Short video apps gain traction in overseas markets

China's booming short video services are gaining traction in overseas markets with companies looking to capitalize on markets where mobile internet is developing at a rapid pace.

Vigo Video, the overseas version of Chinese short video app Huoshan Video, has topped the download chart in Brazil and Indonesia's Google Play software store, just three months after taking its offerings outside of China.

This follows the successful landing of Tik Tok - an overseas iteration of short video app Douyin - in Thailand and Japan, according to Beijing Bytedance Technology Co Ltd, the company behind these apps.