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How a Chinese app, secretly selling RMGs, is beating India’s top short video apps

Nikhil Patwardhan

March 11, 2026 | 11 Min Read

How a Chinese app, secretly selling RMGs, is beating India’s top short video apps

March 11, 2026 | 11 Min Read

A Chinese short-video app has surged to the top of India’s Play Store charts, beating homegrown platforms while quietly pushing users toward real-money gaming apps through reward prompts, APK downloads and external wallets — raising questions about enforcement after India’s online gaming ban.

Abhishek clicked on “cash out.” Within seconds, his phone prompted him to download an APK file.

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