Duolingo sees a spike in TikTok refugees learning Mandarin as they move to RedNote


Language-learning app Duolingo has seen a surge in US users learning Mandarin. Photo: Shutterstock/SCMP

BEIJING (Business Insider via SCMP): The threat of TikTok going dark in the US appears to have compelled some Americans to start learning Mandarin as they look to communicate on a rival Chinese app.

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.

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