As the potential ban on TikTok looms, its users are exploring alternatives.This week, another Chinese app called Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, is gaining attention in the app stores. TikTok, owned by ...

A Jan. 15, 2025 photo taken in Paris shows the Chinese-owned mobile app Xiaohongshu, often referred to as "RedNote," on a smartphone. ANNA KURTH/AFP/Getty ...

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.

With TikTok headed for a possible shutdown in the U.S. effective as soon as this Sunday, the Chinese app Xiaohongshu, or REDnote, is gaining interest in the U.S.. In April, lawmakers concerned ...

What is Xiaohongshu – or RedNote? RedNote first appeared in China back in 2013 as the country’s answer to Instagram. It has a Pinterest-like layout and also incorporates a shop similar to the ...

Enter Xiaohongshu (XHS) – or “REDNote” in English – China’s wildly successful social media platform that’s rapidly gaining traction among LA’s trendsetters.

Known as Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” RedNote features a layout similar to Pinterest and is often described as a Chinese version of Instagram.

RedNote/Xiaohongshu was launched in 2013 and soon became one of the fastest growing social media platforms in China. It has a staggering value of $17 billion with 300 million active users monthly.

Xiaohongshu, known as RedNote, offers similar short-form video content to TikTok. The app, founded in 2013, reached over 200 million users by 2019.

A smartphone displays the app Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, in Beijing on Wednesday. Adek Berry / AFP - Getty Images “The conclusion is that the ordinary workers are basically the same ...

Amid TikTok's impending shutdown on January 19 due to ownership issues in the United States, another Chinese app, Xiaohongshu, known as RedNote in English, surged to the top spot among free apps ...

RedNote's Chinese name, Xiaohongshu, literally translates to "Little Red Book," which seems like a direct reference to a book of quotes from Chinese communist leader Mao Tse-tung.