Jan 22, 2025 · ByteDance launched Douyin, TikTok’s Chinese counterpart, in 2016 and introduced TikTok to international markets in 2018. The app quickly became a cultural phenomenon, amassing over a billion users globally and transforming how people consume and create short-form video content.

Jan 22, 2025 · Jimmy Donaldson — better known online as MrBeast — isn’t in the TikTok bidding race just yet, according to a representative for the YouTube star. Menu. ... A consortium launched by McCourt has offered ByteDance $20 billion in cash for the platform, according to “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary, a Canadian investor who also joined ...

5 days ago · Jimmy Donaldson - aka MrBeast - was jubilant as he told his tens of millions of TikTok followers about his bid to buy the platform. "I might become you guys' new CEO! I'm super excited!" Donaldson ...

Jan 22, 2025 · — MrBeast (@MrBeast) January 22, 2025 On January 22, Axios reported that ByteDance director Bill Ford said a TikTok deal would be done so that the app would not be banned in the US on April 5, 2025.

Jan 18, 2025 · YouTuber MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, ... Ives has also suggested ByteDance could expect $40 billion to $50 billion for the platform’s U.S. operations. Key Background.

Jan 19, 2025 · MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, tweeted on January 14: "Okay fine, I’ll buy TikTok so it doesn’t get banned." His tweet then went viral, sparking him to give an update to his millions of followers.

Jan 21, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Social media star MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, wants to purchase TikTok as that video-sharing platform faces a ban in the U.S., ... TikTok owner ByteDance has less than 75 days to find a ...

Jan 16, 2025 · With the platform facing a potential ban if its parent company, ByteDance, does not sell its U.S. operations, MrBeast has revealed he’s been working with prominent billionaires to craft a...

Jan 15, 2025 · MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, revealed plans to acquire TikTok amid a potential US ban. He claimed to have gathered billionaires to buy the app from its Chinese owner, ByteDance. MrBeast emphasized, "America deserves TikTok," in a TikTok video following a related meeting.