As the Jan. 19 date for a TikTok ban approaches, another name is emerging as a potential buyer: SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who already owns X.

Content creator Jimmy Donaldson, known on the Internet as MrBeast, has made it clear he is interested in buying TikTok. Donaldson has the most subscribers of any user on YouTube— over 340 million—and boasts over 113 million TikTok followers.

WASHINGTON – General Atlantic CEO Bill Ford said on Wednesday that a deal would get done to save TikTok in the U.S. after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that halted a ban on the app for 75 days.

Buying TikTok would further solidify Musk's position as one of the most powerful men in the U.S. and the world.

US President Trump has suggested that Elon Musk should buy TikTok with a government partnership. Here are all the details on this.

Chinese officials reportedly want ByteDance Ltd. to remain the owners of TikTok but is in discussion on how to work with the Trump Administration.

President-elect Donald Trump, who once called to ban TikTok, has since pledged to keep it available in the U.S.

Reports about Chinese officials eyeing Musk as the buyer of TikTok’s U.S. operations are “not a total shock” given Musk’s relationship with Trump, says Wedbush analyst Dan Ives.

Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the U.S. operations if TikTok fails to fend off a controversial ban.

TikTok dismissed reports that China is considering selling the social media platform to Elon Musk. U.S. law stipulates that ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, must sell the app to a U.S. company by Jan. 19 or face a ban due to national security concerns.

The report claimed that the option is being considered if the social media giant cannot avoid a controversial ban being proposed by US authorities.

President Donald Trump wants a U.S. investor to take a major stake in ByteDance’s TikTok. Several parties are in contention even as potential buyers face a litany of legal hurdles and barriers. After stepping in to restore TikTok in the U.