In the midst of the countdown to its disappearance, a buyer has become interested in TikTok: MrBeast

The youtuber MrBeastthe YouTuber with the most subscribers in the world and whose figure has completely transcended the figure of the traditional YouTuber, has presented a formal offer to buy TikTok together with a group of institutional investors. He has told it himself. On TikTokclear.

Why is it important. TikTok must find a non-Chinese buyer in 75 days, or it will be permanently banned in the United States, where it has 170 million users.

The context. The social network was briefly turned off on Saturday in the United States following a court order, but was back up and running when President Trump signed a decree giving 75 days of margin for its sale.

The investment group that is trying to take over the social network, according to Guardian, is led by Jesse Tinsley, CEO of Employer.com. It also has the support of Brad Bondi, brother of Pam Bondi, the next US attorney general.

In figures. The estimated value of TikTok in the US is between 40,000 and 50,000 million dollars. However, the real assessment is quite complex, since the recommendation algorithm It is considered the heart and most valuable asset of the platform.

Trump has publicly valued TikTok at “between zero and one trillion dollars” if it obtains permission to operate in the US under 50% US ownership. A potential figure that multiplies by twenty the estimates of market analysts.

The competition. Other potential buyers mentioned cnn are:

• Elon Muskwhich is holding talks with Chinese officials.
• A consortium led by Kevin O’Leary from “Shark Tank.”
• The billionaire Frank McCourt.
• Technology giants like Amazon and Oracle.

Go deeper. The Chinese government has expressed its refusal to sell the TikTok algorithm, considered the platform’s main asset. This greatly complicates any purchase operation.

The MrBeast group’s offer promises to maintain TikTok’s current operations and guarantee the continuity of the service for its American users, which overcomes the great obstacle of the algorithm and leaves it in a good position compared to the rest.

Featured image | MrBeast

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