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25% of US adults consider Facebook the most influential social media platform for purchasing decisions, putting it just ahead of TikTok (21%) and Instagram (20%), according to Relex.

Meta, TikTok under fire for data usage practices: The social media giants are facing lawsuits that could have long-term consequences.

This week, small businesses express concerns about President Trump鈥檚 policies, private label brands gain traction, and Gen Z embraces AI for shopping. Meanwhile, TikTok music influences purchases, and excessive advertising drives cart abandonment.

Over half of Gen Zers discover products primarily on TikTok and Instagram: Google鈥檚 relevance is fading as social search takes over.

Reels may get its own app: Instagram is reportedly exploring a standalone platform as it vies to draw attention away from TikTok.

A dedicated Instagram Reels app could give Meta an edge over TikTok鈥攐r fragment its audience. If users resist another app, Instagram鈥檚 video dominance could take a hit.

Amazon reevaluates social commerce ambitions with Inspire shutdown: The retailer is prioritizing Rufus and shoppable partnerships with TikTok and other platforms.

TikTok Shop鈥檚 sales soared 153% in January: The video app鈥檚 social commerce arm is eating into Shein鈥檚 market share, adding to the hurdles facing the fast fashion company.

Ecommerce penetration of beauty and personal care sales is rising: 41% of category sales take place on platforms like Amazon and TikTok Shop as consumers respond to virality and convenience.

The uncertain future of TikTok and the changing social media landscape has made complicated partnerships and engagement measurement in the creator economy. But creators are ready.

Instagram shoppers and millennials are top spenders. TikTok shoppers buy most frequently. Gen Z has mixed habits on Facebook and Pinterest.

Western Europe isn鈥檛 the biggest market for TikTok in terms of user numbers. But its users are highly engaged and digitally savvy, so the platform should be an attractive proposition for marketers.

Post-relisting, TikTok skyrocketed past US rivals in downloads, reclaiming its dominance while RedNote, once a rising competitor, struggles to keep users.

With Facebook鈥檚 ad growth slowing, Meta is paying influencers to revive the platform鈥攂ut can cash alone compete with TikTok and Instagram鈥檚 cultural dominance?

While many users sell products via Twitch livestreams, Amazon has yet to position the platform as a rival to other social video commerce sites like TikTok Shop.

Even if TikTok goes away, short social video is here to stay. Consumption will move to other places, and advertisers need to be ready.

With TikTok facing potential US ban uncertainties, the platform's successful shopping integration has created both challenges and opportunities in the social commerce landscape. "TikTok really showed how social commerce can work in a new way in the US," our analyst Sky Canaves said on a recent episode of 鈥淏ehind the Numbers: Reimagining Retail.鈥�

The fate of TikTok in the US: Legal, economic, and operational implications unfold as businesses and creators prepare for potential disruption.

TikTok returns to US app stores, hinting at a secure future: Regulators and storefronts say they want to keep the app around, putting it on much stronger footing.

List of potential TikTok buyers grows while ban looms: The platform is drawing interest from new parties who could keep the key marketing channel afloat for millions of US companies.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss how TikTok Shop has changed the way people shop on social media, how the brands who sell on the platform will be impacted if TikTok goes away, and what they should be thinking about next. Listen to the conversation with our Senior Analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Principal Analyst Sky Canaves and Vice President and Principal Analyst Jasmine Enberg.