A morbidly named mobile app has climbed to the top of Apple store’s paid charts in China, offering a stark reminder of how bleak modern life can feel for both young and old alike. The Are You Dead?

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 You Dead?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man looks at his mobile phone as he sits on the banks of the Yangtze River in Wuhan, China, on February 12, 2021. - Hector ...

Instead of essential iPhone apps, an unexpected application topped the paid apps chart on the App Store in China in early 2026. The app likely went viral because of its name, "Are You Dead?" Priced at ...

Stephen McDonell writes at the BBC: A new bleak-sounding app has taken China by storm. Named Are You Dead? the concept is simple. You need to check in with it every two days – clicking a large button ...