Sometimes it's just nice for someone to acknowledge your existence ... and a Chinese company is cashing in on that feeling with a new app called "Are You Dead?" ...

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

“Some netizens say that the 'Are you dead?' greeting feels like a carefree joke between close friends — both heartfelt and ...

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 ...

"Are You Dead?", an app that sounds the alarm if a user doesn't check in every 48 hours, was one of China's top-selling paid apps on Tuesday as the country's growing class of solo dwellers flocked to ...

Developed by three young people in their 20s, “Demumu” (previously named “Are You Dead?”) became the most downloaded paid app on the Apple App Store in China last week, per local media reports. It is ...

A new Chinese app, controversially named 'Are you dead?', is gaining immense popularity by addressing widespread loneliness. Users must check in daily; failure to do so alerts emergency contacts. This ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

(CNN)– A viral Chinese app that taps into loneliness is getting a new name. In China the app is called “Are you dead”? It is aimed for those who live alone. The app requires users to check in every ...