With the TikTok ban looming in less than a week, creators are scrambling to find a replacement. Many have simply migrated over to TikTok’s direct American competitors, like Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts.

I picked my "interests" — all in Mandarin — based on vibes, and yet still Red Note seems to have me figured out already. My Explore page suggested videos from food creator Nick DiGiovanni, Cardi B and Lucky Blue Smith. (Note: Page verification is bound to be slow, so beware of fake celebrity accounts in the interim.)

RedNote, which is known in China as Xiaohongshu, the Mandarin term for “little red book,” is the most downloaded free app on the Apple App Store.

The law that took aim at TikTok over national security concerns has prompted Americans looking for alternatives to download Xiaohongshu, a social media app that is popular in China.

With a TikTok U.S. ban looming, American users are downloading an alternative: Chinese-owned social app Xiaohongshu, aka "Red Note."

Chinese app Xiaohongshu, or RedNote in English, has become the most downloaded social networking app in the Apple App Store over the last 24 hours.

The U.S. government said “Don’t give a Chinese company your data,” and the American public said “🖕 😎 🖕.” As the country prepares for the TikTok ban to go into effect January 19, Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu (translation: “little red book,

The bizarre surge in popularity for Chinese social media app RedNote has sparked alarm among policy experts who warned it carries even greater security risks than TikTok. At CES 2025, NVIDIA made it plainly clear AI NPCs are around the corner, and I think they look genuinely awful.

Ahead of a potential US ban, TikTok creators are warming up to Xiaohongshu, known as Red in the West. Is it the right move?