President Donald Trump Says Microsoft Has Interest In Buying TikTok

Microsoft reportedly has an interest in acquiring TikTok.

According to BBC, President Donald Trump has revealed the tech company would like to purchase the platform and adds that there is “great interest in TikTok” from several companies.” At the time of this writing, Microsoft nor TikTok have confirmed or denied the matter.

The update comes after 170 million users in the United States were temporarily left in the dark on Jan. 18, 2025, a day ahead of the app’s mandated ban by the U.S. government. As AFROTECH™ previously told you, last year former President Joe Biden signed a law requiring TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app to a U.S.-based company or it would be banned on Jan. 19 due to national security concerns.

The Supreme Court unanimously voted to uphold the ban. Despite this, TikTok maintained its position on not selling to a U.S. company and took TikTok and its other applications — such as Marvel Snap, Lemon8, Hypic, and CapCut — offline in the U.S. The apps were also unavailable on the App Store and Google Play. In response, Donald Trump pledged ahead of his taking office that he would work to save the app. As of this writing, the app is still unavailable for download on app stores.

“In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service. We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million small businesses to thrive,” TikTok said at the time, according to CNN. “We will work with President Trump on a long-term solution that keeps TikTok in the United States.”

Upon President Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, he fulfilled his promise and signed an executive order that would grant ByteDance a 75-day extension to sell, per USA Today. As AFROTECH™ previously told you, Trump believes the U.S. should have a 50% stake in the app and he is willing to impose tariffs on China between 25% and 100% if the country were to block a deal.