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Xiaohongshu, China’s answer to Instagram, hits no. 1 on the App Store as TikTok faces US shutdown

Media & Entertainment News | TechCrunch · Lauren Forristal · last updated

On the heels of TikTok’s looming shut down on January 19 over its ownership in the U.S. (unless the Supreme Court intervenes), it looks like another Chinese app is catching some attention. American users are flocking Chinese short-form video app Xiaohongshu (known as RedNote in English). The app today surged to the number-one spot for […]

 

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