INDIA BANS PUBG & 117 MORE CHINESE APPS
                     IINDIIA  BANS  PUBG  &  117  MORE  CHIINESE  APPS
INTRODUCTION
• The Indian government has banned 118 apps 
on national security concerns.
• This includes the popular PUBG Mobile, 
Baidu and other virtual private networks that 
allowed access to TikTok.
Source: Newskarnataka.com
ALL ABOUT PUBG
• PUBG is an online multiplayer battle royale 
game developed and published by PUBG 
Corporation, a subsidiary of South Korean 
video game company Bluehole.
Source: Ommcom News
CYBERSPACE
• This move will safeguard the interests of 
crores of Indian mobile and internet users.
• This decision is a targeted move to ensure 
safety, security and sovereignty of Indian 
cyberspace.
Source: Business Insider
YOUTH UERS
• The PUBG game has more than 600 
million downloads and 50 million active 
players globally, has millions of users, 
especially young, in India.
Source: Telegraph India
GLOBAL REVENUE
• PUBG Mobile saw a global revenue gain 
of $1.3 billion in the first half of this year.
• The highest number of downloads in 
India reached ranks at the top with 175 
million installs.
Source: Business Standard
MANAGED BY BLUEHOLE
• PUBG was not banned in India earlier as it 
is not entirely Chinese. 
• The game has been created and managed 
by Bluehole which is a South Korean 
organisation.
Source: myKhel
TANCENT
• Tencent, a Chinese conglomerate joined 
hands with Bluehole to market the product 
in China and started handling a large 
portion of its distribution. 
• The game is distributed in India by Tencent 
Holdings.
Source: Twitter
PUBG UPDATE
• The ban on PUBG came as it announced 
the arrival of a new gaming era with its 1.0 
version.
• Along with that tournament PUBG Mobile 
Global Championship (PMGC) with a grand 
prize pool of $2 million was released.
Source: The Esports Observer
OTHER BANNED APPS
• Other popular banned apps in the fresh list 
are: 
– Baidu and Baidu Express Edition
– ShareSave by Xiaomi
– WeChat Work
– Tencent Weiyun
– Tencent Watchlist
– Alipay, GO SMS Pro
– ZAKZAK Pro and Live
Source: News18.com
– Smart AppLock and Ludo
PREVIOUSLY BANNED APPS
• In July, the government banned 47 Chinese 
apps from operating in the country, which 
were largely clones of the previously 59 apps 
banned in June.
Source: Gizmo Posts