Tiktok has less than 24 hours to not be vetoed in the United States: who are willing to buy it

As indicated by The New York Times, Amazon would have submitted a last minute offer to acquire Tiktok, which was sent by a letter addressed to Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. However, companies involved have not yet officially pronounced on the rumor of this proposal.

Amazon already maintains links with Tiktok. The application, which has 170 million users in the United States, has become an important retail shopping center, where influencers recommend products to their followers.

Amazon has not confirmed if he really proposed an offer to acquire Tiktok in the United States. Reuters/given Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

On the other hand, Tim Stokely, founder of Onlyfans, through its startup zoop, has been associated with a cryptocurrency foundation to present a last stage plan to bid for Tiktok, collects Forbes

Recently, rumors have circulated on the interest of several investment firms and risk capital in the United States to acquire Tiktok.

In this context, the private capital firm Blackstone could join the non -Chinese shareholders of Bytedance, headed by Susquehanna International Group and General Atlantic, in order to contribute new capital and compete for the Tiktok business in the United States.Donald Trump extended the Tiktok prohibition period in January 2025. Reuters/Kent Nishimura

On the other hand, Andreessen Horowitz, an American risk capital firm, would be in conversations to obtain external financing with the aim of acquiring the participation of Chinese investors in Tiktok.

This initiative would be part of an offer led by Oracle and other US investors to unlink the bytedance platform, as reported by Financial Times.

Mrbeast showed interest in Tiktok

When Tiktok faced a similar situation in January 2025, before Trump extended the deadline until April, Mrbeast expressed interest in acquiring the social network.

In a video, The influencer revealed that he met with «a group of millionaires» and with his lawyer to evaluate the possibility of buying the platform. «We have an offer. The United States deserves Tiktok,» he said, adding a message addressed to the social network: «Let me save this platform, Tiktok.»

This statement joined a previous message posted on X (formerly Twitter), where Mrbeast wrote: «Okay, I will buy Tiktok so they don’t bane.» His proposal received considerable support from his followers, who even made donations to support the cause.The followers of MRBASST made donations through Tiktok so that the creator bought the platform. (Tiktok: Mrbeast)

In the same context of January 2025, a rumor circulated, initially reported by Bloomberg, which indicated that Elon Musk would also be interested in acquiring Tiktok. However, the social network quickly denied this information.

Days later, Musk clarified that he had no intention of acquiring Tiktok. «I have no plan about what I would do if I had Tiktok,» Musk said during the conversation.

«I suppose I would look at the algorithm and try to decide: how useful this algorithm is? And what can we do to change it to make it more productive and, ultimately, beneficial for humanity?» These statements were made during an interview at the Economic Summit organized by the German medium Welt, on January 28, 2025, and published days later on YouTube.

Musk also clarified that he does not use Tiktok and is not familiar with the platform. «I don’t use Tiktok personally,» he said. In addition, he described his acquisition of Twitter, now known as X, as something out of the common in his business career: «Normally, I believe companies from scratch,» he said.