The countdown is on again for a US-based buyer to take on TikTok, as it faces a ban. Euronews Next takes a look at the contenders to take over the app. View on euronews
Content creator Jimmy Donaldson, known on the Internet as MrBeast, has made it clear he is interested in buying TikTok. Donaldson has the most subscribers of any user on YouTube— over 340 million—and boasts over 113 million TikTok followers.
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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 was only offline for 12 hours in the US before incoming president Donald Trump signalled that he would delay the nationwide ban of the Chinese-owned app. Trump gave a 75 day reprieve for TikTok and its 170 million users after signing an executive order on his first day in office on Monday,
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As TikTok faces a potential ban, various bidders, including Elon Musk and Larry Ellison, are key contenders to buy the platform. Meanwhile, Netflix remains a possible option among streaming giants, though the company has not historically pursued major acquisitions.
Will TikTok find a way to remain legal in the U.S. under a new ownership structure? A range of possible new owners for TikTok in the U.S. — including MrBeast, Elon Musk and Oracle founder Larry Ellison — have emerged as a federal law banning TikTok in the country went into effect this Sunday,
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.
Donald Trump just issued an executive order that gives popular social media giant TikTok just 75 days to consider selling ownership rights to a potential US buyer. While Trump did express his desire for both Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison as top picks for buyers,
It’s not clear if TikTok’s owner ByteDance has seriously considered the offer, Bloomberg reported. Others floated as potential buyers include Elon Musk, Amazon, Oracle, and a syndicate headed by billionaire Frank McCourt.
Chinese government officials considered selling TikTok’s U.S. operations to Tesla CEO and close Trump ally Elon ... Musk on X. Jimmy Donaldson, the online personality who goes by the name ...
WATCH: Donald Trump said Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he’d like to see a bidding war for the app. The US president has delayed enforcement of a ban on the app in the US, giving himself 75 days to decide on a course of action https://t.co/77rb9cdzvj pic.twitter.com/K4j3ldY3Xk — Reuters Asia (@ReutersAsia) January 28, 2025
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