TikTok sale deal finalized; Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX jointly own 45%; operator ByteDance retains approximately 20%
TikTok has signed an agreement to sell its US subsidiary to a joint venture, which will be majority owned by American investors and will handle all data in the US.
Scoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of US unit after yearslong saga
TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investor group : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/18/nx-s1-5648844/tiktok-deal-oracle-trump
TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investor group : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/18/nx-s1-5648844/tiktok-deal-oracle-trump
TikTok Sale Is Done, Oracle and Silver Lake Among Buyers
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/tiktok-sale-done-oracle-silver-lake-buyers-1236454493/
TikTok was required to sell its business or cease providing services in the U.S. under the Protecting Americans from Applications Controlled by Foreign Adversaries Act, commonly known as the TikTok Ban Act. The deadline has been extended several times by President Donald Trump, but the final decision was due on December 16, 2025.
TikTok is reportedly in final negotiations to sell its business to a US company - GIGAZINE
On December 19, 2025, it was revealed that TikTok CEO Shou Chu told employees that 'based on an agreement with the Trump administration, we have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture in the United States.'
According to reports, a consortium of investors including software company Oracle, private equity firm Silver Lake, and UAE state investment firm MGX will own 45% of the new company, while TikTok's parent company ByteDance will hold around 20%, and the rest will be held by ByteDance's existing investors.
As part of the deal, the new company will be overseen by a seven-person, mostly American, board of directors.
The new company will control the US version of TikTok, and will also own TikTok's hyper-engagement algorithm and the vast amount of data the app collects from millions of Americans. According to the agreement, the US version of TikTok's algorithm will be retrained using only American data, and content moderation decisions will be made by the new company.
However, according to sources who spoke to foreign media outlet NPR, TikTok's algorithm itself will remain owned by ByteDance, with approval from a US accounting firm.
The new contract is scheduled to be signed on January 22, 2025.
'I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their continued dedication and tireless efforts. Your hard work will ensure we operate at the highest level and enable TikTok to continue to grow and thrive in the US and around the world. With these deals in place, we remain focused on serving our users, creators, businesses and the global TikTok community,' Chu said in an internal memo.
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