Beijing/IBNS, Jan. 14 -- A new Chinese mobile application that checks on users every two days has taken the country by storm in recent weeks.

Although the app, titled "Are You Dead?", was launched in May last year, it has surged in popularity only recently.

If a user fails to check in, the app automatically contacts the person's designated emergency contact, alerting them that the user may be in trouble.

The app has since emerged as the most downloaded paid app in China.

Its blunt name and minimalist design have sparked widespread discussion on urban isolation and personal safety in modern China, where the number of people living alone is rapidly increasing.

Reacting to the app's viral success, some netizens wrote on Chinese social m...