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Apple is currently testing Douyin Pay support, a mobile payment service owned by TikTok’s parent company, for the China App Store.

Smartphone screen displaying the TikTok logo and Chinese characters on a black background, surrounded by a gradient of teal and red.
Apple tests China’s TikTok Pay in App Store

Douyin is, to put it plainly, China’s version of TikTok — ByteDance owns both platforms. However, Douyin is exclusive to mainland China and Hong Kong and is subject to Chinese censorship and regulation.

Just like TikTok, Douyin is a wildly popular app. It sees more than 766 million monthly active users.

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