‘Are you dead?’: the viral Chinese app for those living alone

[Article] "Are You Dead?", an app that sounds the alarm if a user doesn't check in every 48 hours, is one of China's top-selling paid apps. More and more people in the world's second-largest economy are living alone as marriage rates decline and the number of elderly empty-nesters grows. In 2024, people who lived alone accounted for around one fifth of all Chinese households, compared to 15 percent a decade earlier, official data shows.

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‘Are you dead?’: the viral Chinese app for those living alone.This app sounds the alarm if a user doesn't check in every 48 hours and sends a message to a designated emergency contact.‘Are you dead?’ pitches itself as a "safety tool crafted for solo dwellers" in order to make...
This article was published Tuesday, 20 January, 2026 by AFP (131 words)
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