TapTap is a mobile game-sharing community and third-party game store that originated in China, operated by XD Inc. The platform allows users to download games and engage within the community. 2024 H1，TapTap reached an average of 48 million monthly active users from over 170 countries, including the United States, Japan, Germany, and Italy. ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, game developer miHoYo, and Lilith Mobile are investors of TapTap. In 2020, MiHoYo’s ''

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'' was distributed on TapTap.

Exclusives

While with similarities to the offering on mainstream app stores such as

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and the

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, TapTap holds exclusives to games such as '' Torchlight: Infinite'' and T3 Arena during alpha testing and

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Mobile.

Events

TapTap Presents

TapTap Presents is a Live Show, hosted by TapTap, that first streamed on July 10, 2020, unveiling game-related updates and upcoming mobile games, including ''Genshin Impact'' and ''Torchlight: Infinite''.

History

TapTap was created by Yiwan in 2016 with an investment from XD Inc., previously known for peer-to-peer download network

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. In March 2018, TapTap was fined for violating games publishing laws in China, among other companies, and shut down its service for 3 months.

References

External links

* Mobile software distribution platforms {{China-company-stub