Millions are joining RedNote ahead of the TikTok ban. But the app’s default language is Mandarin. “Oh so NOW you’re learning Mandarin,” Duolingo tweeted on Monday.

Americans have turned to the language-learning app Duolingo to study Mandarin and the Chinese social app RedNote as a potential alternative to TikTok, which recently faced a temporary ban in the U.S.

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Duolingo’s shares experienced a significant increase of nearly 7% on Thursday, driven by a surge in users signing up to learn Mandarin. This growth aligns with the increasing usage of the Chinese social media app RedNote (Xiaohongshu),

Language learning app Duolingo has seen an over 200% spike in U.S. users learning ... Among all free iPhone apps, RedNote, known as Xiaohongshu in Chinese, is currently the top social networking app on the Apple App Store. Many TikTok fans angry about ...

Duolingo has seen a surge in U.S. Mandarin learners as TikTok users explore Chinese social app RedNote amid a looming ban.

As many Americans flock to RedNote ahead of a possible TikTok ban, Duolingo and Drops have seen an increase in US users learning Chinese.

Can RedNote sustain its rapid rise to success with US users? Even with a TikTok ban and Duolingo boost, it faces plenty of headwinds.

The company confirmed to CNBC that there's been a 216% increase in Mandarin learners using the app compared to a year earlier. For context, Spanish, one of the most popular languages on the app, has seen a 40% increase over the same period, Duolingo said.

RedNote is a foreign-owned app, and experts warn that it could be attacked by the same law that is now banning TikTok.

Many new users reportedly indicated "TikTok" as the reason for joining the platform in Duolingo’s survey. RedNote, known as Xiaohongshu in China, is a hybrid platform combining e-commerce and ...

Many Americans are joining RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu, as a potential TikTok ban looms in the US. As they hop from TikTok to RedNote, some of the so-called TikTok refugees are learning Mandarin to bridge the language divide on the Chinese app.