ByteDance, the parent company of the globally popular app TikTok, has set its valuation at a whopping $300 billion. This marks one of the highest valuations the company has seen to date. What Happened: ByteDance’s valuation was established in a recent share buyback offer.

TikTok's parent company ByteDance is valuing itself at about $300 billion, after it recently approached investors about a share buyback program, according to two people familiar with the matter and a document viewed by Reuters.

ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, valued itself at $300 billion in a recent share buyback offer, according to a new report in The Wall