More than 1 billion people around the world come to TikTok each month to express themselves authentically, be entertained, start and grow a business, or learn a new skill or hobby. #BookTok has become a literature phenomenon, encouraging a new generation to share their love of reading and helping authors find new audiences. Meanwhile, #LearnonTikTok encourages our community to discover everything from local languages to ancient history.

Today, we're launching a feed dedicated to STEM, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, in over 20 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, to empower continued discovery on TikTok and connect a dynamic community of people over shared interests.

Users across Sub-Saharan Africa can click on the STEM feed alongside the Following, and For You feed to open up a world of knowledge from respected experts in their fields. The feed will include English-speaking content with auto-translate subtitles, which two independent organizations, CSN and Poynter will fact-check.


“TikTok is home to more than entertainment. It’s a platform where users flock to make discoveries; whether it’s uncovering a new restaurant, listening to a new artist for the first time or learning a new language. #STEMTok expands the world of discovery for our users whilst educating them with enriching content.” - Boniswa Sidwaba, Head of Content Operations Sub-Saharan Africa, TikTok.

Creators and partners who share content around STEM subjects like science, tech, engineering, and mathematics.

This new feed follows the success of the STEM feed in the United States and Europe, which has seen science, technology, engineering, and mathematics content grow globally by 35% since the launch.

Educational communities already thrive across TikTok. Almost 15 million STEM-related videos have been published globally in the last three years.

To encourage young people to explore these subjects, people 13-18 years old will have the STEM feed turned on by default, but can adjust their content settings in-app should they choose.

All users have the option to turn off STEM feed by going to their content settings in-app. Since the launch in the US, a third of teens have visited the STEM feed on a weekly basis.

To help bring high-quality STEM content to the TikTok community, we're expanding our partnerships with Common Sense Networks whose mission is to create and curate safe, age-appropriate and engaging content for young people and families and global leader in journalism Poynter Institute to cover Sub-Saharan Africa.

Common Sense Networks will assess all content to ensure it's appropriate for the STEM feed, and Poynter will assess the reliability of the information presented. If content does not pass both checkpoints, it will not be eligible for the STEM feed.