MrBeast Expresses Interest in Buying TikTok, Says He's Met With Billionaire Backers

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Could TikTok have found a new owner days before it’s set to go offline in the United States? If you haven’t been keeping track, the popular social media platform is set to be taken off the app store in the United States on Sunday (January 19) if its Chinese parent company ByteDance doesn’t sell off their ownership.

It was believed that people who had already downloaded TikTok would still be able to access it after the ban went into effect.

However, a recent report suggested that the app might even be totally taken offline and rendered unusable. Days before the ban is set to go into effect, social media star MrBeast (aka Jimmy Donaldson) offered to purchase it from ByteDance.

Now, it appears that he really means business. Keep reading to find out more… On Monday (January 13), the popular YouTuber took to X (formerly Twitter) to offer to buy the app. “Okay fine, I’ll buy Tik Tok so it doesn’t get banned,” he posted, seemingly jokingly.