How TikTok Shop sellers are using AI creators and AI twins to boost affiliate sales; eMarketer: US sales on TikTok Shop will grow 48% YoY to $23.41B in 2026
How TikTok Shop sellers are using AI creators and AI twins to boost affiliate sales; eMarketer: US sales on TikTok Shop will grow 48% YoY to $23.41B in 2026
Brands issue warnings as more creators use avatars and duplicates of themselves to boost affiliate sales
Analysts: TikTok Shop generated $4.9B in US sales during Q1 2026, doubling its volume from the previous year; Q1 consumer spending on the platform rose 46% YoY
Charm.io: TikTok Shop reached $10B+ in US sales across 600K creators between January and October, up from $5B YoY; global sales are on par with eBay's
When we first launched the Luxury Resale vertical on TikTok Shop, there was real doubt that high-value buyers would shop this way. … Alexandra Levine : You can now buy Birkin bags and Rolex watches on...
TikTok Shop expands into luxury retail, offering items such as Hermes' $11,000 handbags, primarily sold by secondhand resellers using AI to verify authenticity
TikTok is moving into luxury retail, part of an effort to expand its TikTok Shop marketplace into a high-end shopping destination …
EchoTik estimates TikTok Shop sold $19B worth of products globally in Q3, nearing eBay's $20.1B, with US sales accounting for between $4B and $4.5B, up 125% QoQ
TikTok's ecommerce arm has kept growing steadily, despite tariffs and never-ending debates over whether the platform should be banned.
TikTok Shop says fraudulent sellers are using AI to create fake brands and nonexistent products; TikTok rejected 70M products and banned 700K sellers in H1 2025
Dan Whateley / Business Insider :
Tokopedia sellers say Tokopedia's strengths have eroded since its TikTok Shop merger in Indonesia, driving thousands of sellers to join rivals, including Toco
restofworld.org/2025/tiktok- ... [image] @restofworld.org : As TikTok looks to change course to comply with U.S. laws, a similar experiment in its second-largest market is unraveling. — New: restof...
TikTok launches TikTok Shop in Japan, marking the e-commerce platform's 17th market, following launches in the US, the UK, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and more
Danielle Popov / South China Morning Post :
Indonesia plans to change its rules to require e-commerce platforms like TikTok Shop to withhold income tax from large sellers instead of paying the government
Grace Sihombing / Bloomberg :