MrBeast Buying TikTok Rumors

Overview

MrBeast Buying TikTok Rumors refers to memes and discourse about a tweet in which YouTuber and entrepreneur MrBeast claimed to be buying TikTok in mid-January 2025, days ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court issuing its vote on whether to ban the app on suspicion of national security risks. While initially posted as a joke, MrBeast later claimed to have been contacted by several "billionaires" interested in making the deal. The speculation and media coverage surrounding the event sparked widespread reactions online, including memes referencing the idea of MrBeast buying the social media platform.

History

On January 13th, 2025, MrBeast^[1] posted a tweet to his X / Twitter account @MrBeast that read, "Okay fine, I’ll buy Tik Tok so it doesn’t get banned." The post gathered over 29.1 million views, 500,000 likes and 18,000 replies in two days.

Developments

Several internet users expressed skepticism about MrBeast's ability to purchase TikTok, given that the app costs over $50 billion and MrBeast's estimated net worth is around $500 million.

On January 13th, 2025, Kick's official Twitter / X^[3] account posted a reply to MrBeast's tweet, proposing a 50-50 ownership split, garnering over 488,000 views in two days.

On January 14th, 2025, MrBeast^[2] replied to the post, writing, "Unironically I’ve had so many billionaires reach out to me since I tweeted this, let’s see if we can pull this off 🙌🏻." The post gathered over 2.5 million views and 80,000 likes in a day.

Also on January 14th, the cast of TMZ on TV reacted to news that MrBeast may buy TikTok, with an Instagram post^[4] of the clip gathering over 420 likes in a day.

Online Reactions

Several TikTokers reacted favorably to news that MrBeast is in talks with people to try and purchase TikTok, as seen in a January 14th, 2025, post by TikToker^[5] @aub_urmom, who posted a video of herself dancing to the War is Over song. The video gathered over 3.7 million plays and 400,000 likes in a day.

Also on January 14th, TikToker^[6] @haleyybaylee posted a similar video, falling to her knees in a meme referencing MrBeast's tweet. The post gathered over 5 million views and 800,000 likes in a day.

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