Duolingo shares have jumped this week, as the number of Americans learning Mandarin on the app has soared 216%. That's as China's RedNote is now the most downloaded free app on Apple's App Store ahead of the TikTok ban.

TikTok U.S. users have been learning Chinese on Duolingo in increasing numbers amid their adoption of a Chinese social app called RedNote ahead of the

Duolingo has seen a surge in U.S. Mandarin learners as TikTok users explore Chinese social app RedNote amid a looming ban.

All signs point to TikTok shutting down in the United States on Sunday due to the ban that's set to go into effect after the platform failed to find a new

Duolingo says it's seen a massive spike in people learning Mandarin Chinese, possibly to better use the popular TikTok alternative, RedNote.

Can RedNote sustain its rapid rise to success with US users? Even with a TikTok ban and Duolingo boost, it faces plenty of headwinds.

Many Chinese Catholics celebrate the Lunar New Year by attending Mass to thank God for blessings received, and a parish in Michigan is preparing to do just that.

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re looking at the impacts of the looming TikTok ban in the U.S., including the “TikTok refugees” moving to

Duolingo capitalized on the sudden interest in Mandarin learning tied to the TikTok ban and RedNote’s rise. Similarly, small businesses can monitor cultural shifts—whether through social media trends, microtrends, news, or industry developments—and adapt their messaging, offerings or campaigns to meet consumer and customer new interests.

Shanghai-based Xiaohongshu, or RedNote as it is known in English, is a Chinese social media platform growing in popularity as an alternative to TikTok, but with the same security risks.

TikTok is owned by a China-based company named ByteDance. The Biden administration warned the app posed a "grave national security threat" because of its ties to China. Under the law, to avoid the ban, TikTok's Chinese owner had to sell to a U.S. company. The company said they will not sell. Now, the app supposed to banned in the U.S. on Sunday.