YouTube star MrBeast joins bid to buy TikTok in US
Creator links up with Jesse Tinsley as Donald Trump says he is open to Elon Musk and Larry Ellison buying site
MrBeast, the YouTube star and highest-earning creator on the internet, has officially joined a bid to buy TikTok’s US operations.
The 26-year-old has teamed up with the tech entrepreneur Jesse Tinsley, the founder of the online HR company employer.com, to make an all-cash offer for the social video app’s American unit. The approach was announced as Donald Trump said he was open to the US tech billionaires Elon Musk and Larry Ellison buying TikTok in the US.
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