MrBeast himself hasn’t publicly commented on which side he’ll choose yet. “The leading groups who are all credible [sic] bidding on Tik Tok have reached out for us to help them, I’m excited to partner/make this a reality,” he posted on Wednesday.

Thanks to his elaborate productions and viral challenges, MrBeast is the most popular creator on YouTube. Here's how much he makes and what he's worth now that he's bidding for ownership of TikTok.

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

MrBeast, the popular YouTube star and the internet’s highest-earning content creator, is holding discussions with several groups that are interested in buying TikTok before a possible ban, according to a spokesperson.

Earlier this month, Bloomberg reported that China was considering a TikTok sale to Elon Musk, the world's richest man and a close ally of President Trump, who already owns the social media platform X.

With this mandate handed down, panic set in as U.S. TikTok fans wondered if someone would step forth to buy the platform to keep it open to them. Popular influencer Jimmy Donaldson, known throughout social media as MrBeast,