US EditionTikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investor-led venture
TikTok will transfer majority control of its U.S. operations to a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX, retaining 19.9% ByteDance ownership to comply with U.S. law.
- By December 18, 2025, ByteDance and TikTok signed binding agreements with Oracle Corporation, Silver Lake and MGX to form TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, effective January 22, 2026.
- Under a law passed last year, U.S. Congress required TikTok be sold or shut down over national security concerns, and President Donald Trump extended enforcement deadlines most recently to January 23, 2026.
- The deal allocates ownership with the U.S. venture holding a 50% stake, ByteDance retaining 19.9%, and TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC overseeing data protection, algorithm security, content moderation, and software assurance with Oracle as the trusted security partner.
- The deal would allow over 170 million U.S. users to continue accessing TikTok, ending years of uncertainty for creators, advertisers, and small businesses relying on the platform.
- The investor group includes an Abu Dhabi-backed firm, MGX, making ownership partly global, and policy makers say the deal could model future foreign tech and data sovereignty rules.
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