“It’s not a foregone conclusion that RedNote will suddenly enjoy TikTok’s success and popularity,” Gorman said. “Actually gaining the traction TikTok has is rare. And the size of the national security threat is really proportional to the size of the user base.”

TikTok also sees a slight dip as US users flock to RedNote and Lemon8, according to internet traffic monitor Similarweb.

The Biden administration is exploring ways to keep TikTok accessible in the United States even as a ban is set to take effect on Sunday, NBC News reported late on Wednesday, citing three people familiar with the discussions.

The White House says President Biden will not enforce the U.S. ban on TikTok set to go into effect over the weekend if the app isn't divested from by Chinese parent company ByteDance. That leaves the company's future up to the Supreme Court and President-elect Donald Trump.