Instead of trying to dodge the ban, millions of TikTok users are jumping over to RedNote. Since RedNote is primarily designed for a Chinese audience, it defaults to Mandarin. This has led to a surpris

TikTok U.S. users have been learning Chinese on Duolingo in increasing numbers amid their adoption of a Chinese social app called RedNote ahead of the

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

Duolingo says it's seen a massive spike in people learning Mandarin Chinese, possibly to better use the popular TikTok alternative, RedNote.

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.

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 language-learning app Duolingo has seen a surprising trend emerge, the closer we get to the TikTok ban -- there's been a 216% spike in US users learning Mandarin compared to this time last year.

ByteDance has until January 19th to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese owner, or see the app banned in America. As the chances of a ban have grown, following the Supreme Court’s decision on January 17th to uphold a sell-or-ban law passed last year,

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

"I almost, like, don't know how to define myself without TikTok," content creator Ayman Chaudhary sighed, reflecting the consternation of millions over US authorities' scheduled banning Sunday of the hugely popular app.

The trendiest Chinese short-form video engagement and social posting platform raises a lot of questions and looming concerns