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Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>TikTok has been conducting tests so users can play games on its video-sharing app in Vietnam, part of plans for a major push into gaming, four people familiar with the matter said.<\/p>\n

Featuring games on its platform would boost advertising revenue as well as the amount of time users spend on the app \u2013 one of the world\u2019s most popular with more than 1 billion monthly active users.<\/p>\n

Boasting a tech-savvy population with 70% of its citizens under the age of 35, Vietnam is an attractive market for social media platforms such as TikTok, Meta Platforms Inc\u2019s (FB.O) Facebook and Alphabet Inc\u2019s (GOOGL.O) YouTube and Google.<\/p>\n

TikTok, which is owned by China\u2019s ByteDance, also plans to roll out gaming more widely in Southeast Asia, the people said. That move could come as early as the third quarter, said two of them.<\/p>\n

The sources declined to be identified as the information has yet to be publicly disclosed.<\/p>\n

A TikTok representative said the company has tested bringing HTML5 games, a common form of minigame, to its app through tie-ups with third-party game developers and studios such as Zynga Inc (ZNGA.O). But it declined to comment on its plans for Vietnam or its broader gaming ambitions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re always looking at ways to enrich our platform and regularly test new features and integrations that bring value to our community,\u201d the representative said in an emailed statement to Reuters.<\/p>\n

ByteDance did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Reuters was not able to learn TikTok\u2019s plans for rolling out gaming features in other markets. Although TikTok users can watch games being streamed, in most regions they are not able to play games within the TikTok app.<\/p>\n

In the United States, only a few games appear to have been launched including Zynga\u2019s \u201cDisco Loco 3D\u201d, a music and dance challenge game and \u201cGarden of Good\u201d, where players grow vegetables to trigger donations by TikTok to the non-profit Feeding America.<\/p>\n

According to two sources, TikTok plans to draw primarily on ByteDance\u2019s suite of games.<\/p>\n

While the company will start with minigames, which tend to have simple game play mechanisms and a short playing time, its gaming ambitions extend beyond that, said one of the people who had direct knowledge of the matter.<\/p>\n

TikTok will require a licence to feature games on its platform in Vietnam where authorities restrict games depicting gambling, violence, and sexual content. The process is expected to go smoothly as the games planned are not controversial, the person said.<\/p>\n

Vietnam\u2019s foreign and communications ministries did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Users of ByteDance\u2019s Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, have been able to play games on the platform since 2019.<\/p>\n

TikTok\u2019s games are likely to carry advertisements from the start, with revenue split between ByteDance and game developers, a separate source said.<\/p>\n

TikTok\u2019s foray into games mirrors similar efforts made by major tech firms seeking to retain users. Facebook launched Instant Games in 2016 and streaming firm Netflix (NFLX.O) also recently added games to its platform.<\/p>\n

It also marks the latest ByteDance effort to establish itself as a major contender in gaming. It acquired Shanghai-based gaming studio Moonton Technology last year, putting it in direct competition with Tencent (0700.HK), China\u2019s biggest gaming firm.<\/p>\n

Even without gaming, TikTok has seen advertising revenue surge. Its advertising revenue is likely to triple this year to more than $11 billion, exceeding the combined sales of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) and Snap Inc (SNAP.N), according to research firm Insider Intelligence.<\/p>\n

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