TikTok has been put up for sale in the United States. President Donald Trump intervened as its rescuer and deferred a law which could have made it cease operation on January 19, .
Now he wants an American investor to buy a majority stake in this renowned short video platform and put an end to its suffering.
The top three companies that may buy TikTok before the end of 2025 are listed below.
MrBeast
Jimmy Donaldson, a popular social media personality better known as MrBeast is interested in purchasing TikTok.
According to recent videos posted by the internet personality, he has held talks with billionaires about a possible official offer and has even prepared it.
Matthew Hiltzik, his spokesperson told CNBC this week that “There are several potential buyers in discussions with Jimmy. However, he does not have any exclusive agreements” with them.
MrBeast currently has over 100 million TikTok followers. At the time of writing, he’s worth approximately $1.0 billion.
Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison, the Oracle Corp. chairman and former president of TikTok has been mentioned by President Trump as a possible buyer.
ByteDance is the cloud provider for ByteDance, a multinational company in computer technology.
Nat Schindler, analyst at Scotiabank says that the bank is “directly investing in TikTok’s success” in this region.
Larry Ellison, for example, was one of the notable figures who expressed interest in purchasing TikTok when the US first tried to outlaw the platform. Wedbush Securities expects Larry Ellison or Oracle “to play a crucial role” in any TikTok deal.
Elon Musk
Elon Musk, a billionaire from Trump’s inner circles, could also emerge as an interested buyer for TikTok.
Musk is vocally against the ban on the app, and also has business ties with Beijing.
According to reports, the Chinese government is also interested in Musk purchasing the US operations TikTok.
Elon Musk is still the front-runner as a possible bidder for TikTok. This likely involves some outside investors/tech partners to make a deal happen.
According to Wedbush analyst, “Musk would have been hand-picked by Beijing. His ironclad relationship between Trump and him would also make this an extremely logical decision.”
Musk also has experience in social media and his $44 billion purchase of Twitter (now X.com), shows he is interested in owning platforms.
Schindler, from Scotiabank, argues that “the perception he is using X for political purposes, and his participation in TikTok, could attract additional scrutiny, including antitrust,”
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