Just like in every other field, Chinese apps have been successful in taking over the Indian app market too. Over the past years, Chinese apps have been growing popular in India and holds a share of 39% – 40% in the Indian app market. With a population of 1.38 billion, India is the fastest growing mobile app market. With more than 300 millions Indians using smartphones, Chinese apps have been ruling the market significantly.
TikTok is a video- sharing social networking service owned by ByteDance. It is used to create short dance, lip-sync, talents, and comedy videos. India is the fastest growing and the largest market for TikTok with around 200 million monthly active users. According to sources, 39% of the TikTok global users are from India. TikTok has managed to outstrip the growth of Facebook in the key market for global user domination and has become one of the most used Chinese apps of 2020. It also has another version,i.e. TikTok lite that works on lower-end smartphones.
Bigo Live is a live streaming application that lets users create as well as consume content while going live. This app gives a platform to its users for showcasing their talents and also explore global talent. India accounted for 32% of its 11 million new users.
For starters, Helo is a social media platform with a difference, using the app users can create, upload, and share variety of content. It has over 50 million monthly active users and has 14 Indian languages available. The reason behind its success is that it allows the user to connect with their friends and family in their native languages.
It is a live streaming video app that gives a platform to its users for showcasing their talents. Along with sharing video, Liveme also allows its users to share their locations and allow others on-site to search for people streaming near them. Liveme successfully has over 13 million users in India. Not only it helps talent grow its ‘name and fame’ but also given an opportunity to its users to create connections with audiences across India as well as all over the world.
Owned by Chinese social media company Joyy Inc., Likee is a Singapore-based app making its biggest global push since launching in 2017. Like app is a fun video maker and video editing app with various magic effects embedded in the video. It is easy to use and can be used for creating and sharing videos on social platforms. Its mobile monthly active users reached 80.7 million. Not only it has a variety of tools but its users base is large enough to make browsing worthwhile.
1. PUBG
2. Clash Of Clans
3. Mafia City
4. Rise Of Kingdoms
1. SHAREit
2. Xender
1. SHEIN
2. ClubFactory
1. CamScanner
2. BeautyPlus
3. UC BROWSER
4. App Lock
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