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VIRAL APP FOR SOLO DWELLERS RENAMED FOR GLOBAL LAUNCH
The Sunday Guardian
|January 18, 2026
An app called “Are You Dead?”, designed for people living alone, has gone viral in China, sparking a surge in downloads, widespread debate on social media and a decision by its developers to introduce a subscription fee and rebrand for an international audience.
The app, known in Chinese as Sileme—a phrase that translates bluntly as “Are you dead?”—is positioned as a lightweight digital safety tool for solo dwellers. Its target users include students, single office workers, migrant professionals and others who live alone, a demographic that has grown rapidly in China’s major cities in recent years.
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