With Tiktok on the precipice of being banned in the U.S., fans of the app are turning to a new alternative that promises even more with users surging.

As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, some U.S. TikTok users are flocking to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. The self-described “TikTok refugees” lan

TikTok creators and users are facing the reality that the popular short-video app will likely be banned in the United States.

Users who have the TikTok app on their phone will still be able to access it after Jan. 19. However, because the ban would prevent Apple and Google from providing the app with necessary updates, TikTok would quickly break down and become unusable, leading Americans to look for an alternative app.

Users are migrating to other video apps as a ban on TikTok looms closer. With a TikTok ban looming, some users are scrambling to find a new destination for trending videos.

Will the TikTok ban deadline in the U.S. be extended? Here's what we know as the new law is set to take effect Jan. 19.

TikTok faces an imminent shutdown in the United States after Congress passed a law last year forcing its Chinses owner ByteDance to either sell the platform or close it by this Sunday.

MrBeast stated he's willing to buy TikTok so it's not banned in the United States. The YouTuber, real name James Stephen "Jimmy" Donaldson, took to X formerly Twitter to make that declaration on Monday,

The YouTube sensation has proposed buying TikTok as a unique solution to stop the social platform from being banned in the U.S.