Over 50 million Americans have downloaded Temu since it launched stateside in September 2022. (More on Pinduoduo and its shady app below.) PDD also owns the e-commerce platform Pinduoduo headquartered in – you guessed it – China.
Temu (pronounced 'tee-moo') is based in Boston by PDD Holdings Inc. This app isn't some fly-by-night operation. I share important security updates every weekday straight to your inbox. I did some digging into whether it’s safe to use.
Like some other apps, it’s tied to China. But most of us know little about the app's origins. No wonder Temu is the second-most popular shopping app in the U.S., behind only Amazon.
You’ll find $17 wireless earbuds, $1 “gold” necklaces and $23 wedding dresses. Seemingly overnight, everyone’s talking about Temu, an online shopping app full of deals that seem too good to be true.
