MrBeast officially joined up with tech entrepreneur Jesse Tinsley and other investors to launch a bid aimed at taking over TikTok's operation in the US.

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.

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.

Donaldson posted a jokey message on X on January 13 that read, "Okay fine, I'll buy Tik Tok so it doesn't get banned." A day later,

President Donald Trump gave the social media platform more time to comply with a law that requires it to divest its Chinese ownership.

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

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.

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

The YouTube star mentioned he'd buy the platform so it wouldn't get banned, but despite speculation, TikTok is not yet for sale and Jimmy Donaldson is not officially pursuing its U.S. operations.

Jimmy Donaldson, known online as MrBeast, has the mosst subscribed to YouTube channel on the platform. Amazon Studios Jimmy Donaldson has compiled quite the resume since he began making videos as ...

TikTok in the US has attracted interests from top corporates including General Atlantic CEO. Interesting names such as MrBeast has emerged.