How to Choose TikTok's Country and Change Regional Settings

Vietnam - an emerging TikTok market

Vietnam has 72% smartphone users, becoming an emerging market for TikTok. Nguyen Lam Thanh, the director of public policy in Vietnam, said that Vietnamese users have a very fast acceptance rate for new trends. Compared to neighboring countries, Vietnam has a high demand for social interaction and sharing.

According to TikTok, Vietnam was already online before the launch of TikTok in April. It is said that Vietnam already had over 12 million active users and 1,000 content creators before the launch. However, the latest growth data of Vietnamese users has not been disclosed yet.

Russia - TikTok's rise in social networks

According to the analysis report by MegaFon, TikTok's user ranking in Russian social networks has surpassed Odnoklassniki (Classmates) and is only behind Instagram and VK. The report also shows that the total scale of mobile network traffic on social networks has doubled, with Instagram accounting for 35.5%, VK accounting for 28%, and TikTok accounting for 24%.

Other Southeast Asian countries - popular countries for TikTok

In Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines, TikTok often ranks among the top in app download charts and usually takes the first place in the video app download rankings.

According to the data provided by ByteDance, in 2019, TikTok had a total of 43.5 million monthly active users in the four Southeast Asian countries of Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia.

How to change TikTok's regional settings

Solution 1: Change the language

TikTok does not recommend content in a non-local language of your region, but you can add multiple languages in the app's settings. In the TikTok app, click on 'Me' at the bottom right corner, then click on the three dots at the top right corner, select 'Account', and under the 'Account' section, choose 'Content Preferences', then add the native language of the region you are searching for.

Solution 2: Start following

TikTok recommends content based on the people you follow and the types of videos you interact with the most. You can use the search option in the app to enter the most popular users in the region you wish to view, and click the 'Follow' button to start engaging with their content.

Solution 3: Change the SIM card

Buy SIM cards from other regions through platforms like eBay and use them on your phone to change the content shown on TikTok. This method may be a bit complicated, but if you really want to access TikTok content from other regions, it is a feasible option.

The above are methods for selecting the country and changing the region settings on TikTok. Hopefully, they provide some reference for people with related questions.