Elon Musk, China and TikTok
ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is required to sell the app to a U.S.-based buyer or face a nationwide ban.
Musk acquired X (then Twitter) in October 2022 after a highly publicized back and forth, in which he gave up on the acquisition midway but ultimately closed the deal, paying $44 billion for the platform. X's user base has been on a decline since the acquisition, and advertising revenues have plummeted.
Chinese officials reportedly want ByteDance Ltd. to remain the owners of TikTok but is in discussion on how to work with the Trump Administration.
TikTok denied a report that China is exploring a sale of the app to Elon Musk to keep TikTok operational in America amid a looming U.S. ban.
Americans are going to lose access to TikTok in less than a week, unless China green-lights a sale to what Congress has deemed a non-adversary of the United States — something China is unlikely to do but might.
Chinese officials are looking into selling the U.S. operations of TikTok to Elon Musk if the social media firm ultimately gets banned here, according to reports.
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Tesla's valuation climbed today alongside reports that CEO Elon Musk could be involved in a deal to purchase TikTok from ByteDance -- its Chinese parent company. The electric vehicle (EV) leader's stock also appears to be getting a boost related to the inauguration of President-elect Trump this coming Monday.
Best known as a billionaire owner of X, X.AI, SpaceX, Dogecoin, and controversial comments, Elon Musk's main wealth is from Tesla.