Benzinga | Dec 23, 2021 06:13AM EST

TikTok Tops As 2021 Most Popular Website

* Cloudflare Inc (NYSE:NET) pronounced ByteDance Ltd's TikTok as the most popular web address in the world in 2021.

* TikTok overtook Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google and all of its properties for the first time in Cloudflare's annual rankings.

* TikTok ranked seventh in 2020 behind Google, Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT), Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN).

* However, TikTok jumped to the top amid what might be considered a covid-driven surge in popularity, Quartz reports.

* Price Action: GOOG shares closed at $2,938.98 on Wednesday.