China's app ban proves to be a jackpot for Indian mobile apps

Domestic publishers have filled the vacuum, increasing market share

Eighteen months after the government started banning Chinese mobile apps, two distinct changes have occurred in the country’s mobile app sweepstakes. The move has given a thrust to domestic app publishers, especially in certain segments and it has dramatically reduced the market share of Chinese apps.  

What started as an interim government ban on 59 Chinese apps, including the highly popular TikTok and WeChat in March 2020 ended as a permanent ban on many of them in January this year.

According to a China Internet Report 2021 (by South China Morning Post), the market share of Chinese apps in India has dropped