Who owns CapCut?
CapCut is owned by ByteDance (China).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- ByteDance Ltd. reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇳 China, Beijing
- Origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- Founded
- 2019
- Category
- Internet & digital › Digital services › Productivity & developer tools
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About CapCut
CapCut is a free video editor that made the editing style associated with TikTok available to anyone, and it is among the most downloaded applications in the world. Its templates are the reason so many unrelated videos share the same transitions and captions.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of CapCut?
The parent company of CapCut is ByteDance, a privately held company headquartered in China.
Is CapCut Chinese?
Yes. CapCut originated in China in 2019 and its owner, ByteDance, is also headquartered in China.
Is CapCut still owned by ByteDance?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, CapCut is still owned by ByteDance. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] ByteDance — about — ByteDance Ltd., Official document; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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