The ban on apps of Chinese origin by the Indian government has brought their penetration down from 81% to 29% in the country, according to a latest report by data measurement firm Nielsen. In June, the Indian government had banned 59 Chinese apps, including Bytedance’s TikTok, Alibaba’s UC Browser, and others on grounds of national security and privacy concerns. It later banned 47 more Chinese apps, that were functioning as clones of the 59 banned apps. To be sure, competing apps have tried to take advantage of the ban. It will be in terms of user engagement that other apps will benefit," said Karan Taurani, research analyst at Elara Capital Ltd.

Source: Mint August 27, 2020 13:18 UTC