YouTube superstar MrBeast — actual title Jimmy Donaldson — is in talks to hitch various bids for TikTok’s U.S. operations. But he hasn’t chosen one solely but.
First, on Monday, the CEO of Employer.com, Jesse Tinsley, mentioned MrBeast is a part of an all-cash bid for TikTok that he’s main. This was additionally repeated in a press launch put out by the legislation agency representing Tinsley’s group.
But MrBeast’s spokesperson Matthew Hiltzik informed the AP on Wednesday that despite the fact that Donaldson is in “ongoing discussions” with a number of bidders, he has no “unique” agreements with any of them. Employer.com declined to remark.
Updated January 23, 2025: Post-publication, an Employer.com spokesperson informed TechCrunch that “clearly MrBeast is in excessive demand, for nice causes. Jesse and his crew would like to see MrBeast be part of whichever bid finally wins, and drastically values the shared assist that MrBeast has proven throughout the board.”
That identical day, actual property billionaire Frank McCourt, who’s main a special group’s $20 billion bid for TikTok, informed Axios that MrBeast goes to be part of his bid.
However, MrBeast is just in talks with McCourt’s group and the events haven’t entered into an official settlement, a spokesperson informed Axios and likewise confirmed to TechCrunch.
At this stage, it seems that MrBeast is maintaining his choices open.
While MrBeast is definitely rich, with $85 million in earnings within the first 10 months of 2024 in line with Forbes, it’s his superstar and operational expertise as a creator that has attracted a number of bidders.
That might even imply operating TikTok U.S. if a purchase order goes by means of. “MrBeast the *future* CEO of TikTok,” posted Employer.com’s CEO Jesse Tinsley on Wednesday.
There are a number of different bids floating round that MrBeast might nicely be in talks with. Perplexity and Oracle have been introduced up as potential patrons.
MrBeast himself hasn’t publicly commented on which aspect he’ll select but. “The main teams who’re all credible [sic] bidding on Tik Tok have reached out for us to assist them, I’m excited to associate/make this a actuality,” he posted on Wednesday.
“Big issues cooking,” he wrote.
