It is a lifestyle social media app that allows users to post short videos, photos and texts, and it also includes functions like live-streaming and shopping.

Chinese-owned TikTok is set to be banned in the United States on Jan. 19, 2025, and another Chinese-owned app is welcoming American "TikTok refugees."

Ahead of an impending ban on TikTok in the US, young Americans are flocking to RedNote which many say is “China’s answer to Instagram”. Xiaohongshu’s US downloads surged more than 200% year-on-year this week.

RedNote (Xiaohongshu) is a relatively new social media platform designed to cater to users seeking a more intimate and engaging experience compared to mainstream networks like TikTok. Launched in response to increasing concerns about privacy,

The Supreme Court upheld the ruling that could ban TikTok on Sunday, but “TikTok refugees” across the country are already finding new platforms.

With a TikTok ban set to go into effect in the U.S. on Sunday, social media users in the U.S. are migrating to Xiaohongshu, also known as ‘REDnote.’

The app that Americans are flocking to as a TikTok alternative is Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, which translates to “Little Red Book.” This name carries significant historical weight, as it alludes to Mao Zedong’s Little Red Book, a mandatory collection of his quotes and philosophies that symbolized the Cultural Revolution in China.

Here's a quick breakdown on what RedNote is, some Tweets that highlight how TikTok users are approaching the app and if the U.S. can ban RedNote too.

Bongino Report host Evita Duffy-Alfonso discusses the surge in RedNote users after the Supreme Court upholds the ruling requiring TikTok to divest or face a U.S. ban on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’

TikTok users are joining RedNote as an act of "protest against the ban," a publication of the Chinese Communist Party said.

Chinese social media app RedNote, known in China as Xiaohongshu, gained nearly 3 million U.S. users in one day earlier this week as a flood of self-proclaimed "TikTok Refugees" joined, according to new data from analytics firm Similarweb.