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RedNote was #1 on the App Store download list for a couple of days. https://www.vice.com/en/article/chinese-app-rednote-hits-1-in-app-store-as-us-tiktok-ban-ne
by bryanlarsen 2y ago
RedNote was #1 on the App Store download list for a couple of days.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/chinese-app-rednote-hits-1-in-app-store-as-us-tiktok-ban-nears/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/chinese-app-rednote-hits-1-i...
- drakythe 2y agoThat’s an extremely recent development caused by the TT shutdown looming.
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- xmprt 2y agoSo was this app at one point in time: https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/9/21058399/david-dobrik-disposable-camera-app-downloads-tiktok-instagram-youtube https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/9/21058399/david-dobrik-disp... It's called Dispo. You probably haven't heard of it because it became almost irrelevant a few weeks after launch. #1 on the app store doesn't mean a whole lot.
- MisoRamen 2y agoRedNote is a bit different: it has been wildly popular in China for a number of years, and the Chinese community has been using it overseas already. It may not retain all the new users, but it is not going to become irrelevant.
- xmprt 2y agoI agree. But I'm just saying that #1 on the app store doesn't preclude something from being a fad and my guess is that in 1 month's time, no one is going to be talking about RedNote outside of Chinese communities.
- toomanyrichies 2y agoHow many of those downloads originated in China? Genuine question, I read the article and it doesn't say. Apple's App Store is available in China, and China's population alone could be skewing those numbers.
- SXX 2y agoApp store top apps are per-region. And China one likely even running on completely different infrastructure because CCP.
- throwawayq3423 2y agoYes it's called a meme and it won't last.