As a potential US ban on TikTok looms, some users of the video platform are already migrating... to other Chinese-owned lifestyle apps. Two apps owned by Chinese companies, Xiaohungshu (which translates to "little red book" and has been called RedNote) and Lemon8,

The potential prohibition of the Chinese social media giant has sent users in search of other options. But some are based in China too.

RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) in China, is often described as a mix of Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest. Regarding its similarities with TikTok, RedNote enables users to create and share short videos on various topics, including fashion, beauty, food, travel, and lifestyle.

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.

Time is dwindling before TikTok faces a ban in the U.S., and weighing their options, some users aren't just turning to Instagram or YouTube to fill the void.

TIKTOK is poised to shut down its app for 170million US users on Sunday, according to reports, after a long battle with lawmakers. And the news has American users flocking to rival apps.

Lemon8 is owned by a subsidiary of TikTok owner ByteDance. ByteDance started pushing TikTok users toward the app with sponsored TikTok posts as the TikTok ban looms, and has more than 1 million daily active users, according to Axios.

With TikTok expected to be banned in the United States on Jan. 19, many users are deciding where to go for their social media content. Here's what to know about similar apps RedNote and Lemon8.

Some TikTok users aren't waiting until the upcoming Jan. 19 ban to test out other short-form video sharing apps, but instead of Meta's social media sites or the Fediverse, they're swarming to other Chinese-owned mobile software platforms.

With a TikTok U.S. ban looming, American users are downloading an alternative: Chinese-owned social app Xiaohongshu, aka "Red Note."