MrBeast says he wants to buy TikTok, Trump extends ban deadline. Here’s where things stand after app went dark in the U.S. over the weekend. WSOC TV [Video]

With the future of TikTok in the United States in jeopardy, a YouTube star known as MrBeast is among several groups of investors reportedly looking to buy the popular social media app before it is banned.

“I just got out of a meeting with a bunch of billionaires. TikTok, we mean business,” MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, said in a video posted to TikTok last week. “We have an offer ready for you, we want to buy the platform.” The amount of the offer was not disclosed.

CNN reported that Donaldson is part of an investor group led by Employer.com CEO Jesse Tinsley and comprised of “institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals” looking to acquire TikTok before it is permanently banned.

They are not alone. Bloomberg News reported this week that Chinese officials have been considering selling at least a portion of TikTok to Elon Musk. And a group that includes Shark Tankstar Kevin O’Leary and billionaire Frank McCourt has also …