Is Free Fire banned in India? Clearing all the doubts regarding its origin

The Indian government has just released a list of 118 Chinese applications that have been banned in India, amidst the rising tensions with China along the LAC. The list of apps also includes the famous mobile battle royale game: PUBG Mobile, which has now been blocked in India.

This has led to players of the most famous mobile game in India, Garena Free Fire, worrying if their favorite game has also been banned, and searching for answers regarding the same.

Free Fire has gained over 500 million+ downloads, with a rating of 4.1 stars, on Google Play Store. And to answer your question, read on, while also finding out all the Chinese games and apps banned by the government.

---

Is Free Fire banned in India?

According to the list released by the govt on September 2, Singapore-based Garena Free Fire has not been banned in India. The decision was taken by the Ministry of Electronics and Information and Technology (MEITY), who announced the following:

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has received many complaints from various sources including several reports about misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and iOS platforms for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorized manner to servers which have locations outside India.

Here's a list of some of the famous mobile games that have received a ban after the Indian Govt. blocked 118 Chinese apps.

1. PUBG Mobile
2. PUBG Mobile Lite
3. AFK Area
4. Pocket League
5. Marvel Super War
6. Cyber Hunter
7. Cyber Hunter Lite and more.

Who developed Free Fire?

Free Fire has been published by Garena. Garena's parent company, Sea Limited, operates two more businesses, namely Shopee, and SeaMoney.

The primary office of Garena (Picture Courtesy: foursquare.com)

Free Fire's origin

Free Fire's developer, Garena (parent company: Sea Limited) has its headquarters in Singapore. The Company operates three businesses Garena, Shopee, and SeaMoney.

They also offer popular games such as League of Legends. In the past, we have already talked about the game's exact origin. You can read the post here.

Founded in 2009, Garena (global arena), solidified their position as an online retailing company. In 2017, they decided to develop their own game for mobile phones after the continued success of other popular mobile battle royale titles.

Read the official press release here: PUBG Mobile ban notice: Press release, date and other details