Users flock to Chinese Xiaohongshu, or 'RedNote,' with TikTok ban ...

3 days ago · HONG KONG (AP) — As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, U.S. TikTok users are flocking to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu – making it the top downloaded app in …

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Will TikTok ban Xiaohongshu?

TikTok users may be flocking to RedNote now, but the ban also implicates other Chinese-owned apps, including RedNote, WeChat, and the other apps run by ByteDance like Lemon8 and CapCut. RedNote, a Chinese social media app also known as Xiaohongshu, has topped the Apple App Store as users prepare for a potential TikTok ban. ...

Is Xiaohongshu a 'TikTok alternative'?

(AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, Fie) HONG KONG (AP) — As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, U.S. TikTok users are flocking to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. Some of the “TikTok refugees,” as they call themselves, say the TikTok alternative, a Chinese app, is being chosen in protest of the TikTok ban. ...

What is Xiaohongshu on TikTok?

Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. RedNote, the Chinese social media app also known as Xiaohongshu, rose to the number one spot on the Apple App Store as a US ban closes in on TikTok. The app offers a mix of pictures, short-form videos, and text posts across “follow,” “explore,” and “nearby” feeds. ...

Is Xiaohongshu the future of TikTok?

As the potential US TikTok ban approaches, American content creators are turning to Xiaohongshu (RedNote), a Chinese app akin to Instagram and Pinterest. RedNote’s swiftly growing American userbase highlights its appeal amidst concerns over TikTok’s future, driven by national security and privacy debates. ...

Who owns Xiaohongshu app?

TheRedNote app, referred to as Xiaohongshu in Chinese, which translates to “Little Red Book,” is also owned by a Chinese company. It was among the top downloaded free apps in Apple’s U.S. App Store so far this week. Over the past 12 years, it has drawn 300 million monthly active users globally, compared to TikTok’s 1 billion users. ...

Is Xiaohongshu a Chinese social media platform?

With a TikTok ban looming in the United States, young Americans are flocking to a Chinese social media platform called Xiaohongshu, known among Anglophones as RedNote. Xiaohongshu’s US downloads surged more than 200% year-on-year this week, and 194% last week, according to market intelligence firm Sensor Tower as quoted in China Daily. ...