"First of all, the Chinese are so nice, they're so sweet and so welcoming. They've over here teaching us Mandarin."

As millions of U.S. TikTok users flock to Chinese-language social app RedNote in light of a possible TikTok ban, more Americans are trying to learn Chinese than ever. Duolingo, a language learning app used by millions,

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. On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld the decision to ban TikTok ...

Millions are joining RedNote ahead of the TikTok ban. But the app’s default language is Mandarin. “Oh so NOW you’re learning Mandarin,” Duolingo tweeted on Monday.

Duolingo has seen a surge in U.S. Mandarin learners as TikTok users explore Chinese social app RedNote amid a looming ban.

The company confirmed to CNBC that there's been a 216% increase in Mandarin learners using the app compared to a year earlier. For context, Spanish, one of the most popular languages on the app, has seen a 40% increase over the same period, Duolingo said.

Americans are running to the language app to learn Mandarin as they flood Chinese app RedNote in response to the looming TikTok ban.

Americans have turned to the language-learning app Duolingo to study Mandarin and the Chinese social app RedNote as a potential alternative to TikTok, which recently faced a temporary ban in the U.S.

As many Americans flock to RedNote ahead of a possible TikTok ban, Duolingo and Drops have seen an increase in US users learning Chinese.

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Duolingo has reported a 216% increase in U.S. users learning Mandarin, coinciding with the rise of Chinese social media platform RedNote. As TikTok faces a potential ban in the U.S., users have flocked to RedNote,

Yes, the language-learning app has been the big winner amid TikTok’s impending demise and it’s mostly due to spite. According to the app, Duolingo has seen a 216 percent growth in users learning Mandarin Chinese over the last year, which is tied to the growing popularity of RedNote.