YouTube star MrBeast has confirmed that he’s making an official bid to purchase TikTok after the ban briefly went dark in the US.

TikTok’s time will expire on Jan. 19 if no buyer is found or the Supreme Court rules in the app’s favor. Here’s what to know.

The platform is in need of saving in the United States, where approximately 170 million people have TikTok accounts. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law that will ban the platform on Jan. 19 unless TikTok’s China-based owner ByteDance divests its U.S. operations.

YouTube star MrBeast has revealed his plans of buying TikTok amid the app's potential U.S. ban. With support from several billionaires, MrBeast expressed his determination to save the platform and keep it available for American users.

James "Jimmy" Donaldson, known as MrBeast on YouTube, made an offhand comment to X this week, saying he'd buy TikTok so it doesn't get banned.

After revealing interest to buy TikTok, MrBeast says he has an offer to present to the company after meeting with a group of billionaires.

YouTube star MrBeast has sparked widespread speculation online with his expressed interest in acquiring TikTok.

MrBeast suggests the possibility of buying TikTok to save being banned in the US, and a number of billionaires have contacted him about it.

MrBeast is serious about buying TikTok. With the TikTok ban coming up soon, the ultra-popular YouTuber aka Jimmy Donaldson, took to X earlier this week to post, “Okay, fine, I’ll buy Tik Tok so it doesn’t get banned.”

MrBeast is leading efforts to buy TikTok, teaming up with a group of billionaires to prevent the app from being banned in the U.S.

MrBeast shared a video on TikTok pleading with the company to let him save the application for millions of its users in the US.

The president-elect and Joe Biden are reportedly exploring legal avenues for keeping the app accessible. Meanwhile, a growing list of entrepreneurs are said to be weighing a buyout.