“Started learning in Duolingo and from creators on Red Note [or Xiaohongshu],” one TikTok user wrote to me. “Even added the Chinese keyboard option on my phone.” ...

Duolingo's Mandarin courses grow 216% as Americans switch to RedNote amid TikTok ban. ... Xiaohongshu is a video-centered social media platform with over 300 million monthly active users, ...

Founded in 2013, Xiaohongshu is a video-centered social media platform with over 300 million monthly active users, where people share their life experiences, as described on the Apple App Store.

According to Duolingo, the app has seen roughly 216% growth in new Mandarin learning in the U.S. compared to this time last year, with a sharp spike in mid-January as RedNote’s adoption took off.

For context, Spanish, one of the most popular languages on the app, has seen a 40% increase over the same period, Duolingo said. RedNote, or Xiaohongshu, as it's known in China, has rocketed to ...

On TikTok, Duolingo posted videos with the hashtags #rednote and #tiktokban. In one video, someone wearing a mask of the app's green owl mascot is teaching Mandarin Chinese for beginners, starting ...

The number of Mandarin learners on Duolingo leaped 216% compared to this time last year, a representative said. ... In the meantime, TikTok users have started migrating to Xiaohongshu, ...

However, because Shanghai-based Xiaohongshu/RedNote is designed for a Chinese audience, the app’s default language is Mandarin Chinese. That prompted an increase in U.S. users of the Duolingo ...

RedNote, or Xiaohongshu, as it's known in China, has rocketed to become the No. 1 free app on the Apple app store, a position it's held for most of this week. Rounding out the top five are TikTok ...

Duolingo shares popped on Thursday following a large spike in users signing up to learn Mandarin in conjunction with soaring usage of Chinese social media app Rednote, a TikTok rival. The company ...

Duolingo shares climb 7% as users swarm to app to learn Mandarin By CJ Haddad,CNBC • Published January 16, 2025 • Updated on January 16, 2025 at 5:58 pm • Published January 16, 2025 ...