The United States ban on TikTok went into effect on January 19, 2025, with DNS traffic to TikTok-related domains dropping by as much as 85% compared to the previous week. After a 14-hour shutdown, TikTok announced it was starting service restoration following assurances from Donald Trump, and DNS traffic began to recover slightly. However, traffic from ByteDance's network in the US never fully recovered, remaining around 80% below pre-shutdown levels. Meanwhile, RedNote (Xiaohongshu) alternatives have been steadily increasing in DNS traffic since January 13, with a surge of up to 291% on January 19, and also showing growth in other countries such as Mexico, Brazil, France, Germany, Canada, Spain, Portugal, the UK, Australia, Japan, and others.