An impending ban on TikTok has driven some users to try a new alternative. Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, has quickly become a favorite stand-in for the social video platform, with an estimated 170 million monthly users in the U.S.
The Chinese-language social media platform skyrocketed to the top of the Apple App Store and the No. 3 spot on Google’s Play Store on Monday, just under a week before a law passed last spring banning TikTok takes effect on Jan. 19.
