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TikTok: Washington and Beijing Reach Deal – Oracle and Silver Lake Lead Investor Consortium

Published January 22, 2026, 16:22
TikTok: Washington and Beijing Reach Deal – Oracle and Silver Lake Lead Investor Consortium

TikTok is at the center of an agreement between Washington and Beijing, which is expected to end a long-standing dispute. According to reports, ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, has agreed to sell its US operations to an investor consortium led by Oracle and Silver Lake. This agreement, which had been foreshadowed, is expected to be completed soon and marks the resolution of a significant impasse in US-China relations. ByteDance will retain a minority stake, just under 20%, in TikTok's US unit. The remaining stake will be distributed among Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX, as well as other investors such as Susquehanna, Dragoneer, and DFO. The exact financial terms of the deal remain unknown, although previous estimates put it at $14 billion. This agreement comes as a result of pressure from the US government, which has expressed concerns about the security of user data and the potential influence of the Chinese government on the platform. The initial deadline for reaching an agreement was set by the Trump administration, while the law signed by Joe Biden in 2024 threatened a total ban on TikTok in the US. A critical point of the negotiations was TikTok's algorithm, which is considered the platform's competitive advantage. Details regarding the control and use of the algorithm have not yet been fully disclosed, but reaching an agreement on this issue was essential for completing the deal. The new independent entity will be responsible for data protection, content control, and algorithm security.

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