MrBeast TikTok update: YouTuber says "billionaires have reached out" after he offered to buy the app before US ban

YouTube star Jimmy "MrBeast" recently made a sensational post on X claiming that he would consider purchasing social media giant TikTok, which is facing an imminent ban in the United States unless it gets sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, by January 19, 2025.

Now, in his latest post on X, Jimmy revealed that he has been in contact with billionaires who have "reached out" to him since his initial X post:

"Unironically I’ve had so many billionaires reach out to me since I tweeted this, let’s see if we can pull this off"

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MrBeast reveals he is in contact with "many billionaires" regarding his intention to purchase TikTok amid imminent ban

TikTok is known for being the hub for short-form content, having revolutionized how users consume content online. It is also known for setting the precedent for other social media platforms, with Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts also supposedly mimicking TikTok's content format.

However, owing to concerns that the Chinese government could manipulate content on TikTok as well as gain data of its users, Congress has passed legislation to ban the platform unless it is sold to a buyer that is approved by the government of the United States.

The legislation was originally signed by President Joe Biden into law in April 2024, with January 19, 2025, being set as a deadline for TikTok's owner company, ByteDance to sell the platform.

Now, although the identity of the "billionaires" has not been revealed by MrBeast thus far, the YouTuber's initial post on the subject was made on January 14, 2025, which was just a day after Elon Musk expressed his interest in purchasing TikTok, as per a report by Bloomberg.

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Ever since MrBeast made his X post, netizens have been discussing the possibility of his purchasing TikTok, with some comparing it to the potential outcomes that might emerge if Elon Musk ends up acquiring it instead.