😵 Are You Dead? App Goes Viral In China

A bleakly named app, Are You Dead?, has surged to the top of China's app charts as young people living alone download it en masse. The app requires users to tap a large check-in button every two days to confirm they are alive; if they fail to do so, it automatically alerts a pre-selected emergency contact that something may be wrong.

Launched quietly in May last year, the app has gone viral in recent weeks amid growing concern about isolation in Chinese cities, becoming the country's most downloaded paid app. The trend reflects a broader demographic shift: research cited by state-run Global Times suggests China could have up to 200 million one-person households by 2030.

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