Duolingo sees a spike in TikTok refugees learning Mandarin

Americans flock to Chinese TikTok rival RedNote — and language apps to learn Mandarin
As many Americans flock to RedNote ahead of a possible TikTok ban, Duolingo and Drops have seen an increase in US users learning Chinese.
‘2025 is the year everyone is learning Mandarin’: TikTok ‘refugees’ are learning Chinese to build RedNote audiences
According to their website, Xiaohongshu is “a lifestyle platform for young people…With the mission of ‘Inspire Lives – Sharing and Discovering the Wonders of the World’”. It was founded in Shanghai, China, in 2013. The company claims that as of 2019, it had over 300 million users and 100 million monthly active users.
Duolingo sees 216% spike in US users learning Chinese amid TikTok ban and move to RedNote
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 refugees’ turning to RedNote are rushing to learn Mandarin on Duolingo
Duolingo shares have jumped this week, as the number of Americans learning Mandarin on the app has soared 216%. That's as China's RedNote is now the most downloaded free app on Apple's App Store ahead of the TikTok ban.
Duolingo Witnesses Approx 216% Surge in New Mandarin Learners in US!
Duolingo sees approx. 216% growth in new Mandarin learners in US! Is the spike due to TikTok's potential ban and users downloading the RedNote app?
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