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

As millions of U.S. TikTok users flock to Chinese-language social app RedNote in light of a possible TikTok ban, more Americans are trying to learn Chinese than ever. Duolingo, a language learning app used by millions,

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Language learning app Duolingo has seen an over 200% spike in U.S. users learning Mandarin "out of spite" as many flee to Chinese app RedNote amid the uncertainty surrounding TikTok's future.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

The Chinese app Rednote exploded in popularity around the time of Tiktok’s short ban, promoting cultural exchange, but it faces similar concerns over data privacy and Chinese government influence.

Katrina Sanford was in bed, scrolling through TikTok, when the app went dark. “We knew it was going out, but we thought it was going to go out at 11,” the senior biochemistry major said. “When it went out at,

The recent blackout offered ordinary Americans a chance to meaningfully connect with Chinese counterparts on another app.