Other potential buyers include the philanthropist Frank Mccourt ’s Project Liberty, which is raising capital to make a bid for TikTok in order to “rearchitect the platform” and protect user data. McCourt is a billionaire who previously owned the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. The project is supported by the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt.

U.S. businessman Frank McCourt is open to teaming up with other ... and that he was open to billionaires Elon Musk or Larry Ellison, chairman of Oracle, buying the social media app.

Jimmy Donaldson - aka MrBeast - was jubilant as he told his tens of millions of TikTok followers about his bid to buy the platform. "I might become you guys' new CEO! I'm super excited!" Donaldson said from a private jet. He then proceeded to promise $10,000 to five random new followers.

Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle Corporation, has an estimated net worth of approximately $200 billion, currently placing him among the third richest person in the world, according to Forbes.

Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary has all guns blazing in the bidding war for the potential sale of short video app, TikTok.

MrBeast, one of most successful Internet creators, may join a bid by real estate mogul and Project Liberty founder Frank McCourt to buy TikTok's U.S. arm, McCourt told Axios' Sara Fischer in Davos Wednesday.

He said private equity firms and family offices have reached out to provide financing options. Read more at straitstimes.com.

He previously floated a joint venture, saying that the US should be entitled to half of the app.

Billionaire Frank McCourt, Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary, tech entrepreneur Jesse Tinsley and MrBeast have all expressed interest in TikTok

As TikTok faces a potential ban, various bidders, including Elon Musk and Larry Ellison, are seen as suitors to buy the platform. Netflix is a possible option among streaming giants, though the company has not historically pursued major acquisitions.

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said he would be open to billionaire supporter Elon Musk or Oracle Corp chairman Larry Ellison purchasing social video app TikTok as part of a joint venture with the US government. “I have the right to make a deal,” Mr Trump said at an event alongside Mr Ellison at the White House on Jan 21.

A well-known YouTuber has hinted at his interest in purchasing TikTok, making an already-complicated situation even murkier.