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Chinese Apps In India

Want to know Chinese apps in India? Well you have landed on the right article....

Do you love using social media, gaming, and entertainment apps? Nowadays, almost every person owns a smartphone and internet connection, and at least once, everyone has used social, gaming, and entertaining apps

But have you ever checked if the apps you are using are made in your nation or not? Mostly the answer to this question will be a “No”India is the second most populated country in the world and is also one of the biggest markets for Chinese apps.

Indian youth constantly not only use such apps for fun and entertainment but they also promote those. It is important to know the apps, so you can have an idea of what kind of apps we should not use.

Some of the apps that have been banned and should not be used in India. Check all those  Chinese apps list Below

Chinese Apps in India List

Social media apps

1. TikTok

TikTok was launched in September 2016. TikTok is used to create a short video and share it with people globally. 

The user can create a short video showing their talent, it can be a syncing of lips, a dance video, a cooking video, or a video of a mixture of photos. 

The user can get a soundtrack and songs that are available on the app, or they can record their voice and choose their song

Then they are free to post them on the app to get likes, comments, and popularity. The number of Indian users on this Chinese app has increased to b of the whole users of this app.

In 2020 the app was used most frequently and also getting promoted by Indians and was banned by the Indian Government in 2020 June.

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2. Bigo Live

Bigo Live was launched in March 2016. Another app was to be banned in India in 2020 June and the reason was the same. 

The app was getting Most of its users from India. The app has almost 32% of the users in India. To stop this, the government also banned it. 

On this app, the users were free to make videos of their talents by going live to the audience globally. Anyone from anywhere can create an account and can get entertainment.

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3. Helo

The Helo app was getting so much popularity in India as it is available in many languages of IndiaBecause of this feature, people from all over India have started using that. 

It was launched in June 2018. On this app, the user can upload their talented videos, create content on this app for their entertainment, and share it with the world

After seeing this, the Indian government banned the Helo app also because of its increasing popularity and number of users in India.

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4. Liveme

Over 13 million Indian users were using this app. The user can go live on this app and share their talents with the people watching their video globally

The users can also share their live location with people and can also find the nearby people using this app. Liveme was launched on March 29, 2016

This app has targeted the business partner of the google play store Cheetah Mobile, it was removed from the google play store.

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5. Uvideo

launched in July 2020, the Uvideo app allows users to edit and create videos for free

The feature of this app that has attracted Indian users is that people can download any video and share it with family and friends on other social platforms like Facebook and Whatsapp. 

The interface of this app is easy to use for anyone. However, the app had a violation of some policies for which it was removed from the google play store.

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6. Vmate

Vmate was launched in 2016. This app works similar to the TikTok, a user can create short videos on this app. 

It enables users to share their videos with the people that are connected globally

The app has so many trendy stickers and hashtags to use as captions while uploading the video. 

The app is allowed to be used in India, as it is one of the top apps in China and has a great user base.

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Gaming Apps

1. PUBG

PUBG was launched on 23 March 2017. It is placed on the second number of frequently played games in India

The app become most popular in India and it is free for every user to play and interact matches with from all around the world. 

Initially, the app was made available on the platform for testing and after some time the app gained so much popularity and with a number of users almost 10-15 million on it

However, it was dropped out from the google play store by the department of MeITY in 2020 September.

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2. Clash Of Clans

This app has almost 10-15 million Indian users and 50 % of users are less than the age of 25

The app has gained much popularity in India and is still available for users to play. 
It is not banned from India. Clash of clans was launched in August 2012. 

The app provides you to make your village and farms and can fight with the rivals to protect your village. Also. you can make your army on it. The app also allows you to chat and connect with people globally.

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3. Mafia City

Mafia City was launched in 2017. The Mafia City game is developed by the Yotto Games, a Chinese developer. 

This game is an interactive real-time user game. This game allows you to manage crew and city construction.

The app was used by many users in IndiaHowever, the game was also banned with other games in 2020, September. 

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4. Rise of Kingdom

Rise of Kingdom was launched in 2018. This game allows you to build the armies and get access to the new features and buildings

There are different facilities for the armies in the game. The game was having more profit than PUBG. 

The game was having profit of almost 13% monthly. However, this game was banned in India in 2020, September. The app was available for both ios and android. 

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File Transfer

1. Shareit

Shareit was launched on 28 April 2013. The app enables the user to share apps, videos, songs, files, and many big files with nearby people

The app is functional in ios, windows, android, and even Windows phones.

The app has gained much popularity among people because of its ease of sharing different types of files and large files in less time. 

But, in 2020, June, the app was banned by the Indian government to cut off the use of Chinese apps.

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2. Xender

Xender was launched in 2012. Xender is also on the list of banned apps in India. The app allows users to share files, pictures, videos, etc. smoothly

The app enables the sharing rather than the fact of its size and without the connection to the internet

Xender is different in terms of speed from Shareit as the speed of Xender is 20 MB/s more than Shareit, and it is faster and has across 170 million users in India. It is now banned for security reasons.

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Ecommerce Apps

1. Shein

Shein was launched in October 2008. SHEIN is a well-known Chinese app that serves as a global B2C e-commerce marketplace for all the latest styles. 

SHEIN specializes in women's fashion items, but it also sells men's clothing, children's clothing, and jewelry

In a year, SHEIN has increased its operations in India, servicing around 1 million users. It was well-known for its low-cost product selection. The app was banned in India to stop the use of Chinese fashion among Indian users.

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2. Club Factory

Club Factory was launched in 2014. Club Factory provides fashion items for women, men, and children.

It is an eCommerce site that actually sells the fashion products of China. It offers a wide range of things at low costs.

Club Factory was having a large number of users, with a million users in India.

It one of the most popular Chinese shopping app in India

To stop and cut off the use of Chinese products and fashion items, the Government of India has banned the use of Club Factory in 2020, June.

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Other Famous Chinese apps 

1. Cam Scanner

Cam Scanner was launched in 2011. CamScanner is an app that allows users to scan photographs with their phones.

With this app users can store, scan, and sync content from several devices, including tablets, smartphones, and mobile phones.

The app was used more frequently in India. CamScanner has a user base of over 100 million users in India before it was outlawed. It is banned now in India.

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2. Beauty plus

Beautyplus was launched in 2013. Beauty plus is an app that lets one edit your photo and let you take selfies from its camera.

Photographers, beauty enthusiasts, and selfie gurus love the app. It offers a number of features, to add some makeup to your photo and feature it according to you including slimming, airbrushing, and skin smoothing.

BeautyPlus had so many users almost over 100 million Indian users. The app is no longer allowed to be used in India.

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3. Ucbrowser

Ucbrowser was launched in April 2004. Ucbrowser is a web browser on which you can search anything and get info about it.

The additional feature of this browser is, that it enabled users to download the youtube videos in quality which is a feature not available in another browser.

Users were able to search and get things in slow network connections also and have attracted many users in India over 130 million. The Ucbrowser is a Chinese app and however banned in India.

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4. Brochill app

Brochill app was launched on 22 December 2019.

The Brochill app is an AI-powered content platform that allows users to share photographs, songs, movies, tailored video quizzes, stickers, and quotes, among other things.

Video files for the Brochill apps are likewise simple to find. The app had 1 cr+ downloads. The use of this Chinese Brochill app was banned in India along with other apps that were banned due to security reasons.

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Conclusion

This Chinese apps list were getting successful in India and also have started maintaining a huge number of Indian users, getting much profit.

Looking forward to their excessive use of these Chinese apps, the Government banned the apps due to security reasons for the nation.

The use of Chinese apps should be decreased and the made-in-India apps should be increased and promoted much. So, in order to make a profit for India and not let other countries take that from India.

Before using any app just go through the description that is given below under the apps which will make you sure to use only made-in-India apps.

I hope you liked our article on chinese apps in india , if you have any comments or suggestions do share them in the comments below.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. Which app is Chinese in India?

There are so many apps used in India that are made in China. Such as TikTok, Helo, Bigo, PUBG, Class of clans, etc.

Indian have been using so many Chinese apps and after the excess use of such apps by the Indians, the government took the step to ban them, and stop their use under security concerns for the data.

Q2. How many Chinese apps are there in India?

On the internet, there are almost 11179 China apps listed on the google play store .

Q3. What are the 52 Chinese apps?

The 52 Chinese apps that were banned in India due to their security concerns and getting a large number of Indian users are given below:

  • AppLock

  • Astracraft

  • APUS Security HD (Pad Version)

  • Barcode Scanner - QR Code Scan

  • Badlanders

  • Beauty Camera: Sweet Selfie HD

  • Beauty Camera - Selfie Camera

  • Conquer Online

  • CamCard for SalesForce Ent

  • CuteU Pro

  • Conquer Online - MMORPG Game

  • Dual Space - 32Bit Support

  • Dual Space Lite - Multiple Accounts & Clone App

  • CuteU: Match With The World

  • Dual Space Pro - Multiple Accounts & App Cloner

  • Dual Space Pro - 32Bit Support

  • Equalizer - Bass Booster & Volume EQ & Virtualizer

  • DualSpace Lite - 32Bit Support

  • Equalizer Pro - Volume Booster & Bass Booster

  • Equalizer & Bass Booster - Music Volume EQ

  • Extraordinary Ones

  • EVE Echoes

  • FancyU pro - Instant Meetup through Video chat!

  • FancyU - Video Chat & Meetup

  • Garena Free Fire - Illuminate

  • FunChat Meet People Around You

  • Lica Cam - selfie camera app

  • Isoland 2: Ashes of Time Lite

  • MoonChat: Enjoy Video Chats

  • Live Weather & Radar - Alerts

  • Music Player - Equalizer & MP3

  • MP3 Cutter - Ringtone Maker & Audio Cutter

  • Music Player - Music, MP3 Player

  • Music Player - MP3 Player

  • Nice video baidu

  • Music Plus - MP3 Player

  • Onmyoji Arena

  • Notes - Color Notepad, Notebook

  • Parallel Space Lite 32 Support

  • Onmyoji Chess

  • RealU: Go Live, Make Friends

  • RealU Lite -video to live!

  • SmallWorld-Enjoy groupchat and video chat

  • Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade

  • Twilight Pioneers

  • Tencent Xriver

  • Stick Fight: The Game Mobile

  • UU Game Booster-network solution for high ping

  • Viva Video Editor

  • Video Player Media All Format

  • Volume Booster Wink

  • Voice Recorder & Voice Changer

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Shashank Kataria has been working as a Tech Reviewer for ankuraggarwal.in since 2019. He reviews products including laptops, mobiles, wearable devices, headphones and so on. He belongs to Delhi and has done his education from Dyal Singh College.

He also holds a degree in MA in Journalism from IP University. He likes to learn new things that can enhance his skills. He also enjoys watching action movies. He is a gadget freak who loves to stay updated about technology.

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