Trump is looking for potential Tiktok buyers – who are the potential competitors?

President Donald Trump wants an American investor to take a large share in Tiktok from Betyans. There are many parties in the competition, even when potential buyers face a set of legal obstacles and barriers.

After entering Tiktok restore in the United States And delaying a law that would prohibit the application effectively, Trump is looking for ways to preserve the popular platform standing on its feet.

He made a proposal for American interest owners to buy the company and then sells a 50 % stake to the United States government, which will join the application jointly with the private party.

So, who are the potential competitors for one of the most popular applications in the United States?

The richest person in the world leads Trump's new government competence management, and has close trade links with China Opposition To block tiktok.

Bloomberg said earlier this month that the Chinese government was studying a plan to acquire the American Tiktok operations, noting unknown sources. This was followed by a report from the Wall Street Journal, which claimed that the CEO of Tiktok was Seam advice from musk Before installing Trump.

CNBC was unable to reach Musk for comment.

“Elon Musk is still in the forefront and center as a possible bidding for Tiktok, which is likely to include some technical partners/external investors to complete a deal,” Widbush said in a research note on Wednesday.

“Musk will be chosen by Beijing and its iron relationship with Trump will make this a very logical choice in our view,” the note added.

Nat Shendler, a ScotiaBank analyst, also pointed out that the acquiring Musk on Twitter showed his interest in global social media platforms. However, he also sees some potential obstacles in front of the technology pole.

“Musk is already offered fire to possess X and imagine that it uses it to enhance some political ideas, and any involvement in Tiktok can draw an additional fire and possibly check the anti -monopoly,” said Shendler.

Trump also said he “loves” to see Oracle president Larry Ellson buy the platform.

Ellison, Trump's supporter for a long time, I stood beside the president in a press conference On him Amnesty International Investment Infrastructure Organization Tuesday, when Trump was asked questions about the potential Tiktok deal.

“What I think about saying to someone is, buying it, and giving half of the United States of America. Half and we will give you the statement,” Trump said before he turned to Ellison to ask him whether the deal appears to be reasonable.

“It looks like a good deal for me, my president.”

Ellison and his company is currently at the Tiktok dilemma center, which works as a BYDEDANCE cloud infrastructure provider in the United States

“Given its current relationship with Tiktok and Oracle,” directly invested in the success of Tiktok in the region. ”

Ellison had been offered to Tiktok, along with Wal MartAgain in 2020 when Trump first pushed a ban on the platform. None of the company did not respond to CNBC to comment.

Trump was consent From the Walmart-Oracle deal in principle, which would have witnessed the partner of technology and retail giants to take over the video sharing application in the United States, and avoid closing. However, the Trump administration's attempt to ban Tiktok in the United States fell in the face of legal challenges.

Ellison later Join a group of investors This helped Elon Musk to buy a social media platform on Twitter, now known as X, in 2022.

“(We think) can play Olison a pivotal role in any deal due to its main technological partnership with Tiktok and its appearance in the White House with Project Stargate,” said Widbush.

Wedbush added that a large number of Tiktok offers expect to reach the coming weeks from a group of players who suffer from Musk and Elison leading the package.

He added that the potential suitor is likely to include some of the largest players of social media and technology in America, such as Dead and GoogleIn addition to Musk's X.

Meta and Google did not immediately respond to the CNBC inquiry.

However, Sarah Krebis, director of the Institute of Technical Policy at Cornell University, warned that players such as Meta, Google and Musk are getting a big share in Tiktok who can ask the anti -monopoly questions.

SCOTIABABABNK NAT Schindler indicated that there are also a number of other players, including current investors BlackrockThe coat, and the Atlantic general, who owns hunk Mother Tiktok Company. According to him, it is possible that some of these investors will participate in any sale of the American platform by investing in the new entity.

“It is also possible that another large VCS, hedge boxes and asset managers from Tiger to Fidelity are also interested in a worldly growing global platform with this huge base for viewers,” said Shendler.

In one video, the Internet character claimed that he had A ready -made official offerBuying that it may be the new CEO Tiktok.

Media reports Donaldson and a group of investors who are preparing to make a Tiktok offer.

On Thursday, Matthew Hiltzik, CNBC spokesman, told “many potential buyers in continuous discussions with Jimmy, but he has no exclusive agreements with any of them.”

Tell O'leery Cnbc last year that he wanted it Buy the platform with a discount Since any possible deal will not include the original Tiktok algorithm. The organization said it has already alternative to the algorithm for use in Tiktok US

After Trump's comments on a 50 % stake in the platform, both Associated and Olry CNBC told this week that they are interested in Tiktok deal and they were hoping to work with Trump to achieve this.

He also told MCCOURT CNBC that he wanted to run Tiktok, a central social communication protocol, or DSNP, which is supervised by the Project Liberty Institute, a non -profit organization founded by billionaire.

Regardless of the bidding department, a number of legal and technology experts told CNBC that Trump's executive order is to delay the Tiktok ban in contradiction to the Supreme Court earlier The decision to stick to Bavaka He may face legal opposition.

O'Leary also told CNBC on Monday that the Tiktok deal could not happen Under the current lawAfter the Supreme Court supported an imminent ban on Tiktok under Protection of Americans from the Applications Law subject to foreign opponentOr Pavaka, on Sunday.

Beijing and its suspended negotiations with Trump are also expected to play a decisive factor whether the Chinese government will allow the disposal of disposal.

“In this game of high -risk poker between the Trump and Beijing administration, it is clear that Tiktok is a large slice on the table,” Wush said.