The platform is in need of saving in the United States, where approximately 170 million people have TikTok accounts. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law that will ban the platform on Jan. 19 unless TikTok’s China-based owner ByteDance divests its U.S. operations.
The high-profile names who could potentially buy TikTok following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the law banning the platform in the US.
TikTok’s time will expire on Jan. 19 if no buyer is found or the Supreme Court rules in the app’s favor. Here’s what to know.
After revealing interest to buy TikTok, MrBeast says he has an offer to present to the company after meeting with a group of billionaires.
MrBeast is putting his name in the hat of billionaires fighting to buy TikTok before it’s U.S. death day. Just two days after he tweeted that he would buy the Chinese-owned company, the content-creator said that he had a meeting with billionaires looking to cut a check for platform.
Reports suggest Chinese officials are considering selling part of TikTok to Elon Musk to keep the platform operational in the U.S.
MrBeast shared a video on TikTok pleading with the company to let him save the application for millions of its users in the US.
MrBeast is serious about buying TikTok. With the TikTok ban coming up soon, the ultra-popular YouTuber aka Jimmy Donaldson, took to X earlier this week to post, “Okay, fine, I’ll buy Tik Tok so it doesn’t get banned.”
MrBeast suggests the possibility of buying TikTok to save being banned in the US, and a number of billionaires have contacted him about it.
The media personality himself is also a controversial figure. MrBeast, real name James Stephen “Jimmy” Donaldson, has faced accusations of fostering a difficult working environment, bullying employees, rigging contests, misleading fans, and knowingly employing a registered sex offender.
He is one of the world's leading content creators. MrBeast is known for his crazy videos and also for his great gestures of generosity with people of all kinds. However, he is also