A popular social media app, Tiktok allows its users to create, watch and share short videos that are created on mobile devices or webcams. The app has taken the digital world by storm as users create videos of different genres like pranks, games, entertainment, etc. It owes its popularity to its ease of use, high levels of engagement and addictive quality.
Douyin is a short-form video hosting service created and owned by a Chinese Company called ByteDance. It was originally released in September 2016. The international version of Douyin is called Tiktok, which was launched in 2017 in most markets outside of mainland China for iOS and Android platforms. However, it was only after it merged with another Chinese social media service, Musical.ly in August 2018 that it became available for use worldwide.
Since its launch, Tiktok has rapidly grown and gained popularity in almost every part of the world. By October 2020 Tiktok was downloaded in excess of 2 billion times, making it the third fastest-growing brand of 2020. Growing further, it became the most popular website of 2021, surpassing Google.
Top Downloaded Apps in 2021
The Downfall of TikTok
Controversies Related to TikTok
Although successful and globally popular, Tiktok has had its share of controversies. Through the years, it has been subjected to bans in countries like Indonesia, Bangladesh and Pakistan which have cited reasons like inappropriate content.
These bans, however, were lifted within a short time as the company took proactive steps to take down offensive material as well as set up local offices to monitor and sanitize the content posted on its app.
India Banned TikTok
March 23, 2020, will always be remembered in history as the day the world literally came to a standstill.
China came into sharp focus as the epicentre of the dreaded COVID-19 virus.
India banned 59 Chinese apps including Tiktok in June 2020 citing reasons of security of the state and public and prejudicial to the sovereignty of India.
In January 2021 this ban was made permanent.
India was Tiktok’s largest market with over 200 million users just before the ban.
The Tiktok app was downloaded more in India than anywhere else in the world between July 2019 and June 2020.
The app’s struggle first began in August 2020 with then President Donald Trump.
Trump signed an order to ban all Tiktok transactions in 45 days if it was not sold by ByteDance
Within days, Trump issued a second order giving ByteDance 90 days to sell the US portion of its business to US companies. This was done citing reasons for national security. The Trump administration was concerned over the privacy issues of the app users.
There were talks of Oracle and Walmart buying a stake in Tiktok. This was done to alleviate fears of the misuse of the private data of US citizens.
These tentative deals have been blocked by numerous court challenges and it remains uncertain.
The fight continued with the Joe Biden Administration.
The new administration has yet not set any new policy on the app.
It claims to be evaluating the risks to USA data and will deal with it decisively and effectively if required.
On June 30, 2022, Brendan Carr, one of the commissioners of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) renewed the call to remove the app from Apple and Google’s App Store.
He has written to these companies strongly advocating the removal saying,
“It is clear that TikTok poses an unacceptable national security risk due to its extensive data harvesting being combined with Beijing’s apparently unchecked access to that sensitive data”.
The letter also refers to the numerous controversies that the app has found itself in, over the years. The ByteDance-owned Tiktok however firmly denies sharing user data with the Chinese Government.
This begs the question – Will Tiktok survive if the US succeeds in convincing Apple and Google to remove the app from its stores?
The statistics of Tiktok users
Tiktok has over 138 million users in the US alone.
The age demographic ranges from 13 to 60.
In terms of revenue, the app earned in excess of 500 million dollars in 2020.
The number of users of the app is consistently growing. Even among the adult users.
So yes, if the USA succeeds in convincing Apple and Google to remove the app from its stores, it will certainly be detrimental to the business.
However, the app is still active and growing exponentially around the world. The marketing of the app, although in its nascent stages, is growing in demand due to its vast audience access. There are agencies which are eager to help brands create quirky content that garners eyeballs on Tiktok.
Brands have also joined the app by opening user accounts which are used to create and post mini-videos for promotions. Tiktok offers them the option of promoting their videos to other users for a fee.
Tiktok also makes money from in-app purchases.
Its easy accessibility, high engagement and deep penetration in different markets globally make it the world’s most popular app ever. It is available in more than 150 markets in 75 different languages.
Conclusion
Even if the US market shuts down for this app, the likelihood of the business shutting down is slim. The app is like a multi-headed giant that just grows a new head when an existing head is axed. Having said this, it is imperative for the app to put measures into place that ensure the user of their privacy as well as have a strict policy about the content being posted on it.
FAQs
Is the FCC banning TikTok?
Yes, the FCC has asked Google and Apple to remove the Chinese app, TikTok from their stores.
Is TikTok banned in the US?
No, TikTok is not banned in the US but might be soon banned over privacy concerns.
After the Indian government banned 59 apps of Chinese origin, citing data security and national sovereignty concerns including popular apps such as TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser, CamScanner, Helo, Weibo, WeChat, and Club Factory, it gave birth to a new wave of Indian apps as alternatives.
There were millions of downloads of the banned applications in India. Already Installed apps may continue to exist on mobile devices. But now that the latest versions of the apps have been removed from both Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store, users will not be able to access updated versions soon.
If even a slight notice goes out to internet service providers asking that data flow from these apps be halted, that could impact the functioning of existing installed apps. Among the banned apps, the Helo app was a favorite all, and with its ban came several other competitors of Indian origin to take its place. Here we listed a couple of them.
New things keep on replacing the old objects. With the application of ban, there were many alternatives selected by the people to replace popular applications such as TikTok, Helo, ShareIt. Each application was replaced with the number of homegrown indian alternative applications. Below is the list of best alternative applications for Helo App.
Global Names
Indian Alternatives
TikTok
Roposo
Zoom
Say Namaste
Helo
ShareChat
BeuatyPlus
LightX Photo Editor
Shareit
Jio Switch
1. ShareChat
Founded: 2015
Play Store Download: 100M+
Ratings: 4.2
The ShareChat Application on Google Play Store
ShareChat is a well-known name as the alternative to Helo App. ShareChat is a made-in-India product considered the best option to replace Helo. Even though ShareChat was introduced to the world earlier than the ban, it was only after the announcement of the government, that ShareChat found its part of acknowledgment.
With the introduction of the ban, there was a great spike recorded in the number of downloads on an hourly basis for ShareChat. As for current times, the active user count for the ShareChat app is around 160 Million users per month in 2022.
“We are confident that this sets up the foundation of another success for ShareChat,” ShareChat COO and Co-founder, Farid Ahsan.
ShareChat enjoys 5 lakh downloads per hour, especially after the introduction of the ban. The shareChat app allows its users to make and share videos, watch funny videos, and share WhatsApp statuses and also enables them with the feature of creating and using a chatroom for communication with others.
2. Roposo
Founded: 2014
Play Store Download: 100M+
Ratings: 4.3
The Roposo Application on Google Play Store
Another great alternative for the Helo app is Roposo. Roposo is a short video platform developed in India. Roposo also found its ladder to success just after the announcement of banning Chinese applications for security purposes. There was an instant spike noted in the number of downloads recorded over the period of an hour for the Roposo application.
The Roposo app now claims it has around 65 million users in India with a monthly active user count to be around 25 million in the year 2022. The Roposo App is one of the strong competitors of ShareChat whose growth is comparatively slower than that of other Indian rivals. The InMobi-owned video-sharing platform had said that it gained 10 million new users in as little as 12 hours after the ban.
3. Chingari
Founded: 2018
Play Store Download: 50M+
Ratings: 4.9
The Chingari App in Google Play Store
Chingari is an Indian video-sharing app that has emerged as one of the top alternatives to the Helo app and has crossed over 50 million downloads on the Play Store. After the ban of Chinese apps in India, Chingari was reportingly having 3 lakh users every hour. For the current scenario, Chinagri enjoys an active user base of around 32 Million users per month in 2022.
Chingari is highly acknowledged for its visual effects introduction in making videos. Chingari allows its users to view, create and share videos by its means. It is also known to enable the service of viewing news and playing games through its application for its customers.
4. Mitron
Founded: 2020
Play Store Download: 10M+
Ratings: 4.3
The Mitron App in Google Play Store
Even though Mitron is considered a clone of Tiktok, it is still a social media platform and can be seen as an alternative to Helo. Just after the apps were banned and Tiktok became unavailable for download, Mitron swept in and got a whooping 5 Million downloads within a month, and currently, it enjoys an 18 Million active user base per month in 2022.
Mitron is a short video platform that enables the facilities like creating a short video mainly used for status along with the option of recording a live video. It enables easy creation of video with shorter time-length but of different purposes.
Impact on Market Share in India After the Ban
The announcement of banning Chinese applications came on 29th June 2020. Even though the ban was imposed for security purpose, the effect of banning the products was indirectly going to affect the market share of similar Indian products.
With the unavailability of the same service, many users diverted their path to Indian products offering the same services. Given below is the data showing the comparison between the downloads of each individual application before and after the announcement.
Apps
June 19-28(2020) Before the Announcement of Prohibition
June 29 to July 8(2020) After the Announcement of Ban
Total % Change Incurred in the Number of Downloads
Roposo
49,00,000
89,00,000
89%
ShareChat
14,00,000
50,00,000
257%
Mitron
36,00,000
43,00,000
19%
Chingari
35,00,000
54,00,000
54%
The user base of the Helo Application was diverted to more than one Indian-made application. Users went out to use and try different platforms as per their requirements. The top four alternatives giving competition to each other were Mitron, Roposo, Chingari, and ShareChat.
Monthly Active user base of Helo App alternatives in 2022
Experts say that the ban, coupled with anti-China sentiments in the country, does create an opportunity for Indian brands, but whether these new users will stick to these platforms remains to be seen.
Naveen Mishra, senior research director at Gartner, said with the ban on Chinese apps, 200 million Indian consumers are evaluating alternates.
“This ban creates immediate opportunities for Indian developers to create a similar platform. There are a bunch of early-stage similar Indian products, which will be religiously tested by Indian consumers now. Accelerated product evolution based on local customer feedback is key to being successful in this new scenario,” he said.
With the effect seen and noticed by the experts, it is believed that the ban imposed by the government on Chinese products will eventually pave a way for Indian products to create their own existence in the market.
With the decision of banning a number of Chinese apps, it can also be assumed that the decision ordered by the government will also create a way for the developers to create their own path to success.
The Indian market consists of a large number of audiences looking out for different methods and products to work with. The Chinese applications were suddenly banned by the Indian government leading to the ultimate solution of finding Indian Alternatives for each application.
One of the most popular applications faced with the same destiny was Helo App. The text above contains the best Indian alternatives for Helo App along with their market share effects.
FAQs
Which Chinese apps were banned in India?
Among the 59 apps that were banned, the most loved ones were TikTok, Shareit, UC Browser, Shein, CamScanner, Helo, Weibo, WeChat, Club Factory, and more.
Why were the Chinese apps banned in India?
The apps were banned due to the security risks that they posed. It was alleged that the apps were being used to track and monitor the citizens of India.
Will the ban on Chinese apps be lifted?
The ban was temporary with the Indian government wanting proper proof of the security concerns. However, no proper response has been given yet and the bans are likely to become permanent.
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Fashion is not futile. Your clothes and accessories say a lot about your personality and of course your mood. Thankfully now fashion is affordable too!. All thanks to the e-commerce sites now men and women from even remote nooks and corners have easy access to Fashion. An e-commerce site that we cannot miss when it comes to affordable fashion is Club Factory. This China-based e-commerce site offers apparel, accessories, and more at factory prices. Though Club Factory is currently banned in India owing to security threats and rising tension between India and China, we cannot surely afford to miss the story of this amazing e-commerce startup, that gained immense popularity in India. Here is all about Club Factory. The startup story, Club Factory founders, funding, revenue model, and competitors.
Founded in 2014, the Chinese e-commerce platform Club Factory became quite popular internationally as a platform offering trending fashion goods at a very affordable price. Club Factory delivers in many countries across Europe, America, and Asia.
Club Factory’s major USP is that its products are trendy yet much cheaper as compared to many of its competitors. The reason it can offer goods at a much cheaper price is its strong base of over 200,000 suppliers who want to sell directly to consumers and thereby liquidate their inventory.
For customers, Club Factory is very user-friendly as it offers recommendations to consumers based on their past choices of products and their preferred price range. The platform sorts out appropriate suppliers based on the quality of the products, their productivity, performance, and price. According to Club Factory founder Lou Yun, Club Factory uses AI and big data analysis to understand the users and suppliers better. Club Factory App uses AI technology to compare the prices charged by the manufacturers, find the lowest price of a particular product in real-time, and suggest to the customer the product having the lowest price.
Using Big Data Analysis, Club Factory shortlists the products that have the highest probability to be bought from a huge number of SKUs. Club factory offers insights to the manufacturers on the goods that are most preferred by customers so that the manufacturers can take appropriate manufacturing decisions.
In India, Club Factory did face some controversies. The biggest of all controversy was the tax evasion charges raised against Club Factory. Club Factory and a few other Chinese e-commerce companies like Shein were found shipping products from China directly to customers in India by marking these orders as gifts to avoid custom duties. To do away with the problem the Government of India started imposing custom duties on gifts as well from November 2019. Besides these, from late deliveries, late payment to sellers, and delivering damaged products, Club Factory has faced many charges in India.
Yet, Founder Vincent Lou perceived India as one of the biggest markets for Club Factory and had lofty plans to establish the company in India. The company had plans to invest in warehousing, technology, marketing, and delivery, and wanted to become India’s “One-Stop fashion marketplace” for sellers as well as customers. While initially, Club Factory sold only goods imported from Chinese manufacturers, in early 2019, the company adopted the local marketplace strategy whereby it brought in Indian sellers to the platform. The company onboarded around 5000 Indian sellers on the platform and was planning to bring in more local sellers. Club also Factory invested heavily in marketing in India. In 2018 Club Factory appointed Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh and Miss World, 2017 winner Manushi Chhillar as the company’s brand ambassadors.
Ranveer Singh and Manushi Chhillar in a Club Factory Ad
Club factory was looking forward to adding more product categories to the platform soon. But the ban on the app came as a shock to the founders.
Club Factory began as Baokuanyi, which was a SaaS data intelligence platform that helped manufacturers take manufacturing decisions based on stock and inventory-related data of over 200,000 factories. The aim behind starting Baokuanyi was to empower the manufacturers with better inventory data so that they can make their decisions better.
While working with Baokuanyi, the founders realized that liquifying inventory was challenging for manufacturers. So, they thought of coming up with an e-commerce platform through which manufacturers can directly sell to customers. Thus Club Factory was founded.
Currently, too Club Factory has a SaaS product that offers insights to the manufacturers regarding the products that are sold the most and the most popular designs so that the manufacturers do not end up making products that are not in demand.
Vincent Lou and Aaron Jialun Li are the founders of Club Factory.
Vincent Lou
Club Factory founder Vincent Lou holds a Master’s Degree in Computer science from Stanford University. As a student, Vincent had a deep interest in applied AI. At Standford, Vincent along with Aaron Li developed an AI-powered solution to help WHO optimize the costs of medical devices. Vincent worked as a Research Assistant at The University of British Columbia, and also at the Standford Biomedical Informatics Training Program. Vincent was working as a Software Engineering Intern at Facebook during the early years of his career. In 2014, Vincent founded Baokuanyi which later pivoted to become Club Factory.
Aaron Jialun Li
Club Factory co-founder Aaron Jialun Li holds a Masters’s degree in Business Marketing. Aaron also did data analysis in Alibaba Group and looked after Product Management at Sharethis before founding the SaaS platform Baokuanyi with Vincent Lou.
Founders, Club Factory
Club Factory – Tagline and Logo
While the company keeps experimenting with its tagline from time to time, the company had to face legal wrath in India in 2020 due to one of its slogans that involved the name of Indian e-commerce unicorn Snapdeal. In 2020, Club Factory was running the “everything cheaper than Snapdeal” ad campaign. Snapdeal approached the Delhi High Court against this ad campaign, in response to which, Club Factory discontinued the ad campaign.
Club Factory logo
Club Factory – Business Model
In India, Club Factory’s business model was quite different than its peers like Amazon and Flipkart. In India, Club Factory charged zero commission from the sellers. The Indian sellers could sell the products through the platform for free.
“Club Factory will continue to provide a level-playing field to all sellers by not charging any commission fee so that they get to increase their earnings while transferring the cost-benefit to buyers,” said Club Factory founder Vincent Lou, in an interview, before the platform got banned in India.
Club Factory does not stock inventories. It uses algorithms to match orders and sellers. When a customer places an order, Club Factory finds a seller who can fulfill the order. The supplier then sends the product to Club Factory’s warehouse, from where Club Factory ships the products to the customers. Club Factory also takes care of customer service.
Club Factory has raised a total amount of $220 million in funding over the 3 funding rounds.
Date
Transaction Name
Money Raised
Lead Investor
October 11, 2019
Series D
$100 million
Qiming Venture Partners
February 14, 2018
Series C
$100 million
Bertelsmann Asia Investments
January 1, 2017
Series B
$20 million
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To date Club Factory has raised funding from 8 investors including institutional investors like Bertelsmann, Qiming Venture Partners, FREES FUND, ZhenFund, Kunlun Trust, and IDG Capital.
Club Factory – Growth
As per 2019 reports, Club Factory had over 70 million users worldwide, of which around 40 million were Indians. Club Factory also emerged as the most downloaded shopping app on the Android platform globally for the months of September and October 2019 (according to Sensor Tower’s Store Intelligence platform). Now that Club Factory got banned in India since June 2020, it has lost a huge user base. However, Club Factory is still delivering in many countries In Europe, USA, and Asia.
Club Factory – FAQs
Is Club Factory Working in India?
No Government of India banned Club Factory along with other 58 Chinese apps in June 2020.
Who is the founder of Club Factory?
Chinese entrepreneurs Vincent Lou and Aaron Jialun Li founded Club Factory in 2014.
A recent study reveals that India has been the world’s fastest-growing app market over the past few years. And Chinese apps have established their dominance in India. Reports suggest that the top Chinese apps in India are being used by millions of Indians. However, there has been a major slowdown ever since the Indian government started banning the use of certain applications made in China owing to national security concerns. In June 2020, the government had banned 59 Chinese apps, according to the MeITY (Ministry of Electronics and Information technology) orders stating that the apps were engaging in activities that were said to be prejudicial to the sovereignty, defence and security of the country.
With a population of 1.38 billion, India is the fastest-growing mobile app market. One of the major reasons ore than 300 million Indians use smartphones. However, in September 2020 the Government of India again banned 118 top Chinese apps in India. This post outlines the list of Chinese apps that were used in India but were banned in later on.
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 was the the largest market for TikTok with around 200 million monthly active users. According to sources, 39% of TikTok’s global users were from India. It has managed to outstrip the growth of Facebook in key markets and was moving towards global user domination. TikTok is one of the all Chinese apps that had become one of the most used Chinese apps of 2020 in India. The app was then banned in June of 2020 by the government of India.
Bigo Live
Bigo Live – Popular Chinese App
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 people for showcasing their talents and to explore global talent. India accounted for 32% of its 11 million new users. This app is also on the list top Chinese apps that was banned in June, 2020.
Helo
Helo – Popular Chinese App
Helo is a social media platform where users can create, upload, and share a variety of content. It has over 50 million monthly active users and supports 14 Indian languages. Helo was tremendously successful because it allows the user to connect with his or her friends and family in native languages. Helo was banned in June 2020 along with the other apps.
Liveme
Liveme – Popular Chinese App
Liveme is a live streaming video app. Along with sharing video, Liveme also allows users to share their locations. One can search for people streaming close by. Liveme has over 13 million users in India. Not only does it help to grow “name and fame”, Liveme also allows its users to create connections with people around the world.
Likee
Likee – Popular Chinese App
Likee was a top Chinese app in India which was owned by Chinese social media company Joyy Inc. Likee is a Singapore-based app gaining significant traction since its launch in 2017. The Likee app is a video maker and editor that supports various artistic effects. It is easy to use and is ideal for creating and sharing videos on social media platforms. Likee’s mobile monthly active users reached 80.7 million recently. Like was also one of the most well known Chinese app was banned in India.
UVideo
Uvideo – Popular Chinese App
Uvideo is a video status app that has gained popularity amongst the Indian users. These videos can be used as WhatsApp status or even Facebook stories. The app is popular because it offers easy to use interface for creating or editing videos. However the app was taken down from Google Play store for violating some of their policies.
Vmate
Vmate – Popular Chinese App
The Vmate app is another short video sharing platform which is similar to TikTok. Even after it being dominated by Tiktok in India the Vmate’s status is high as it has a large user base and among the top Chinese app in India.
Player Unknown’s battleground, popularly known as PUBG, is an online multiplayer battle royal game made in South Korea. Tencent has licensed the game and was testing a mobile app version in China. Over the years, it has become the bestselling and the most played video game of all time. It is among the most Popular Chinese apps in India and has around 10-15 million daily active users. PUBG holds the second place in the most played video game category in India. The most appealing part about the game is that it is free for mobile users. Pubg was banned in September 2020 by the MeITY department.
Clash Of Clans
Clash of Clans – Popular Chinese App
Clash of Clans is a freemium mobile strategy video game with approximately 10-15 million users in India. With India having more than 50% of its population below the age of 25, this kind of video games gain popularity quite popularity in the nation. Clash of clans is one of the apps that was not banned and is still one most the most downloaded mobile gaming apps of 2021.
Mafia City
Mafia City – Popular Chinese App
Mafia City is a freemium city-building and crew management simulator game developed and published by the Chinese mobile game studio Yotta Games Limited. It is available for both Android and iOS platforms. Mafia city was banned in India in September, 2020.
Rise Of Kingdoms
Rise of Kingdoms (ROK) – Popular Chinese App
Developed by Chengdu Legou and published by Lilith, it goes beyond doubt that Rise of Kingdoms (ROK) is the most noteworthy product amidst all Chinese-made SLG mobile games in 2019. Lilith’s ROK pulled in nearly $61 million from abroad in October, beating Tencent’s PUBG Mobile as the most profitable Chinese game overseas for the month with a 13% month-to-month increase rate. Rise of kingdoms was also banned on September 2020.
Top Chinese apps in India
Chinese File Transfer Apps In India
SHAREit
SHAREit – Popular Chinese App
SHAREit is a Chinese file sharing app that allows the sharing of photos, videos, music, contacts, and large files such as movies. It allows file sharing on Windows, Windows phones, Android, and iOS. Currently, it has 200 million users in India. SHAREit is wildly popular because it transfers large files within seconds. Share it was popular chines app but was also unfortunately banned in June of 2020.
Xender
Xender – Popular Chinese App
Xender has become one of the world’s leading applications for file transfer and sharing. It allows the smooth transfer and sharing of files of different types and sizes over various mobile devices without internet dependency. Xender has crossed 170 million users in India. Is Xender any different from SHAREit? The answer is yes; Xender’s maximum speed of transferring file is about 40MB/s while SHAREit has a maximum speed of 20MB/s.
Chinese E-Commerce Apps In India
SHEIN
SHEIN – Chinese shopping app in India
SHEIN is a famous Chinese app that is an international business-to-consumer e-commerce platform for all fashion related needs. SHEIN mainly focuses on women’s wear and accessories but also offers men’s apparel, kids wear, accessories, etc. SHEIN tripled its business in India within a year, serving approximately 1 million active users. It was quite popular for its low-priced product catalog.
ClubFactory
ClubFactory – Chinese shopping app in India
ClubFactory is a fashion, lifestyle, and beauty e-commerce store headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang (China). It sells a variety of products at cheap prices. ClubFactory surpassed 100 million monthly active users in India. Both Shein and ClubFactory were banned in June 2020.
Here are some best alternatives to the Chinese Apps
Other Popularly used Chinese Apps In India
CamScanner
CamScanner – Popular Chinese App in India
CamScanner is a mobile app that allows mobile devices to be used for scanning images. This app allows the user to scan, store, and sync content across smartphones, tablets, and mobile. CamScanner has around 100 million users and was widely used by Indians until it was banned.
BeautyPlus
BeautyPlus – Popular Chinese App in India
BeautyPlus is a selfie camera and photo editing application for android users. The app is popular among photographers, makeup enthusiast, and selfie experts. It has various functions like airbrushing, slimming, and skin smoothening. According to sources, BeautyPlus has over 100 million users in India, and was also banned.
UC Browser
UC Browser – Popular Chinese App in India
This made in China app is a web browser owned by a China-based mobile internet company. It is more popular than Google Chrome in some of Asia’s fastest-growing markets. UC Browser has over 130 million users in India today. The reason behind its popularity is its capability to render fully-functional revamped pages that are suitable for slow network connections, i.e., 2G. It saves up to 79% more data than Google Chrome but was again banned in India.
Brochill App
Brochill – Popular Chinese App
Brochill is a AI vernacular content platform which is used to share various things like images, videos, stickers, personalized video quizzes, songs, quotes, etc. The Brochill apps video downloads are also easily available.
Some Other Top Chinese Apps In India 2020
Kwai
UC Browser Mini
Mobile legends
Turbo VPN
WeChat
Game of Sultans
Battle of Empires
LivU
Cheez
NewsDog
Rise of Civilization
Flash Keyboard
NonoLive
Parallel Space
Weibo
UDictionary
Conclusion
Over the years, Chinese apps have been extremely successful in taking over the Indian market. With India having the world’s largest youth population, Chinese apps have found the ideal customer base in Indians. Now, Chinese apps have got banned by Government of India after The ministry of electronics and IT found security concerns with these apps.
FAQs
Is Helo A Chinese App?
Yes, Helo is a social networking app launched by China’s Bytedance in June, 2018. The application is the Chinese version of India’s Sharechat and covers showbiz, entertainment, politics, parenting, farming, and much more.
Is B612 A Chinese App?
No. The popular photo app, named after a planet from the novella Little Prince, is owned by Japan’s Line Corp.
Is Likee A Chinese App?
Owned by Chinese social media company Joyy Inc. Likee is a Singapore-based app heading towards its biggest global push since launching in 2017.
Which Country’s App is Zili?
Xiaomi (a Chinese electronics company) has launched a TikTok rival app called Zili. There is no need of a Xiaomi device running MIUI to test it, and anyone with an Android smartphone can try out Zili.
Is Viva Video A Chinese App?
Viva Video has been developed by QuVideo Inc., a Chinese company based in Hangzhou. QuVideo also created SlidePlus.
Is Photolab A Chinese App?
Yes, Photo Lab is an application from China.
Is Gallery Vault A Chinese App?
Yes, the GalleryVault app was developed by the China-based “GalleryVault Developer Team”.
What are the popular Chinese apps in India?
Some of the Chinese apps that were very popular in India are:
TikTok
Likee
UC Browser
Camscanner
Pubg
Club Factory
Shein
Liveme
SHAREit
Uvideo and Xender apps are from which country?
Xender app and Uvideo apps are from China.
What is Chinese app detector?
Chinese app detector is an app that is also a tool to find chinese applications installed in your device.
Chinese companies have acquired a huge part of the Indian market. The recent ban of some of the major Chinese companies has pushed them out of the limelight. These companies dealt in the field of fashion, gaming, and entertainment. It includes big names such as Shein, Club Factory, PUBG, WeChat, Halo, etc. But still, some companies bag huge profits from India and dominate the Indian market.
Xiaomi is one of the top Chinese mobile brands in India. It is popular for many reasons. MI makes mobiles and electronic accessories suitable for almost all kinds of customers. The price ranges from affordable to high with varying features. Xiaomi first entered the Indian market on July 13, 2014, in partnership with Flipkart to sell its MI 3 for 13,999 INR. Today, it has become the most sold mobile brand in India and is leading the electronic market among other chief brands.
Oppo
Oppo – Chinese company in India
Oppo is a popular Chinese company that entered India in 2014 to woo Indian customers with its fancy camera phone. It launched a huge marketing campaign that covered Indian ‘bazaars’ is Oppo banners. With Deepika Padukone as the brand ambassador, Oppo got into the minds of young Indians.
All its marketing strategy revolved around the camera and it still does. Oppo also partnered with PUBG gaming to draw in customers to play the cult favorite game in high graphics. It has its fingers on the pulse of youth and continues to make great sales in the market.
Vivo
Vivo – Chinese company in India
Vivo entered India with Oppo only with the similar concept of selling its camera phone. It applied the same marketing strategy and captured a huge portion of the Indian market. Banners and hoardings of Vivo were seen alongside Oppo and they painted the market green. Vivo also sponsored many gaming events to promote its performance and dominated the Indian mobile sales.
One Plus
Oneplus – Chinese company in India
One plus was also launched in 2014 and it was more on the costly side. Unlike Oppo and Vivo, One Plus mobiles are not available at cheaper rates. It begins with 27,999 INR which is expensive for an average mobile user in India. It was marketed as a high-performance mobile with an astonishing camera.
Huawei is also a competitor among many Chinese mobile companies in India. Huawei sell mobiles, tablets, watches, and speakers. Their most popular mobile was ‘honor’ that did extremely well in the Indian market. Later, it faced issues due to technical problems and India’s relationship with China but now it’s back on track.
Motorola
Motorola – Chinese company in India
Motorola is another Chinese company that makes smartphones, accessories, and smart home devices. They also sell baby monitors and smart nurseries. Motorola is not as popular as other Chinese mobile brands but it has significance in earlier times. But, Motorola has also increased its shipment and is planning to make a comeback in the market with its new gadgets.
Coolpad is another smartphone company of China. It is headquartered at Shenzhen, China. It is not much popular as compared to other Chinese brands but recently Chinese investors put in $500 million into Coolpad and have set eyes on 5G shares. It has head offices in Karnataka, Haryana and Tamilnadu.
Lenovo
Lenovo – Chinese company in India
Lenovo is a Chinese electronics manufacturing company whose laptops are especially popular in India. It also makes other gadgets like smartphones, wearables, and television. Lenovo laptops are trusted by Indian buyers for their durability and reasonable price. It is the choice for students other than HP or Dell.
Haier
Haier – Chinese company in India
Haier is another electronics brand that has been in India for nearly 12 years. It manufactures refrigerators, microwaves, AC, TVs, and water heaters. Haier is popular among the masses for the well-built products that last long. It also makes appliances that are required in factories such as commercial freezers and air conditioners. Indian, is the highest contributing market to Haier’s net worth. It aimed to become a billion-dollar company by 2020 but Covid got in the way.
TCL
TCL – Chinese company in India
TCL is another electronics company that majorly deals in TV and home theatre. They also make home audio and air treatment devices. The company also focused on making AI-induced appliances and launching them in the domestic market. It aims to join the list of the top three smart TV brands in India. TCL’s revenue in India has reached 4 million dollars in recent years.
Realme
Realme – Chinese company in India
Realme is also a mobile brand from China that has formed quite a grip in the Indian market. Its new models sell fast and the company has registered immense profit in the past few years. As the young customers reach for the newest model, the demand for such mobile brands increases. With a wide price range, it has managed to double its shipment in the year 2020.
WISCO
WISCO – Chinese company in India
WISCO stands for Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation. WISCO entered India on 8 Aug 2008 and registered itself at Registrar of Companies, Mumbai. It deals in manufacturing materials of different kinds and produces bronze for all construction purposes.
Conclusion
This was the list of top Chinese companies operating in the Indian Market. A large percentage of the Indian population buys Chinese smartphones as other alternatives are costly. These companies have acquired the market through a smart strategy of a wide price range and it’s apparent that they’re not going anywhere anytime soon.
FAQs
How many Chinese companies are in India?
There are a total of 105 Chinese companies registered in India.
How many Chinese apps are banned in India?
The Indian government has banned around 224 Chinese apps.
Which are the Chinese mobile companies in India?
Some of the top Chinese mobile companies in India are:
Xiaomi
Oppo
Realme
Oneplus
Vivo
iQOO
Which Indian companies are in China?
Top 5 Indian companies which have a good market in China are:
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