MrBeast Wants to Buy TikTok's US Operations Together With Employer.com's Jesse Tinsley

The hunt for TikTok's next owner for its US operations is growing, and it is now a star-studded affair as Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, has officially entered the race to acquire one of the largest social media platforms in the world. Before the ill-fated ban of TikTok in the United States, MrBeast had already expressed his desire to purchase the platform and save it from shutting down in the country.

However, while TikTok and MrBeast were not able to finalize a deal that could have prevented them from shutting down over the weekend, the top-followed YouTuber is still interested in purchasing the platform with his new partners.

MrBeast Wants to Buy TikTok With Employer.com's Jesse Tinsley

According to a new report by Bloomberg, the most followed YouTuber in the world with over 346 million subscribers, MrBeast, is among those who are interested in buying TikTok to keep it operational in the country. However, the report claimed that MrBeast is not doing it alone, particularly as he was tapped by Employer.com and its CEO Jesse Tinsley, to come together and purchase the Chinese social media platform.

It was revealed in the report that MrBeast, Employer.com, and Tinsley have a unique bid for ByteDance in their proposal, particularly as they sent forth an all-cash proposition for the Chinese company to consider.

However, the all-cash bid's amount remains undisclosed, and it is still unknown who ByteDance is considering selling TikTok to, as they will bear the responsibility for the app after finalizing the acquisition.

TikTok Is Still Faced With a Deadline to Sell Its Ownership

It is known that TikTok reinstated itself last Saturday after taking down the platform's operations in the country, in adherence to the Foreign Adversary Act which requires the company to sell its operations. Despite Trump's support, TikTok only received a bid to delay the law's ban against them, but this time, the company is already open for sale, and the question that remains is to whom they will sell TikTok.

Donald Trump Saved TikTok But With a Catch

It has been a roller coaster of emotions for TikTok and its American users in the past few days, particularly as the company went on to shut down its US operations last Saturday, as part of the ban against the platform. Many users have already migrated to other platforms that will serve as an alternative to TikTok, with China's RedNote being one of the most popular platforms available.

However, the TikTok shutdown only took 14 hours until they brought back their services online, and this is thanks to none other than then-incoming President Donald J. Trump who allowed the social media to reinstate the platform. That being said, Trump's promise to sign an executive order for TikTok to resume its operations still requires that the company sell its operations within 90 days, or else another possible ban may ensue.

While Trump only gave ByteDance and TikTok an extension, it still is plenty of time for the platform to find a suitable owner that will continue their operations in the country, with Elon Musk among those who were considered. Many companies and entities have now submitted their bids to buy TikTok from ByteDance, with MrBeast, Employer.com, and Tinsey among those who are interested in a joint purchase of the company.