The language-learning app Duolingo has seen a surprising trend emerge, the closer we get to the TikTok ban -- there's been a 216% spike in US users learning Mandarin compared to this time last year.

TikTok U.S. users have been learning Chinese on Duolingo in increasing numbers amid their adoption of a Chinese social app called RedNote ahead of the

TikTok could be banned in the US, rendering the app unusable and removing it from app stores. Instead of making do with Instagram Reels, people looked for a closer alternative and found Chinese social media app "RedNote" or Xiaohongshu,

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.

Popular language-learning app Duolingo reportedly saw a 216% spike in American learners of Mandarin Chinese amid the imminent ban of TikTok and mass migration to RedNote, another Chinese app

Duolingo, the popular language learning application is witnessing a surge of American users who are signing up to learn Chinese amid the TikTok ban in the US. The short video-sharing platform is on the verge of getting removed from app stores in the country.

Duolingo linked the spike to the looming TikTok ban on January 19, 2025, which the US government attributes to national security concerns.