Almost Half of India’s Top 100 Apps Are Chinese

[TaiShang]

Jan 04, 2019 04:27 PM

Friday Tech Briefing: Almost Half of India’s Top 100 Apps Are Chinese

Almost Half of India’s Top 100 Apps Are Chinese

Chinese companies developed 44 of India’s top 100 Android apps in December, up from just 18 in the same period a year earlier, Indian tech publication FactorDaily reports.

Topping the list is TikTok, a short-video sharing app developed by Beijing-based ByteDance Technology Co. Ltd. Others popular apps include UC Browser, owned by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.; news aggregator NewsDog, backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd.; and livestreaming app LiveMe, FactorDaily said, citing figures from California-based data provider Sensor Tower.

Analysts say the current success of Chinese app-makers may not continue forever — one of the biggest hurdles to long-term success is localization. (Caixin)

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Great win-win for both nations.

Localization is very important for sustainable growth in market share.

 

[TaiShang]

Interesting for the world's greatest IT power and largest service economy.

 

[dray / Rain Man]

LOL... These Chinese companies spend heavily to ensure that these apps come pre-installed with most phone brands. Most of us just remove around 6 to 15 of these crappy apps after buying a phone, less tech savvy once just ignore them, but these get counted as installs anyway.

 

[Kamikaze Pilot]

LOL... These Chinese companies spend heavily to ensure that these apps come pre-installed with most phone brands. Most of us just remove around 6 to 15 of these crappy apps after buying a phone, less tech savvy once just ignore them, but these get counted as installs anyway.

Example?

 

[Genesis]

LOL... These Chinese companies spend heavily to ensure that these apps come pre-installed with most phone brands. Most of us just remove around 6 to 15 of these crappy apps after buying a phone, less tech savvy once just ignore them, but these get counted as installs anyway.

You don't remove the other 29? Why?

 

[OIO]

LOL... These Chinese companies spend heavily to ensure that these apps come pre-installed with most phone brands. Most of us just remove around 6 to 15 of these crappy apps after buying a phone, less tech savvy once just ignore them, but these get counted as installs anyway.

all malwares!
I only buy bootloader unlockable phone with treble support.

 

[Arulmozhi Varman]

You don't remove the other 29? Why?

Some apps are used by people. There is no shame in that, if its good. But however pointed out by him, its true. Most apps come pre-installed on Chinese phones. Others like Wechat, Tiktok etc are really good to be used by people.

 

[faithfulguy]

Interesting for the world's greatest IT power and largest service economy.

India is #1IT power based on its call centers and tech support.
That is why in America, they are known as tech support Indians

 

[dray / Rain Man]

You don't remove the other 29? Why?

What other 29? All Chinese bloatwares are not pre-installed in every phone together, but different sets get into different phones.

 

[AndrewJin]

Oh well, I thought Indians are good at writing codes for the west?

 

[OIO]

India is #1IT power based on its call centers and tech support.
That is why in America, they are known as tech support Indians

I can never understand their English,
but native English speakers can,
that's ridiculous!

 

[xyxmt]

Interesting for the world's greatest IT power and largest service economy.

They are just the back office IT power but not very creative...code coolies

 

[dray / Rain Man]

Example?

Browsers, a host of so called security and cleaner apps, newsdog and similar others, weather apps, chat apps....bloatware are a headache, especially if these are uninstallable.

all malwares!
I only buy bootloader unlockable phone with treble support.

Especially those dubious security and cleaner apps are all malwares. And one more thing I have noticed, if you have one of these apps, they manage to push four other apps inadvertently through it.

 

[AndrewJin]

They are just the back office IT power but not very creative...code coolies

But they are IT power, they own companies like Apple and NASA.

 

[Kamikaze Pilot]

But they are IT power, they own companies like Apple and NASA.

For authentic info, I rely on Pakistani sites and Pakistanis. Apple mobiles are bad. But how do you like Apple's Operating System? I have asked this question before.

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/are-apple-products-overrated.568751/

@xyxmt