Duolingo sees a spike in TikTok refugees learning Mandarin as they move to RedNote

As the threat of TikTok being banned in the US looms, some Americans have turned to learning Mandarin to communicate on the Chinese app RedNote. Language learning apps Duolingo and Drops have reported a significant increase in US users learning Mandarin, with Duolingo seeing a 216% growth in new Mandarin learners. TikTok refugees are flocking to RedNote and learning Mandarin as a way to bridge the language gap on the rival app, with many citing TikTok as the reason for discovering the language learning platforms.

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