“Learning Mandarin out of spite? You’re not alone,” Duolingo joked on X. “We’ve seen a ~216% growth in new Chinese (Mandarin) learners in the US compared to this time last year.

“First of all, the Chinese are so nice, they’re so sweet and so welcoming,” one user posted on TikTok. “They’ve over here teaching us Mandarin.” Duolingo even joined in with a TikTok ...

During that time, people were looking at RedNote as a potential alternative to TikTok. However, because RedNote’s default language is Mandarin Chinese, Duolingo suddenly noticed roughly 216% growth in ...