The short version

Scott Galloway predicted on August 21, 2024: “Scott Galloway says big tech is about to get broken up, Bytedance will usurp Meta within two years and that at least one big streaming service will soon go pop.” Verdict: Too early to tell. As of mid-2026, within the implied two-year window, there is no widely accepted evidence that ByteDance has overtaken…

Prediction by

Scott Galloway

On August 21, 2024

“Scott Galloway says big tech is about to get broken up, Bytedance will usurp Meta within two years and that at least one big streaming service will soon go pop.”

Follow-up

As of mid-2026, within the implied two-year window, there is no widely accepted evidence that ByteDance has overtaken Meta in overall revenue, user base, or global economic power. Meta remains a publicly traded giant with higher reported user numbers and ad revenue.

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