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

Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, has teamed up with Employer.com CEO Jesse Tinsley and other investors in an all-cash offer for the social platform.

After various videos and comments about wanting to buy TikTok so it doesn’t get banned, MrBeast has helped put in an offer.

YouTube personality “MrBeast” Jimmy Donaldson and a group of investors tapped Brad Bondi, the brother of President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Justice Department, for legal advice on their bid to buy TikTok.

After the bipartisan TikTok law was signed by former President Joe Biden in April, ByteDance said it did not have plans to sell the platform and fought the statute in court for months. China also rebuked Washington over the divestment push, though more recently it appears to be softening its stance.

The guy who brought you a bunch of dumb online videos wants to buy the site that distributes dumb online videos.

MrBeast, the internet’s most-followed and highest-earning content creator, has joined a new bid to buy TikTok.

MrBeast has seen incredible growth in his TikTok following after revealing his plans to buy the platform amid its ban.

YouTube and TikTok start MrBeast is looking to buy TikTok as part of a group of investors, as a 75-day time limit ticks down for the social media company to find a non-Chinese owner or risk being permanently banned.

On January 21, 2025, the Paul Hastings Law Firm shared a blog post stating they’re advising a “syndicate of investors” in a 100 per cent cash offer for TikTok’s US operations and “various assets” from ByteDance.

President Donald Trump had recently expressed his support in SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk or Oracle CEO Larry Ellison purchasing TikTok.

One of the world's highest earning influencers, MrBeast, has confirmed his bid to buy TikTok, teaming up with the founder of employer.com