He previously floated a joint venture, saying that the US should be entitled to half of the app.

The future of TikTok hangs in the balance this week as the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) prepares to issue a verdict on banning the platform. For months, speculation has been rising about what will become of the popular content creation app that has launched many viral videos and created entire careers.

The world’s richest person Elon Musk would likely be looking at a price tag similar to what he paid for Twitter if a deal materializes to buy the American operations of TikTok, according to one well-known analyst covering Musk--as China reportedly mulls allowing a sale to Musk to prevent an all-out U.

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.

The latest development has surfaced several potential buyers of the popular video app, which is estimated to be worth $50 billion. Here are the top contenders: Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast on YouTube,

The countdown is on again for a US-based buyer to take on TikTok, as it faces a ban. Euronews Next takes a look at the contenders to take over the app. View on euronews

United States President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that Microsoft is in talks to acquire the video-sharing platform TikTok and that he would like to see a bidding war over the app.Microsoft denied to comment on this,