Moonton

Shanghai Moonton Technology Co. Ltd. (Chinese: 上海沐瞳科技有限公司; pinyin: Shànghǎi mù tóng kējì yǒuxiàn gōngsī), commonly known as Moonton, is a Chinese multinational video game developer and publisher owned by the Nuverse subsidiary of ByteDance and based in Shanghai, China.

[6][1] One of its co-founders was Justin Yuan, who became chief executive officer (CEO) of the company in late 2018 after Xu Zhenhua.

[9] Following the completion of Magic Rush: Heroes, Moonton began development for a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game.

[16] The case was dismissed by Central District Court of California in the United States on grounds of forum non conveniens.

[17] On 22 March 2021, the developer of TikTok, BABE, Resso and Lark ByteDance, through its video game subsidiary Nuverse, acquired Moonton for US$4 billion.