TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022.
TikTok has already been either partially or completely banned by other countries, with many citing security concerns.
Nepal's Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma said the decision to ban TikTok had been made at a cabinet meeting earlier on Monday.
"Colleagues are working on closing it technically," Sharma told Reuters.
Nepal's neighbour India banned TikTok along with dozens of other apps by Chinese developers in June 2020, saying that they could compromise national security and integrity.
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