Mandarin Chinese has nearly a billion native speakers and is the second-most widely spoken language in the world after English. It's also the official language of China, Taiwan, and Singapore.

The threat of TikTok going dark in the US appears to have compelled some Americans to start learning Mandarin as they look to communicate on a rival Chinese app. Many Americans are joining ...

On X, Duolingo said: “Learning Mandarin out of spite? You are not alone.” It said that they have seen "a ~216% growth in new Chinese (Mandarin) learners in the US” for the period of Dec 1 ...

As the app’s default language is Mandarin, many U.S. users have turned to Duolingo to quickly learn Chinese to navigate the new platform. According to Duolingo, the number of U.S. users ...