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- Mr Beast is now as short as 1/20 to buy TikTok after reports of joint bid
- President Trump delayed enforcement of the law to sell TikTok by 75 days
- Trump valued TikTok at $1tn in January
Mr Beast is now as short as 1/20 to buy TikTok after reports of joint bid
YouTube sensation Mr Beast has reportedly joined a bid to buy TikTok's US operations with betting sites now giving odds on a deal being made with one of the internet's biggest stars.
Mr Beast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, previously posted on X "Okay fine, I’ll buy Tik Tok so it doesn’t get banned" back on January 14 before replying to his own tweet saying he had billionaires reach out to him about buying it.
Reports in The Guardian now say that Mr Beast has joined forces with tech entrepreneur Jesse Tinsley to make a big offer for the American unit of TikTok.
The latest betting odds now make it clear that Mr Beast is favourite to buy TikTok with the odds as short as 1/20 that he does so.
| TikTok Betting Specials | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Beast to buy TikTok before April 2025 | 1/20 | 95.2% |
| TikTok to be banned again in US before May 2025 | 6/4 | 40.0% |
| Kick to buy TikTok in 2025 | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Elon Musk to buy stake in TikTok before April 2025 | 9/1 | 10.0% |
What the expert says...
President Trump delayed enforcement of the law to sell TikTok by 75 days
The previous administration in the US put through a law forcing ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese owner, to sell the app or face a ban across the United States.
That law came into effect on 19 January and the app was banned before it was lifted just a day later by President Trump.
Trump has now signed an executive order which has delayed the law being enforced for 75 days to give time for further negotiations around selling.
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Trump valued TikTok at $1tn in January
US Law Firm Paul Hastings announced the all-cash offer for TikTok by the syndicate of investors led by Paul Hastings just two weeks ago.
Trump has previously tried to get X owner Elon Musk or Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison to buy TikTok but the President set a $1tn valuation on the platform, speaking in a news conference that was supposed to be about investment into AI.
TikTok was raised as a topic though with talk around buyers with Trump saying, "I've met with the owners of TikTok, the big owners, it's worthless if it doesn't get a permit... with a permit it's worth like a trillion dollars."
"What I'm thinking of saying to someone is buy it and give half to the US, half, and we'll give you a permit."
