As a TikTok ban looms, Americans are starting to download RedNote. Here's what you need to know about the app.

The government takes a highly addictive app away due to national security threats, and people just find another one.

Xiaohongshu and Lemon8 have jumped to the top of Apple's App Store as TikTok moves closer to being kicked out of the U.S.

Users who have the TikTok app on their phone will still be able to access it after Jan. 19. However, because the ban would prevent Apple and Google from providing the app with necessary updates, TikTok would quickly break down and become unusable, leading Americans to look for an alternative app.

Marcus Robinson, a 29-year-old fashion designer, created a Red Note account to share his thrifting adventures and promote his clothing company, P-13. He previously had accrued 21,000 followers on TikTok, and estimates that 40% of his brand’s sales came from that app. “I thought I was going to keep building and make a living ultimately,” he says.

WITH a potential TikTok ban looming in the US, Americans have scrambled to find a new alternative to the popular app. The Chinese-owned app RedNote has unexpectedly seen a huge migration of US