Amazon vs TikTok Interview Questions
Amazon lists 1,968 LeetCode interview questions while TikTok lists 351. They share 320 problems — 16% of Amazon's bank and 91% of TikTok's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 1,648 Amazon-only and 31 TikTok-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 320 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Amazon and TikTok.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Amazon-specific problems like Merge Sorted Array, Palindrome Number, Majority Element and TikTok-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.
Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: TikTok skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.
Difficulty Comparison
Top Shared Topics
320 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both Amazon and TikTok.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Two Sum | Easy |
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Trapping Rain Water | Hard |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock | Easy |
| Group Anagrams | Medium |
| Add Two Numbers | Medium |
| Reorganize String | Medium |
| 3Sum | Medium |
| Longest Palindromic Substring | Medium |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| Container With Most Water | Medium |
| Median of Two Sorted Arrays | Hard |
| Koko Eating Bananas | Medium |
| Valid Parentheses | Easy |
| Course Schedule | Medium |
| Merge k Sorted Lists | Hard |
| Longest Common Prefix | Easy |
| Rotting Oranges | Medium |
| Subarray Sum Equals K | Medium |
| Search in Rotated Sorted Array | Medium |
| Top K Frequent Elements | Medium |
| Maximum Subarray | Medium |
| Longest Consecutive Sequence | Medium |
| Copy List with Random Pointer | Medium |
| Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree | Medium |
| Generate Parentheses | Medium |
| Word Ladder | Hard |
| Merge Two Sorted Lists | Easy |
Showing top 30 of 320 shared problems.
Unique to Amazon (1,648)
Problems in Amazon's list that do not appear at TikTok.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Merge Sorted Array | Easy |
| Palindrome Number | Easy |
| Majority Element | Easy |
| Product of Array Except Self | Medium |
| Letter Combinations of a Phone Number | Medium |
| Valid Anagram | Easy |
| Analyze User Website Visit Pattern | Medium |
| Remove Duplicates from Sorted Array | Easy |
| Merge Strings Alternately | Easy |
| Pascal's Triangle | Easy |
| First Missing Positive | Hard |
| Reverse Integer | Medium |
Unique to TikTok (31)
Problems in TikTok's list that do not appear at Amazon.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do Amazon and TikTok share?
Amazon and TikTok share 320 LeetCode interview questions. 1648 problems appear only in Amazon's list and 31 appear only in TikTok's list.
What topics overlap most between Amazon and TikTok?
The most common shared topics between Amazon and TikTok are Array (17 shared questions), Hash Table (10 shared questions), String (8 shared questions), Linked List (5 shared questions), Dynamic Programming (5 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Amazon or TikTok?
Amazon has 527 Easy, 1074 Medium, and 367 Hard questions. TikTok has 34 Easy, 245 Medium, and 72 Hard questions. TikTok has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both Amazon and TikTok?
Start with the 320 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 Amazon-specific and 20 TikTok-specific questions to round out your prep.