MrBeast, the internet’s most-followed and highest-earning content creator, has joined a new bid to buy TikTok.
The YouTube star, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is part of a group of American investors assembled by tech entrepreneur Jesse Tinsley that is vying to buy TikTok’s US business before a possible ban.
Jesse Tinsley, CEO of workforce management company Employer.com, is conducting what could become the year’s wildest acquisition spree.
First, Employer.com announced its plan last month to acquire Bench. It’s the Canadian accounting startup that abruptly shut down over the holidays.
Now, Tinsley and Employer.com have joined hands with YouTuber MrBeast and others to save TikTok by submitting an all-cash bid for the app, according to a Bloomberg report.
They haven’t disclosed the bid’s amount. The group’s legal counsel includes Brad Bondi, the brother of Trump’s attorney general pick, Pam Bondi.
Tinsley wrote in a post on X that he’d meet with Trump and his team to discuss the offer, and that he was awaiting a response from ByteDance’s board.
“Our goal is to ensure TikTok stays accessible, thriving, and aligned with the values that make America great,” he wrote. “We also welcome U.S. government investment,” he added, and “are ready to structure the deal in whatever way President Trump and our government wish.” He said that his company, Employer.com, is part of the investors’ consortium.
TikTok briefly went dark on Saturday but reinstated itself shortly before President Trump signed an executive order on Monday delaying any potential ban for 75 days.
It’s not clear if TikTok’s owner ByteDance has seriously considered the offer, Bloomberg reported. Others floated as potential buyers include Elon Musk, Amazon, Oracle, and a syndicate headed by billionaire Frank McCourt.
Source: TechCrunch
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