If you’re using TikTok and it’s been a while, you may be wondering how to see when you joined TikTok.
It’s obvious at some point to get curious to check the date of signing up to TikTok.
The best way to see exactly when you joined TikTok, is to check your phone’s SMS and or your email inbox for a TikTok welcoming message; Specifically, you need to search for the “TikTok verification” code, that you’ve received upon your sign up.
There are other ways as well that you can follow in order to check the approximate time of your sign-up.
One of these methods works for iPhone only, yet, all of the others work on both iPhone and Android.
Today I will teach you how to see when you joined TikTok.
How To See When You Joined TikTok
To see when you joined TikTok, search on your phone’s SMS for “TikTok” and then find out the first time you got a verification code, which is the date you’ve added your phone number.
Another best way to check the date is to search for “Thanks for joining TikTok”, “[email protected]” or “[email protected]”.
Once you type these searches in your email search box, you need to check the oldest email that you received from TikTok.
The emails will include the verification codes that you’ve received.
The two methods above are the most accurate to see when you joined TikTok as it’s obligated to add either your email or your phone number to complete your sign-up process.
If none of these works for you, you’ll have to check other methods to get an approximate sign-up date.
Method #1:Search for “Thanks for Joining TikTok” in your email
First, on your phone or PC, open the email account that you added to your TikTok account.
In our case, we will use our Gmail account.
So when you open Gmail, tap on the “Magnifier” icon to open the search box, then type “Thanks for joining TikTok”, and tap on “Enter”.
After that, you need to find an email that you received from TikTok.
You can do so, by scrolling down until you get to the bottom of the screen.
Usually, the email will show up with the date, so you need to find the oldest email to see when you joined TikTok.
However, if you can’t find any email related to the “Thanks for joining TikTok” message, you can search for both “[email protected]” and “[email protected]”.
When you type one of the emails, you’ll get a lot of verification emails that you’ve received when you signed up to your TikTok.
Yet, the only email that you need to find is the oldest one, which is done by scrolling to the bottom of the page.
Method #2:Check your phone SMS for a TikTok verification code
Another way to see when you joined TikTok, is to check your SMS for any TikTok verification SMS that you received.
Usually, you’re required to add either your email or phone number upon your sign-up on TikTok.
So you can find the SMS verification that you’ve received.
To do so:
- Open your SMS page on your iPhone or Android.;
- Tap on the search box at the top of the screen to start searching.;
- Type “TikTok” on the search box to check for verification SMS.;
- When you receive the results, tap on the “TikTok” message.;
- See the last date to know when you joined TikTok.
If you can’t find any TikTok SMS, make sure that you haven’t deleted or archived recent SMS messages.
It can also be that you’ve changed your phone or lost the SMS for any other reason.
Otherwise, you won’t be able to see the exact date unless you check your email.
Method #3:Take a look at the first comment or video you’ve posted
On your TikTok profile page, check your draft if you have any saved videos on the drafts page.
If you’re worried about your drafts, you can transfer them to a new account or phone.
You need to also check all the comments that you commented on TikTok or try to remember any.
Usually, when you create a TikTok account, you may post a video directly to start getting views or comment on any video.
So to check videos, you can scroll down on your profile until you find the first video you posted on TikTok if you believe that you posted a video when you first joined.
This will lead you to see when you joined TikTok by taking a look at the date of the first posted video.
If this is not your case, you can follow the methods below to check the approximate sing update.
Method #4:Download your TikTok account data to see when you joined it
To download your TikTok data, head over to the TikTok settings page by tapping on the “Three Horizontal Lines” at the top right of the screen.
On the settings page, scroll down until you find the “Privacy” option then tap on it.
Now tap on the “Download your data” option.
A new page will show up with two menus at the top.
Tap on the “Download data” menu, then you’ll be navigated to a new page.
On the new page, tap on “Request data file”.
Your data will take about 24 hours to be ready for download, and you can then download it and check everything.
Once you download the file, you can check the comments to know when was your first TikTok comment.
Then you’ll be able to see when you joined TikTok by finding the oldest comment.
Method #5:Check when you downloaded TikTok on your iPhone
Finally, this method is only applicable for iPhone users, which is by checking the date you’ve downloaded TikTok in.
This will help you to know the approximate date of when you joined TikTok.
To do so:
- Open the App Store.;
- Tap on your profile picture at the top right of the screen.;
- On the new page tap on “Purchased”.;
- When the apps page opens, search for “TikTok” in the Search Box.;
- Take a look at the date you downloaded the app on, then you’ll get an approximate date of when you joined TikTok.
How Many Hours Have I Been on TikTok?
To check how many hours you’ve been on TikTok, you need to open the settings and check the screen time.
On Android go to “Settings > Search for “Screen Times” > Screen Time” then find the TikTok app.
You’ll find the time that you’ve used TikTok.
On iPhone, go to “Settings > Screen Time > See All Activity”.
Then a new page will show up and you’ll see all the apps that you’ve been using today.
So check the TikTok app and find out how much time you’ve spent on it.
Can I See the Actual Date I Started Following Someone on TikTok?
No, there is no definitive way to see the actual date you started to follow someone on TikTok, yet, you can follow some tips to check it out.
- Check where you commented on their post.
- Go to the “Inbox” page and check if you’ve sent a message to each other.
- Scroll down on the “Inbox” page and try to check when they followed you.
Conclusion
When you’re curious to check when you joined TikTok, you might get frustrated by multiple ideas to do so.
However, the best way to see when you joined TikTok is by checking your SMS or your email inbox.
Keep in mind to search for “Thanks for joining TikTok”.
So today, you’ve learned how to see when you joined TikTok.
Further Reading
How to Transfer TikTok Drafts to Another Phone