Chinese Version Of TikTok Called RedNote Shoots To #1 In App Store Amid US Ban

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American people: 1, American government: 0.

January 19 is getting closer and closer. For some, that date might not mean much, but for many, it’s when they might lose their favorite app: TikTok. As we’ve been following, the US government gave TikTok’s parent company ByteDance until January 19 to sell the platform under the threat of a US ban. If you haven’t been keeping up with the ordeal, US lawmakers claim their ultimatum comes amid security concerns, as ByteDance is owned by China. So as that ban date gets closer and closer, American users have been squirming… And are now turning to a TikTok app dupe — which is ALSO based out of China!

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If you’ve heard of the app RedNote (Xiaohongshu) over the past couple days, it’s because it’s suddenly SKYROCKETED in downloads as it’s reminiscent of TikTok. In fact, it’s currently the number one free downloaded app on the Apple App Store! The government was so focused on trying to force the sale of TikTok they didn’t even consider another Chinese app could swoop in to fill the market! How about that for irony!

On X (Twitter), users have been having a heyday with the situation:

all the americans moving to xiaohongshu… pic.twitter.com/AFXJ9Nx2VK

— jen ???? (@dosluvr) January 13, 2025

TikTok users on their way to download Rednote pic.twitter.com/09kSrF1Yft

— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) January 13, 2025

Lmao at thousands of people downloading Rednote (the version of tiktok that is actually owned by China) to spite the U.S. government, finding themselves having lovely interactions with the millions of Chinese citizens on the app & inadvertently undoing decades of U.S. propaganda. pic.twitter.com/2OVe06tTpz

— abby (@abby4thepeople) January 13, 2025

There is a non-zero chance that we get to hear Donald Trump say "Xiaohongshu" in the next few months

— carlo???? (@carlo_5518) January 13, 2025

americans already ruining xiaohongshu.. pic.twitter.com/HUPx3canQ2

— joeee | ???????? | (@lagoonerblue) January 13, 2025

So whos gonna teach me chinese i wanna laugh at the xiaohongshu comment section too pic.twitter.com/vsh1nEW0jc

— ???????????????????????? jaehyun (@jaehyunduuupe) January 14, 2025

I wonder how the U.S. Government will cope knowing they’re banning TikTok (not even a Chinese owned app) just for Americans to now jump ship to RedNote which is ACTUALLY a Chinese owned app.. pic.twitter.com/Sx110UN3fL

— ☾ (@CHICQUITOS) January 14, 2025

Others just hope Elon Musk doesn’t step in to buy TikTok like he did Twitter:

IF THEY LET ELON BUY TIKTOK IT WILL BE THE END OF ALL OF USSS. NOOOOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/uAMedQIxtA

— Jozu ???????? (@thaboyjozu) January 14, 2025