The Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, also referred to as RedNote in English, has sprung to supremacy as the top free app on iPhone as the ban on TikTok took effect Sunday, drawing the ire of U.

With days to go before TikTok may be banned in the US over security concerns, users have sent a little-known app to the top of the app store charts. Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, may not be a household name here but it has millions of users in China,

As TikTok may be nearing its end in the United States, another very similar app is topping the charts. RedNote, also known by its Chinese name Xiaohongshu, is currently number one on the Apple App Store,