China’s Hottest App of 2026 Just Asks If You’re Still Alive
A bare-bones Chinese app called “Are You Dead?” – whose entire premise is that solo-living users tap daily to confirm they’re still alive, triggering an alert to an emergency contact after two missed check-ins – has rocketed to the top of China’s app store charts and gone viral globally without spending a dime on advertising.

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