Chinese App 'Are You Dead Yet' Tops App Store Charts by Alerting Emergency Contacts When Users Miss Daily Check-ins
Summary
Chinese app 'Are You Dead Yet' rockets to number one on China's App Store by alerting emergency contacts when users fail to check in daily, attracting massive investment interest and solo dwellers seeking safety nets.
Key Points
- A Chinese app called 'Are You Dead Yet' becomes the number one paid app in China's App Store by requiring users to tap a button daily or it alerts emergency contacts if they miss two consecutive days
- The simple app costs $1.15, attracts over 60 investors offering hundreds of thousands of dollars, and gains popularity among China's growing population of solo dwellers
- Developers announce they are changing the name to 'Demumu' for global markets and plan to add AI safety features, despite fan backlash over losing the original provocative name