As the possibility of a TikTok ban looms, a surprising trend has emerged: a surge of interest in learning Mandarin. Google searches for “learn Mandarin” are skyrocketing, and language learning app Duolingo has reported a 216% increase in U.S. users starting Chinese lessons. This trend coincides with the Jan. 19 deadline for a potential TikTok ban in the U.S. As Straight Arrow News previously reported, the Chinese social media app Rednote, also k…

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Duolingo sees 216% surge in U.S. users learning Chinese as TikTok refugees adopt RedNote

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

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Looming TikTok ban sparks surge in people learning to speak Mandarin

Duolingo linked the spike to the looming TikTok ban on January 19, 2025, which the US government attributes to national security concerns. Read full story

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TikTok ban: Americans are learning Mandarin on Duolingo ‘out of spite’

Language-learning apps Duolingo and Drops say they have seen an increase in US users learning Chinese.

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Duolingo sees a spike in TikTok refugees learning Mandarin

"First of all, the Chinese are so nice, they're so sweet and so welcoming. They've over here teaching us Mandarin."

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Duolingo Sees 216% Jump In Mandarin Learners As TikTok Users Migrate To RedNote

Xiaohongshu is fast becoming the site of a US-China cultural exchange ahead of a possible ban of TikTok in the US.Cheng Xin/Getty ImagesAmericans are flocking to Chinese app Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, as a potential US TikTok ban looms.Some of them are learning Mandarin in an attempt to bridge the language divide on the app.Language-learning apps Duolingo and Drops told BI they've seen an increase in US users learning Chinese.The threat of TikTok …

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Duolingo sees a spike in users learning Mandarin as Americans flock to Chinese TikTok rival RedNote

The foreign language learning platform has seen a surge in the number of American users learning Chinese in recent days, likely due to the need to use an alternative application to TikTok, which is about to be banned.

Nền tảng học ngoại ngữ khi nhận lượt người dùng Mỹ học tiếng Trung tăng vọt những ngày qua, nhiều khả năng xuất phát từ nhu cầu sử dụng ứng dụng thay thế TikTok sắp bị cấm.

Người Mỹ đổ xô học tiếng Trung khi TikTok sắp bị cấm?

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Americans rush to learn Chinese as TikTok is about to be banned?

Duolingo has seen a 216% increase in users learning Mandarin in the US, amid migration to the Chinese app RedNote, following the possible ban on TikTok, The Verge reports.

Duolingo a înregistrat o creștere de 216% a utilizatorilor care învață mandarina în SUA, pe fondul migrației către aplicația chineză RedNote, în urma posibilei interdicții TikTok, informează The Verge.

Cine e marele beneficiar al interdicției TikTok în SUA. Creștere spectaculoasă de 216% a numărului de utilizatori

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Who is the big beneficiary of the TikTok ban in the US. Spectacular 216% increase in the number of users

The threat of TikTok being banned in the US has spurred a wave of users to switch to the new social network, while also causing a boom in demand for learning Chinese on Duolingo.

Nguy cơ TikTok bị cấm tại Mỹ đã thúc đẩy làn sóng người dùng chuyển sang mạng xã hội mới, đồng thời làm bùng nổ nhu cầu học tiếng Trung trên Duolingo.

Người Mỹ đổ xô học tiếng Trung để xài RedNote, ứng dụng thay thế TikTok

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Americans rush to learn Chinese to use RedNote, the TikTok alternative

Duolingo has reported a 216% increase in U.S. users learning Mandarin, coinciding with the rise of Chinese social media platform RedNote. As TikTok faces a potential ban in the U.S., users have flocked to RedNote, sparking a wave of cultural exchange. This has led many to turn to Duolingo for help mastering Mandarin and diving deeper into Chinese culture.

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Duolingo sees 216% rise in new US users learning Mandarin. Why are Americans learning Chinese?

The impending end of the video platform TikTok in the USA is producing strange results: hundreds of thousands of Americans have now registered on another Chinese app. In the Chinese-language app Rednote, the "Little Red Book", US users are welcomed with almost kitschy friendliness. For the USA, the deliberately peaceful protest against the TikTok end is becoming a boomerang that harbors some dangers - even if the hype may only last for a short t…

Das bevorstehende Aus für die Videoplattform TikTok in den USA treibt seltsame Blüten: Hunderttausende Amerikanerinnen und Amerikaner haben sich mittlerweile in einer anderen chinesischen App registriert. In der chinesischsprachigen App Rednote, dem „Kleinen Roten Buch“, werden die US-Nutzerinnen und -Nutzer mit fast kitschig anmutender Freundlichkeit empfangen. Für die USA wird der betont friedliche Protest gegen das TikTok-Aus zum Bumerang, de…

US interest in Mandarin rises as likely TikTok ban boosts Chinese alternative

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