Is Mr Beast buying TikTok? Who is he and what we know so far

Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, a Youtuber and one of the richest content creators online, has joined the race of potential buyers for the social media platform TikTok backed by ByteDance, a Chinese internet company.

MrBeast has held discussions with several groups interested in buying TikTok before a potential ban in the US, Bloomberg reported citing a spokesperson.