controls multiple online platforms in both China and overseas, including TikTok.

Client
BYTEDANCE INC

Lobby Firm
MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Filing Year
2019

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BYTEDANCE LTD.
Cayman Islands
100.0
BYTETEAM LTD. (OWNS APPROXIMATELY 22% OF BYTEDANCE LTD.)
Virgin Islands (British)
22.0
No Chinese foreign entities are declared. Instead, Bytedance Ltd., which owns 100 percent of Bytedance, and ByteTeam Ltd., which owns 22 percent of Bytedance Ltd., are listed as foreign entities based in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, respectably. According to WireScreen, "ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese multinational internet technology company headquartered in Beijing and legally domiciled in the Cayman Islands." It controls multiple online platforms in both China and overseas, including TikTok.

Client
BYTEDANCE INC

Lobby Firm
ACG ADVOCACY

Filing Year
2020

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BYTEDANCE LTD
Cayman Islands
100.0
BYTETEAM LTD
Virgin Islands (British)
22.0
No Chinese foreign entities are declared. Instead, Bytedance Ltd., which owns 100 percent of Bytedance, and ByteTeam Ltd., which owns 22 percent of Bytedance Ltd., are listed as foreign entities based in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, respectably. According to WireScreen, "ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese multinational internet technology company headquartered in Beijing and legally domiciled in the Cayman Islands." It controls multiple online platforms in both China and overseas, including TikTok.

Client
BYTEDANCE INC

Lobby Firm
LGL ADVISORS LLC

Filing Year
2022

Lobbying Terminated
True

Foreign Entities Connected to Client

Entity Name
Country
Ownership %
BYTEDANCE LTD (OWNS 100% OF BYTEDANCE INC.; 100% OF TIKTOK LTD)
Cayman Islands
100.0
BYTETEAM LTD (OWNS APPROXIMATELY 21% OF BYTEDANCE LTD)
Virgin Islands (British)
21.0
No Chinese foreign entities are declared. Instead, Bytedance Ltd., which owns 100 ercent of TikTok, and ByteTeam Ltd., which owns 21 percent of Bytedance Ltd., are listed as foreign entities based in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, respectably. According to WireScreen, "ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese multinational internet technology company headquartered in Beijing and legally domiciled in the Cayman Islands." It controls multiple online platforms in both China and overseas, including TikTok.