Is Amazon really buying TikTok? Who else wants a piece of the social media giant?

Is Amazon really buying TikTok? Who else wants a piece of the social media giant?

As the US government pushes for TikTok’s separation from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, multiple entities have shown interest in acquiring the app’s US operations. Amazon has submitted a late bid, though analysts doubt its viability. Other major contenders include Oracle, Blackstone Group, Andreessen Horowitz and Project Liberty

A general view of the offices of TikTok, as the site faces an April 5 deadline to reach a deal to find a non-Chinese buyer under threat of being banned from the United States, in Culver City, California, US, April 2, 2025. File Image/Reuters