Chinese app Xiaohongshu springs to U.S. dominance

TikTok refugees are pouring to Xiaohongshu. Here’s what you need to know about the RedNote app
A rare wave of U.S.-China camaraderie broke out online in recent days as “refugees” from the popular short video platform TikTok poured onto a Chinese social media platform to protest a now-delayed ban on the service.
Chinese app Xiaohongshu springs to U.S. dominance as TikTok ban takes effect
The Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, also referred to as RedNote in English, has sprung to supremacy as the top free app on iPhone as the ban on TikTok took effect Sunday, drawing the ire of U.
As US TikTok users flock to Chinese app Xiaohongshu, interest in Mandarin rises
China tensions have precipitated a decade-long decline in bilateral people-to-people exchanges. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The female Chinese billionaire behind RedNote stands to profit off of the TikTok ban
Qu, 40, is currently president of and owns an estimated 10% stake in the private company; Forbes estimates she has a net worth of around $1.3 billion. She grew up in Wuhan, China, and studied journalism at Beijing Foreign Studies University before working in marketing, as Fortune ’s Nicholas Gordon reported in October 2024.
US TikTok users flock to Chinese app Xiaohongshu in protest with TikTok ban looming
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,
'Red Note' - The Chinese App Being Embraced By TikTok Refugees
Chinese-owned app Xiaohongshu - or Red Note in English - was recently propelled to the top of the US Apple App Store free downloads chart, as American users facing a potential TikTok ban look for an alternative.
Over a Million Americans Have Downloaded Rednote in Light of TikTok Ban
In the days leading up to the US TikTok ban, Americans have flooded Rednote, a similarly Chinese-owned app, with over a million downloads. Chinese social media app Rednote, a platform similar to TikTok and Instagram,
New TikTok ban triggers rush to risky Chinese app RedNote
TikTok was shut down in the United States due to a change in the law, leaving users unable to access the app. Many are now seeking alternatives, often turning to another Chinese app. TikTok took the world by storm,
TikTok banned in U.S., RedNote sees a spike in users
TikTok has been disabled in the United States due to a change in legislation, leaving users unable to access the app. Many are now seeking alternatives and are turning to another Chinese app. TikTok gained global recognition,
TikTok users migrate to RedNote in an unexpected success for Chinese soft power
China has historically been seen as unable to emulate the attractiveness of the world’s more established soft-power bastions.
Xiaohongshu (RedNote), China’s answer to Instagram, hits No. 1 on the App Store as TikTok faces US shutdown
On the heels of TikTok's looming shutdown on January 19 over its ownership in the U.S. (unless the Supreme Court intervenes), ...
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What is RedNote? TikTok 'refugees' surge on different Chinese social media app
On Tuesday afternoon, another Chinese app named Xiaohongshu, or RedNote in English ... Instagram was 11, newcomer Bluesky was 12, TikTok was still there at No. 13, and Facebook was No. 25.
Charlwin Mao, the Chinese tech founder welcoming ‘TikTok refugees’
When the Chinese Stanford student Charlwin Mao was thinking of a name for his start-up in 2013, he settled on Xiaohongshu, ...
Xiaohongshu Stake Sale Talks Value TikTok Rival at $20 Billion
Xiaohongshu’s biggest shareholders are in talks to sell shares in the Chinese Instagram-like service at a valuation of at ...