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

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 Sileme in Chinese, which translates to “Are you dead?” in English, and it ...

A Chinese personal safety app called Are You Dead? recently rebranded as Demumu, has attracted widespread media attention.

BEIJING — In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or jarringly direct. A new, wildly popular app among young Chinese people is definitively the latter. It’s called, simply, “Are ...

It's an app with a rather perplexing name: Are You Dead? Launched in China in May 2025, it has attracted millions of users—young, working, and retired—drawn to its promise: to confirm to their loved ...

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

A Chinese app that requires you to regularly check in to prove you’re alright has soared in popularity, thanks to the number of people living on their own. Are You ...

China’s viral ‘Are You Dead Yet?’ app is gaining traction among Gen Z living alone. Here’s how it works and why young users ...