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

TikTok U.S. users have been learning Chinese on Duolingo in increasing numbers amid their adoption of a Chinese social app called RedNote ahead of the

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,

Despite the massive popularity of RedNote in the United States and the different corners of the globe, a majority of its users are still mainly speaking Chinese, and this language barrier has Duolingo racking up its numbers.

Duolingo says it's seen a huge spike in people learning basic Mandarin, possibly to better navigate the popular TikTok alternative RedNote

Duolingo has seen a "216 percent growth in new Chinese (Mandarin) learners in the US compared to this time last year."