[bryanlarsen]

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-i...

[xmprt]

So was this app at one point in time: 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]

RedNote 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]

I 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.

[drakythe]

That’s an extremely recent development caused by the TT shutdown looming.

[toomanyrichies]

How 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]

App store top apps are per-region. And China one likely even running on completely different infrastructure because CCP.

[throwawayq3423]

Yes it's called a meme and it won't last.