After teasing interest in it, MrBeast reveals that he's officially flying out to make an offer to purchase troubled video app TikTok.
Jimmy Donaldson, better known online as MrBeast, has a history of documenting his charity work through his videos.
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.
YouTube star MrBeast has confirmed that he’s making an official bid to purchase TikTok after the ban briefly went dark in the US.
The TikTok ban has taken a toll on the internet. Many have been switching to another Chinese app which resembles TikTok, called RedNote.
James "Jimmy" Donaldson, known as MrBeast on YouTube, made an offhand comment to X this week, saying he'd buy TikTok so it doesn't get banned.
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.
The YouTube sensation has proposed buying TikTok as a unique solution to stop the social platform from being banned in the U.S.
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 part of a growing list of individuals and businesses that have expressed interesting in purchasing TikTok.
YouTube star MrBeast confirms his official bid to purchase TikTok, aiming to save the app and become its new CEO.