Jimmy Donaldson — better known online as MrBeast — isn’t in the TikTok bidding race just yet, according to a representative for the YouTube star.

The YouTube star MrBeast has joined an investor group who are vying to buy the US side of TikTok before a possible ban could be put in place.

After various videos and comments about wanting to buy TikTok so it doesn’t get banned, MrBeast has helped put in an offer.

Will MrBeast buy TikTok? Possibly, as the YouTuber and businessman has confirmed an “official offer” for the app’s stateside operations. That’s one of the many noteworthy TikTok-related details to emerge in recent days.

Just two days after sharing his thoughts on X, Donaldson took to TikTok with a video announcing his plans to purchase the platform. MrBeast in a video said, “I just got out of a meeting with a bunch of billionaires.

TikTok went dark Saturday night ahead of a nationwide ban. It came back online about 12 hours later after President Donald Trump announced a 75-day delay on the ban. During that time, TikTok needs to find a non-China-based owner to buy it or face a permanent shutdown in the U.S.