Who Could Actually Buy TikTok (Ranked)
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Published 2024-04-27
With TikTok's sale now on the horizon, we apprise which company is most likely to purchase TikTok - including Apple, Meta, Amazon, Elon Musk and even Walmart.
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All Comments (21)
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can't wait for elon musk to change the name to xvideos
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Weird way to announce that TLDR is buying TikTok.
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Since Saudi Aramco is not allowed, let's pitch in the second funniest option: Raytheon!
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Too be fair, Microsoft does own LinkedIn, which does have 310 million monthly active users. So surely it would count as a major social network even if its social networking is for a different purpose
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"... that he now insists we call X." Literally LoL'd.
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Just a nitpick, Nvidia doesn't actually make the chips, TSMC/Intel does.
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I think Walmart is a serious contender. They are already trying to buy Vizio to expand their advertising business and they would be in the best position to increase shopping on TikTok. Plus, they would probably face less regulatory resistance than Amazon since their existing businesses don't technically overlap very much with TikTok.
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Another option would be for Tik Tok to do an initial public offering of their stock. Selling the stock to the public would avoid the problems mentioned and might get them more money. Obviously their would be not anti trust issues.
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Bobby "Darth" Kotick buying TikTok is hilarious.
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There is another scenario. Creating a separate "TIK TOK US", owned by a an american located branch, might just help them stall the motion. Also, selling just this TIK TOK US branch now or in the future is a much simplier endeavour
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Microsoft doesnt own a major social network? Does LinkedIn not count? 🤔
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IMO it’s going to be a group of PE firms. They’ll hold for a few years and scale the ad revenue, then take it public for north of $500bn.
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These types of video from TLDR Business are the best! 🙌Needless to mention it's very interesting topic, curious to see what's going to happen. 🤔
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What the hell is rumble. Never heard of it.
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I truly hope TikTok will call it a day and leave the US. And I truly hope we’ll have a similar scenario in the EU in the coming years.
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I dont think the ccp is letting go of tiktok
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Please sell to Space Karen. They will rename it to X2 and run it into the ground. Net benefit for everybody.
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I think Microsoft - No antitrust against them, most valuable company in the world, no existing social business (not counting LinkedIn)
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That aren’t going to sell it. 150 million people in the US use Tik tok. They have plenty more users around the world. There is no way in hell they’re going to sell it. Because it sets a precedent.
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Cute format. Very creative, I like it
