Language learning app Duolingo has seen an over 200% spike in U.S. users learning Mandarin "out of spite" as many flee to Chinese app RedNote amid the uncertainty surrounding TikTok's future.

The language learning app Duolingo has revealed that it has seen a "216 percent growth in new Chinese (Mandarin) learners in the US compared to this time last year." Learning Mandarin out of spite?

Duolingo reportedly saw a 216% increase in U.S. users learning Mandarin since the announcement of TikTok’s potential ban. Many TikTok users are migrating to RedNote, a Chinese social app ...

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the app’s default language is Mandarin Chinese. That prompted an increase in U.S. users of the Duolingo language-learning app to take a crash course in Mandarin. According to Duolingo ...

“First of all, the Chinese are so nice, they’re so sweet and so welcoming,” one user posted on TikTok. “They’ve over here ...

“Learning Mandarin out of spite? You’re not alone,” Duolingo joked on X. “We’ve seen a ~216% growth in new Chinese (Mandarin) learners in the US compared to this time last year.

Never discount the resolve of the American spirit in the face of adversity — in this case, the determination to learn a little bit of Mandarin Chinese ... downloads of the Duolingo app in ...