401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Bytedance Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$919M
Total assets Above avg plan size
10,022
Participants Very large workforce
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$91,693
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bytedance 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Bytedance Inc · California · Information & Media

$919M in assets, 10,022 participants

Bytedance Inc's Bytedance 401(k) Plan reported $919M in total assets and 10,022 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,740 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Coverage in California

Bytedance 401(k) Plan covers 10,022 participants in California, 16x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $919M.

#2,740
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+81.6%
assets growth YoY
9.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bytedance 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bytedance 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$918,944,237 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Bytedance 401(k) Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bytedance 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (10,022 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Bytedance 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $506M in the plan year 2023 filing to $919M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bytedance 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $282M in the plan year 2023 filing to $413M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bytedance 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 7,471 in the plan year 2023 filing to 10,022 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 812345210 · Bytedance Inc PY 2024 · 401(k)

Bytedance 401(k) Plan · $919M · 10,022 · 98th

  • ASSETS $919M
  • PCT 10,022
  • EIN 98th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Independence Blue Cross Blue Chip Retirement Savings Plan
  • IND ind #2740

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Bytedance 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

IBEW Local No. 58 Annuity FundIBEW Local No. 58 Annuity Fu…$919MBytedance 401(k) Plan$919MIndependence Blue Cross Blue Chip Retirement Savings PlanIndependence Blue Cross Blue…$919MFormosa Plastics Corporation Employees Savings PlanFormosa Plastics Corporation…$918MFlagstar Financial, Inc. Employee Savings PlanFlagstar Financial, Inc. Emp…$918M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bytedance 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$506M
Net Assets (End of Year)$919M
Net Income$413M
Employer EIN812345210
Plan Effective Date2016-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bytedance Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bytedance Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$919M 311.26772277049236% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$500M$1,000M 202220232024 $223M $919M ▲ +311.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 4,123 $223M
2023 1 7,471 $506M
2024 1 10,022 $919M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Bytedance 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Bytedance 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.918944237 · Participants: 10022Bytedance 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Bytedance 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Bytedance 401(k) Plan

Bytedance 401(k) Plan reports $919M in end-of-year assets across 10,022 participants (0.007% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $91,693 per participant (66% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $413M.

This plan identity (EIN 812345210, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $223M to $919M (+311.3%) while covered participants moved from 4,123 to 10,022 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 4,123 $223M Open filing
2023 7,471 $506M Open filing
2024 · index core 10,022 $919M This page

Bytedance 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Independence Blue Cross Blue Chip Retirement Savings Plan in PA ($919M); by covered participants it is Howmet Aerospace Hourly Retirement Savings Plan in PA (10,022 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (10,022 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Bytedance 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024?
Bytedance 401(k) Plan surged - up 81.6% during 2024, from $506M to $919M. Reported net income was $413M.
How have Bytedance Inc plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bytedance Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 311.3%, from $223M to $919M.
Where does Bytedance 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Bytedance 401(k) Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bytedance 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Independence Blue Cross Blue Chip Retirement Savings Plan in PA ($919M, 4,285 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bytedance 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Howmet Aerospace Hourly Retirement Savings Plan in PA (10,022 participants, $952M in assets).