"Are You Dead," viral Chinese app, changing its name
16 hours ago · The Chinese mobile app "Are You Dead?" which sounds an alarm if a user doesn't check in every 48 hours, says it will drop its catchy name after it drew international media …
‘Are You Dead?’ What to know about China's new viral phone app
12 hours ago · What To Know The app, called Sileme—a play on the Mandarin phrase “Are you dead?”—launched in mid-2025 and quickly became one of the most downloaded paid apps on …
Are you dead? The morbid app taking China by storm
1 day ago · The Are You Dead? app, called Sile Me in Chinese, asks users to check in daily by tapping a bright green button with a cartoon ghost at the centre.
'Are You Dead?' Is The #1 Paid iPhone App In China: Here's Why
1 day ago · Instead of essential iPhone apps, an unexpected application topped the paid apps chart on the App Store in China in early 2026. The app likely went viral because of its name, …
'Are You Dead?' viral Chinese app: Know what it does, how to ...
1 day ago · The Are You Dead? app taps into a real and growing concern in China, where the number of one-person households is projected to rise to around 200 million by 2030.
Viral app in China taps into national loneliness by asking ...
21 hours ago · In recent weeks, a morbid-sounding app has taken China by storm, tapping into widespread loneliness and youth disaffection in the world’s second most populous country.
China’s ‘Are You Dead?’ app checks in on growing cohort of ...
2 days ago · Are You Dead? has gone viral as an increasing cohort of Chinese young people are choosing to live alone rather than get married and have a family.