TapTap

{{Short description|Video game distribution platform}}

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| developer = XD Inc

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| platform = Android, iOS, iPadOS (open-source)

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| genre = Mobile game store

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| website = {{URL|https://taptap.io/}}

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TapTap is a mobile game-sharing community and third-party game store that originated in China, operated by XD Inc.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-28 |title=Beijing knows video games better than most think, says games store founder |url=https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3154004/beijing-video-game-regulators-really-know-industry-despite-tech |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203172425/https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3154004/beijing-video-game-regulators-really-know-industry-despite-tech |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Cranmer |first=Brandon |date=2022-09-11 |title=How to Get Exclusive Android Games That Aren't on the Google Play Store |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/taptap-games-not-on-the-google-play-store/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=MUO |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125062316/https://www.makeuseof.com/taptap-games-not-on-the-google-play-store/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-04 |title=Alibaba Cloud announces final nominees for AsiaStar 10×10 campaign to recognize innovation achievements in Southeast Asia |url=https://kr-asia.com/alibaba-cloud-announces-final-nominees-for-asiastar-10x10-campaign-to-recognize-innovation-achievements-in-southeast-asia |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=KrASIA |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204091931/https://kr-asia.com/alibaba-cloud-announces-final-nominees-for-asiastar-10x10-campaign-to-recognize-innovation-achievements-in-southeast-asia |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Liao |first=Rita |date=2021-04-01 |title=Bilibili ups the ante in games with $123 million investment in TapTap |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/01/bilibili-ups-the-ante-in-games-with-123-million-investment-in-taptap/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203172427/https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/01/bilibili-ups-the-ante-in-games-with-123-million-investment-in-taptap/ |url-status=live }}

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, game developer miHoYo, and Lilith Mobile are investors of TapTap. In 2020, MiHoYo’s Genshin Impact was distributed on TapTap.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-22 |title=Tech startups shun Singapore and Hong Kong for US SPACs |url=https://kr-asia.com/tech-startups-shun-singapore-and-hong-kong-for-us-spacs |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=KrASIA |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203172429/https://kr-asia.com/tech-startups-shun-singapore-and-hong-kong-for-us-spacs |url-status=live }}