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The United States and China have signed a deal to sell TikTok's US arm to a consortium of mostly American investors led by Oracle and Silver Lake. The deal is set to close this week.
As a result of the deal, Chinese company ByteDance will hold only a 20% stake in the subsidiary, while Oracle, Silver Lake and UAE-based MGX will each hold 15%. Other investors include Susquehanna, Dragoneer, DFO and the family office of Dell Chairman Michael Dell.
January 22 marks the closing date for the sale of TikTok's US arm to a group of American investors. According to Chinese media, the social media platform's new joint venture will be responsible for data protection and media content moderation.
According to analytics firm Sensor Tower, TikTok became the most downloaded app in the US in 2021 and 2022. TikTok is currently used by approximately 170 million Americans, representing roughly half of the country's population.
In September 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to approve the deal that places the Chinese social network's US operations under the control of American businesses.
The document, published by the White House on its website, says that "TikTok's US app will be operated by a new joint venture company headquartered in the United States." The company will be operated in the US by a board of directors with national security and cybersecurity credentials, and will be subject to strict rules to protect Americans' data and our national security.
In 2024, former US President Joe Biden's administration passed a law that required TikTok to be sold or shut down in the country by January 19, 2025. After his inauguration on January 20, 2025, Trump signed an executive order that extended the ban on the platform. He later extended the extension, and in September, China and the United States reached a deal.
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