Self-proclaimed TikTok refugees find new Chinese app and send it to number 1 in the US
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Self-proclaimed TikTok refugees find new Chinese app and send it to number 1 in the US

Posted on by Amelia Pressman

TikTok Users who abandoned ByteDance’s social platform ahead of a crucial Supreme Court decision about their future pushed a rival Chinese app to the top of Apple’s charts in the US on Monday.
While the exact number of downloads is unknown, the Apple Store revealed Xiaohongshu – which has no official English name but means “little red book” – as the #1 free-to-use social media platform among all free iPhone apps in the US.
The exodus of “TikTok refugees” has been fueled by growing concerns about the fate of the app down the road Supreme Court oral arguments last weekin which the judges appeared to prioritize national security over freedom of expression.

Many of TikTok’s American users began to anticipate a possible ban on the platform, fearing that Chinese ownership of the app would become a critical point in the court’s decision.

US influencer Nuha – who has more than 1.5 million followers on TikTok and about 135,000 on Instagram – is among those signing up for Xiaohongshu’s mix of e-commerce and user-generated content.

“Hi guys, there’s a TikTok refugee here. I’m so nervous to be on this app, but I also think it’s really exciting and exciting that we’re all doing this,” Nuha said in her first video posted in Xiaohongshu on Sunday.

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