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Filed May 4, 2026
The short version
Garett Sloane predicted on February 25, 2021: “TikTok will be the next great ad platform. The brands that figure it out in 2021 will be the winners of the next five years.” Verdict: Called it. Sloane's early-2021 call. TikTok ad revenue grew from ~$4B (2021) to ~$20B (2024); brands like e.l.f., Duolingo, CeraVe built the playbook he predicted.
Prediction by
Garett Sloane
On February 25, 2021
“TikTok will be the next great ad platform. The brands that figure it out in 2021 will be the winners of the next five years.”
Follow-up
Sloane's early-2021 call. TikTok ad revenue grew from ~$4B (2021) to ~$20B (2024); brands like e.l.f., Duolingo, CeraVe built the playbook he predicted.
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