US ‘TikTok refugees’ discover China’s Xiaohongshu as app tops Apple’s charts


Shanghai-based Xiaohongshu becomes a haven ahead of Supreme Court decision, with users welcoming American arrivals. — SCMP

TikTok users fleeing the ByteDance-owned social platform ahead of a crucial Supreme Court decision on its future sent a rival Chinese app to the top of Apple’s charts in the US on Jan 13.

While the exact number of downloads is unknown, the Apple store put Xiaohongshu – which does not have an official English name but means “little red book” – as the No. 1 free-to-use social media platform across all free iPhone apps in the US.

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