Which apps are the “must-haves” on the phones for the Chinese?

If categorizes according to their functions, the most popular and arguably indispensable apps on the phones of your average Chinese are:

Social networking: WeChat

Payment: Alipay, WeChat pay

Shopping: Taobao, JD, Pinduoduo

Food delivery: MeiTuan, MISSFRESH, JD

Entertainment: DouYin, Bilibili, KuaiShou, Tencent, iQIYI, YouKu

Music: NetEaseMusic, QQMusic

Cab hailing: DiDi, AutoNavi

Maps: AutoNavi, BaiduMap

Recommendation: DianPing

按照中国人使用app的需求进行分类，大部分中国人手机上一定会有的app分别为：

聊天类：微信

支付类：支付宝/ 微信支付

购物类：淘宝/ 京东/拼多多

外卖类：美团/每日优鲜/京东到家

视频类：抖音/哔哩哔哩/快手/腾讯视频/爱奇艺/优酷

音乐类：网易云音乐/QQ音乐

打车类：滴滴/高德

地图类：高德地图/百度地图

好店推荐/机票旅游/电影购票类：大众点评