TikTok 'LimeShorts' (ByteDance)
Key facts
- Operator / parent
- ByteDance
- Origin
- China
- Headquarters
- United States (product market); ByteDance globally
- Launched
- Disclosed by trade press 23–24 July 2026; the underlying product test is reported to have run since March 2026
- Category
- App · Global (China-origin)
LimeShorts is ByteDance's first paid microdrama app, disclosed by trade press on 23 and 24 July 2026, with the underlying product test reported to have run since March 2026. It carries vertical dramas of one to five minutes in comedy, romance and mystery, sourced from third-party partners rather than made in house. Access costs $20 a week or $200 a year, or per episode through in-app coins, according to third-party reporting. It replaces ByteDance's earlier web-novel app Mytopia and runs alongside the company's free apps Melolo, international, and PineDrama, in the US and Brazil.
Profile
- Markets
- United States
- Content
- Vertical dramas of one to five minutes, sourced from third-party partners.
- Genres
- Comedy, romance, mystery
- Monetisation
- Paid: $20 a week or $200 a year for full access, or pay-per-episode through in-app coins, per third-party reporting.
- Backers
- ByteDance