As the clock ticks for TikTok, here’s who wants to buy it by April 5 – Washington Examiner
As teh deadline approaches for tiktok to find a new owner by April 5, the platform faces a potential ban in the United States. This situation arises following an executive order from President Donald Trump, which requires TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, within 75 days or face being banned. Several parties have expressed interest in purchasing TikTok, which boasts around 170 million users in the U.S. some notable bidders include Tim Stokely,founder of OnlyFans,who is collaborating with the Hbar Foundation; Amazon,which made a last-minute proposal; Reid Rasner,a Wyoming entrepreneur offering $47.5 billion; prominent investor kevin O’leary; Frank McCourt from McCourt Global; Perplexity AI; oracle; and popular YouTuber MrBeast,among others. Trump has hinted at reducing tariffs against China to facilitate a sale, highlighting the platform’s importance in his political campaigning.
As the clock ticks for TikTok, here’s who wants to buy it by April 5
There are only a few days left for TikTok to find a new owner before Saturday, when the social media platform is set to get banned for the second time this year in the United States.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in the White House to give TikTok 75 days to divest from ByteDance, a Chinese company, or risk getting banned from the U.S. Ahead of the looming deadline, Trump stated that he would like “to see TikTok remain alive” in the U.S., citing how there are “a lot of potential buyers” interested in the platform.
Here’s everyone who has expressed interest in purchasing the social media platform, which has 170 million users within the U.S. alone.
Tim Stokely
The founder of OnlyFans, an adult-content website known for pornography, submitted his bid to buy the platform this week. His bid is a partnership between Zoop, a new startup company by Stokely, and Hbar Foundation, a cryptocurrency company.
On X, Hbar Foundation posted a photo of TikTok, potentially a hint at its bid with Zoop to purchase the platform.
— HBAR Foundation (@HBAR_foundation) April 2, 2025
Amazon
A last-minute bid to purchase TikTok was reportedly made by Amazon, with a letter informing Vice President JD Vance and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick of its desire to make the purchase.
Reid Rasner
The entrepreneur in Wyoming has portrayed himself as the most “Trumpian” customer to buy TikTok, offering $47.5 billion for it. Rasner promised that should his deal go through, the app would remain free to use, and he would also remove any censorship policies for using the app.
Kevin O’Leary
The Shark Tank co-host, also known as Mr. Wonderful, has expressed interest in purchasing TikTok since last year, and also met with Trump at the start of this year over his interest in the platform. O’Leary stated in January that his bid for TikTok is being done to “save American businesses,” citing how beneficial the social media platform is to small businesses and job creation.
Frank McCourt
Another billionaire who is interested in purchasing the social media platform is Frank McCourt, the executive chairman of McCourt Global. At one point, McCourt and O’Leary were competing to purchase TikTok, though they have since “got together” to discuss the matter.
Perplexity AI
The artificial intelligence company, seeking to rival fellow AI companies like OpenAI, submitted its own offer to ByteDance to purchase TikTok back in January.
Oracle
Software company Oracle has also sought to make its own deal to buy TikTok, which would require the U.S. government to rely on Oracle to oversee that data of TikTok users within the U.S.
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MrBeast
Jimmy Donaldson, known for his online moniker MrBeast, was part of a group of investors that pitched their own bid for TikTok, with Donaldson also uploading a video on TikTok in which he expressed enthusiasm for potentially becoming the video platform’s new CEO. Donaldson’s channel on YouTube is the most-subscribed channel on the platform, where he boasts over 381 million followers.
Ahead of the Saturday deadline, Trump hinted that he could reduce tariffs against China in a bid to help achieve a divestment deal with TikTok. The president also used TikTok frequently in the five month ahead of the 2024 election to promote his campaign, where he has amassed over 15 million followers, but has since stopped uploading to the platform, with his last video being uploaded on Election Day to urge voters to stay in line.
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