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You can opt out anytime. </p> </div> <a href="https://observer.com/subscribe/" class="newsletters-block__see-all in_article_single_newsletter_see_all_link"> See all of our newsletters </a> </div> </form> </section> <p dir="ltr">Under the law, TikTok has to reduce its Chinese ownership to less than 20 percent for it to continue service in the U.S. But Trump has <a target="_blank" target="_blank" href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/25/g-s1-44779/tiktok-ban-deal-trump-oracle" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.npr.org/2025/01/25/g-s1-44779/tiktok-ban-deal-trump-oracle&source=gmail&ust=1738162105554000&usg=AOvVaw1SVCIuZrNaa5JJpY3pXc2w" data-lasso-id="2681001">expressed</a> an interest in negotiating a deal that would allow ByteDance to own as much as half of TikTok.</p><div data-ad="1" class="ad-wrapper ad-top-margin ad-has-disclaimer ad-incontent ad-mobile htlad-observer_article_instream_mobile_1" id="observer_article_instream_mobile_1"></div><div class="ad-wrapper ad-top-margin ad-desktop ad-has-disclaimer ad-incontent htlad-observer_article_instream_dsk_1" id="observer_article_instream_dsk_1"></div> <p dir="ltr">The latest development has surfaced several potential buyers of the popular video app, which is estimated to be worth $50 billion. Here are the top contenders:</p> </div> </div> <div class="gmail_default"> <div class="gmail_default"> <div class="gmail_default"> <h3><b>MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson)</b></h3> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://observer.com/person/jimmy-donaldson/" title="Jimmy Donaldson" class="company-link">Jimmy Donaldson</a>, better known as MrBeast on YouTube, has indicated an interest in purchasing the short video app. In an <a target="_blank" target="_blank" href="https://x.com/MrBeast/status/1878995330731299006" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://x.com/MrBeast/status/1878995330731299006&source=gmail&ust=1738162105554000&usg=AOvVaw0IoUdDpczZ8DnwtMA3NeBu" data-lasso-id="2681002">X post</a> on Jan. 14, Donaldson said he’d been approached by “many billionaires” who were interested in acquiring TikTok with him.</p> <p dir="ltr">Donaldson, whose YouTube channel has over 350 million subscribers, has an estimated net worth of <a target="_blank" target="_blank" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/2022/11/30/could-mrbeast-be-the-first-youtuber-billionaire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/2022/11/30/could-mrbeast-be-the-first-youtuber-billionaire/&source=gmail&ust=1738162105554000&usg=AOvVaw38HSRyixFxzJIUWkDu0k5s" data-lasso-id="2681003">$500 million</a>. Last week, Bloomberg reported that Donaldson had joined an all-cash bid for TikTok’s U.S. operations with a group of investors led by the entrepreneur Jesse Tinsley. TikTok ‘s U.S. business is estimated to be<a target="_blank" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/15/tiktoks-us-unit-could-be-worth-as-much-as-50-billion-in-a-sale.html" data-lasso-id="2681004"> worth $50 billion</a>, while its parent company is valued at $300 billion.</p> <h3><b>Elon Musk</b></h3> <p dir="ltr">Earlier this month, Chinese officials were reportedly evaluating<a target="_blank" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-14/china-discusses-sale-of-tiktok-us-to-musk-as-one-possible-option#:~:text=Chinese%20officials%20are%20evaluating%20a,people%20familiar%20with%20the%20matter." data-lasso-id="2681005"> if TikTok could be sold to Elon Musk</a>, which suggested the Chinese government’s ability to influence ByteDance’s business decisions.</p><div data-ad="1" class="ad-wrapper ad-top-margin ad-has-disclaimer ad-incontent ad-mobile htlad-observer_article_instream_mobile_2" id="observer_article_instream_mobile_2"></div><div class="ad-wrapper ad-top-margin ad-desktop ad-has-disclaimer ad-incontent htlad-observer_article_instream_dsk_2" id="observer_article_instream_dsk_2"></div> <p dir="ltr">President Trump has said that he would be open to Musk buying the app “if he wanted to.” Unlike MrBeast, Musk, whose net worth stands at $423 billion, could easily afford the purchase. He has not clarified whether he is interested in TikTok.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Tesla and SpaceX CEO is also the owner of X, formerly Twitter. So, his purchase of TikTok could potentially draw antitrust scrutiny. Not to mention, his proximity to Trump, dubbing himself the “first friend,” could invite accusations of collusion.</p> <h3><b>Larry Ellison</b></h3> <p dir="ltr">So far, <a href="https://observer.com/company/oracle/" title="Oracle" class="company-link">Oracle</a> founder <a href="https://observer.com/person/larry-ellison/" title="Larry Ellison" class="company-link">Larry Ellison</a> is the most promising owner of TikTok U.S. <a target="_blank" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/live/tiktok-latest-updates-trump-says-hes-spoken-to-many-people-about-buying-the-app-will-likely-decide-in-next-30-days-161902273.html" data-lasso-id="2681006">“I’d like Larry to buy it</a>,” Trump said of a potential deal during a press conference last week. A few days later, NPR reported that the White House was <a target="_blank" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/25/g-s1-44779/tiktok-ban-deal-trump-oracle" data-lasso-id="2681007">in talks with Oracle and outside investors</a> to pursue such a deal. Ellison currently serves as Oracle’s company executive chairman and chief technology office.</p> <p dir="ltr">Ellison also attempted to make a deal to keep TikTok operational in the U.S. after Trump’s 2020 executive order to ban the app. Oracle already has ties with TikTok. Since 2023, Bytedance has had TikTok’s U.S. operations use Oracle to host the app’s U.S. user data. TikTok CEO Chew led this effort to alleviate concerns about data privacy from U.S. regulators.</p><div data-ad="1" class="ad-wrapper ad-top-margin ad-has-disclaimer ad-incontent ad-mobile htlad-observer_article_instream_mobile_3" id="observer_article_instream_mobile_3"></div><div class="ad-wrapper ad-top-margin ad-desktop ad-has-disclaimer ad-incontent htlad-observer_article_instream_dsk_3" id="observer_article_instream_dsk_3"></div> <h3><b>Others</b></h3> <p dir="ltr">Last week, <a href="https://observer.com/company/perplexity/" title="Perplexity" class="company-link">Perplexity</a> AI, a leading company <a href="https://observer.com/2024/11/perplexity-ceo-respond-to-plagiarism-allegation/">making the so-called A.I. answer engines</a>, <a target="_blank" target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/perplexity-ai-revises-tiktok-merger-proposal-that-could-give-us-government-50-2025-01-26/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/perplexity-ai-revises-tiktok-merger-proposal-that-could-give-us-government-50-2025-01-26/&source=gmail&ust=1738253639313000&usg=AOvVaw1juUIxjGta2chIZPLVYuWS">submitted a proposal</a> to merge with TikTok to create a joint corporate entity. The high-flying A.I. company is valued at $9 billion, meaning it would require significant outside capital to make the deal possible.</p> <p dir="ltr">Other potential buyers include the philanthropist <a href="https://observer.com/person/frank-mccourt/" title="Frank Mccourt" class="company-link">Frank Mccourt</a>’s Project Liberty, which is raising capital to <a target="_blank" target="_blank" href="https://www.projectliberty.io/peoples-bid-for-tiktok/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.projectliberty.io/peoples-bid-for-tiktok/&source=gmail&ust=1738162105555000&usg=AOvVaw0KwxgZ9EQLIWfZYlmpR5-x" data-lasso-id="2681008">make a bid</a> for TikTok in order to “rearchitect the platform” and protect user data. McCourt is a billionaire who previously owned the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. The project is supported by the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt.</p> <p dir="ltr">Other potential bidders include Trump’s former Treasury Secretary <a href="https://observer.com/person/steve-mnuchin/" title="Steve Mnuchin" class="company-link">Steve Mnuchin</a>, Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary, and the private equity firm General Atlantic.</p> </div> <div></div> </div> </div> </p><div data-ad="1" class="ad-wrapper ad-top-margin ad-has-disclaimer ad-incontent ad-mobile htlad-observer_article_instream_mobile_4" id="observer_article_instream_mobile_4"></div><div class="ad-wrapper ad-top-margin ad-desktop ad-has-disclaimer ad-incontent htlad-observer_article_instream_dsk_4" id="observer_article_instream_dsk_4"></div> <img itemprop="image" src="https://observer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/GettyImages-2195356955.jpg?quality=80&w=970" alt="Top Potential Buyers of TikTok: MrBeast, Larry Ellison, Elon Musk and More" style="display:none;width:0;"> </div> <footer 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