Instead of trying to dodge the ban, millions of TikTok users are jumping over to RedNote. Since RedNote is primarily designed for a Chinese audience, it defaults to Mandarin. This has led to a surpris

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

Duolingo has seen a surge in U.S. Mandarin learners as TikTok users explore Chinese social app RedNote amid a looming ban.

Duolingo says it's seen a massive spike in people learning Mandarin Chinese, possibly to better use the popular TikTok alternative, RedNote.

Millions are joining RedNote ahead of the TikTok ban. But the app’s default language is Mandarin. “Oh so NOW you’re learning mandarin,” Duolingo tweeted on Monday.

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.

Can RedNote sustain its rapid rise to success with US users? Even with a TikTok ban and Duolingo boost, it faces plenty of headwinds.

The company confirmed to CNBC that there's been a 216% increase in Mandarin learners using the app compared to a year earlier. For context, Spanish, one of the most popular languages on the app, has seen a 40% increase over the same period, Duolingo said.

As "TikTok refugees" flood to Chinese site RedNote, language learning app Duolingo has reported an over 200% spike in people learning Mandarin.

A language-learning app reported the number of Mandarin learners tripling as the expected TikTok ban date looms closer in the United States and people download Chinese sister app RedNote

The threat of TikTok going dark in the US appears to have compelled some Americans to start learning Mandarin as they look to communicate on a rival Chinese app. Many Americans are joining RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu,