A new bleak-sounding app has been downloaded in droves by many youth who live by themselves - and fear dying alone.

Are you dead?” That’s the question a viral app has been trying to ask people who are living alone in China. The app is called Sileme in Chinese, which translates to “Are you dead?” in English, and it ...

A Chinese personal safety app called Are You Dead?—recently rebranded as Demumu—has gone viral in recent weeks, attracting ...

For Chinese writer Yi-Ling Liu, Blued’s sudden disappearence from the app store in late 2025 felt typical of the country’s ...

If I asked which is the world’s loneliest nation, you might well say Japan. Famously, Japanese has words for social ...

When it comes to apps that run daily life, most people immediately think of Western giants like Instagram, Google, or WhatsApp. But in China, there's a completely different digital universe. It's ...

The Chinese mobile app "Are You Dead?" which sounds an alarm if a user doesn't check in every 48 hours, has announced it will drop its catchy name, after it drew international media attention. It rose ...

Are You Dead Yet?” appealed to the psychology of the insecure youths, who don’t want to disturb others but wish that someone ...

Texas has moved to block some of the world’s most downloaded Chinese shopping apps from its own networks, barring platforms ...

A mobile platform is only as strong as its app line-up, which in turn relies on the co-operation and keenness of app developers. But looking at the situation in China, amongst Chinese startups and ...