‘An integral part of the social fabric of Australia’: TikTok contributed over $1 billion to our GDP last year

TikTok contributed $1.1 billion to Australia’s GDP and supported close to 13,000 jobs last financial year, according to a new economic impact report by Oxford Economics.

The inaugural ‘TikTok Economic Impact Report,’ found that investments in advertising and marketing on TikTok during FY23 generated $1 billion in direct revenue for Australian businesses, as well as being responsible for another $100 million including “flow on impacts”, making the total GDP contribution $1.1 billion for the 12 months.

“Millions of people have visited a restaurant or shop, or purchased music or bought concert tickets after watching TikToks,” the report states. “This means businesses can, and do, really leverage the platform to grow.”

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