2022, Yaqian Jiang, “Teaching English on Douyin: language commodification and translanguaging”, in Songqing Li, editor, English in China: Creativity and Commodification (China Perspectives), Abingdon, Oxon, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, part III (English as commodity):
It is relatively uncontroversial to assume that this default interface is where the majority of Douyiners spend most of their time while using the app.
2022, Yaqian Jiang, The Making of Microcelebrities on Douyin: Multimodal Design and Online Identities in Informal English Instruction Videos, dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Department of World Languages, College of Arts & Sciences, University of South Florida, page 7:
One of the specific examples the report provided was that 130 million Douyiners watched chemistry class videos made by a chemistry teacher. […] In this project, my focus is on the English language teaching videos created by some popular Douyiners who may be considered microcelebrities (Senft, 2008).
2022 December 16, Caiwei Chen, “Instagram Is a Site of Protest for the Chinese Diaspora”, in Wired[1], archived from the original on 2022-12-16:
A typical post might feature a cringe-worthy Tinder profile, a starter pack image of different types of Chinese transplants, or a hilariously pronounced English phrase by a clueless Douyiner.
2023 December 25, Hongying Zhao, Christian Wagner, “Factors influencing TikTok-based user purchase intention: comparison between potential customers and repeat customers”, in Internet Research, →DOI, →ISSN:
[…] identifying as “Douyiners” or “TikTokers,” reflecting their psychological relationship with the platform.
