Coverage dated December 21, 2021

TikTok Surpasses Google as Most Popular Website of the Year, New Data Suggests

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The video platform also overtook Facebook as the most popular social media website, according to new data from Cloudflare, a web security and performance company.

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NBC Los Angeles
TikTok Surpasses Google as Most Popular Website of the Year, New Data Suggests (opens NBC Los Angeles)
Published Dec 21, 2021
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The video platform also overtook Facebook as the most popular social media website, according to new data from Cloudflare, a web security and performance company.
Quartz
TikTok overtook Google as the most popular website in the world (opens Quartz)
Published Dec 21, 2021
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TikTok jumped from seventh to first place in a year according to Cloudflare
Towleroad Gay News
TikTok Overtakes Google As World's Most Popular Domain (opens Towleroad Gay News)
Published Dec 21, 2021
Towleroad Gay News's feed description
TikTok has overtaken Google to become the world's most popular domain for 2021.
Insider
TikTok got more traffic than Google in 2021, showing the app's meteoric rise (opens Insider)
Published Dec 21, 2021
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The new Cloudflare rankings were a dramatic shift from 2020, when TikTok was ranked number eight in internet traffic and Google held the top spot.
The Hill
TikTok surpasses Google as most popular site in 2021 (opens The Hill)
Published Dec 21, 2021
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TikTok has dislodged Google as the most popular site in 2021, according to the latest data from web security company Cloudfla

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