字节跳动“身价”再创新高，估值飙至4800亿美元

Group 1 - A Chinese investment firm has purchased a stake in ByteDance, raising its valuation to $480 billion, significantly higher than recent levels, indicating strong investor interest in the parent company of TikTok [1] - Capital Today, led by prominent investor Xu Xin, won the bidding against multiple competitors, acquiring shares initially priced at approximately $200 million, which escalated to around $300 million due to competitive bidding [1][2] - This transaction is one of the largest secondary market deals involving ByteDance this year, reflecting ongoing market interest in the company, which has developed several popular digital services in China [1] Group 2 - ByteDance's valuation was approximately $330 billion during an employee share buyback plan initiated in September, with plans for an institutional shareholder buyback project later this month [2] - Other investors, including SoftBank and Fidelity, have reportedly increased their valuations of ByteDance shares to over $400 billion earlier this year [2] - The auction was competitive due to the rare opportunity to acquire a significant amount of existing shares in ByteDance, as investors seek to engage with its rapidly developing AI capabilities and global content and advertising business [2]