Chinese social apps Xiaohongshu and Lemon8 have soared to the top two spots on Apple's iPhone charts ahead of the U.S.'s impending TikTok ban.

The TikTok controversy in the US has triggered wider scrutiny of Chinese apps, with legislation like the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA) threatening to reshape the digital landscape.

As TikTok moves closer to being kicked out of the U.S., two Chinese apps — Xiaohongshu and Lemon8, which shares parent company ByteDance with TikTok — have blitzed to the top of the Apple App Store. As of Tuesday morning,