Sensor Tower collects its ranking data from “publicly accessible estimates provided by the Apple App Store and Google Play [store].” While the firm doesn’t have direct insights into Apple’s and Google’s algorithms for determining rankings,

Washington: As the fate of TikTok hangs in the balance, U.S. TikTok users are flocking to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, also called RedNote – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. Some of the “TikTok refugees,” as they call ...

With TikTok's days in the U.S. likely numbered, many American users are moving to another Chinese social media app: RedNote, a heavily censored platform similar to Instagram. Here's what to know.

TikTok has resumed operations in the US following a shutdown overnight on Saturday, after the incoming US president Donald Trump pledged to “save TikTok” by delaying the proposed ban.

Xiaohongshu, now known in English as RedNote, transformed overnight into a bridge between the realms of China's internet and America's, as a sudden wave of US users downloaded the app this week in anticipation of a national ban on TikTok.

Xiaohongshu (also known as RedNote) officially announced the launch of a new translation feature. After updating to the latest version, users

Xiaohongshu continues to hold the top spot on the US App Store’s free social networking apps chart. Its Android version has also been renamed rednote on Google Play, unifying the branding from its earlier version, REDnote. [IThome, in Chinese]

While the mass migration to Xiaohongshu (which translates to “little red book ... Facebook’s and Twitter’s banning in 2009, Google’s departure in 2010, Instagram’s blocking in 2014, and LinkedIn’s eventual withdrawal in 2023.

TikTok users are joining RedNote as an act of "protest against the ban," a publication of the Chinese Communist Party said.

On Google, users noted that the interface is ... The fact that TikTok refugees are flooding Xiaohongshu is not lost on lawmakers in the United States and China, with some American leaders ...

Meta is offering deals to creators to promote Instagram on other short-form video apps, including TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube. TakeAway Points: Meta is providing creators with agreements to advertise Instagram on other short-form video platforms,

Large Western platforms, such as Google and Facebook, are blocked in China. Though Xiaohongshu has seen an influx of users, it is not clear if the app could replace TikTok, which has created an ...