douban-movie
10Douban Movies
China’s influential film-rating and cinephile community, similar to Letterboxd plus IMDb ratings.
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Fresh from the feeds
What people are talking about on China's internet today.
Catch the day's public trend lists in English, grouped by platform and linked straight back to the original conversation.
Category
47signalsChinese Social Media Trends
Q&A boards, lifestyle communities, forums, movie lists, and other places where Chinese internet users discuss what is trending.
hupu
12Hupu
A sports and male-interest forum known for basketball, football, gear, and blunt community debate.
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xiaohongshu
12Xiaohongshu
A lifestyle and shopping community, similar to a mix of Instagram, Pinterest, and Reddit reviews.
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zhihu-daily
7Zhihu Daily
A curated daily read from Zhihu, focused on explainers and thoughtful answers.
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zhihu
6Zhihu Hot List
China’s largest Q&A community, similar to Quora.
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50signalsChinese Video Platform Trends
Short-video, long-video, and creator-community rankings from major Chinese video platforms and online culture hubs.
bilibili
18Bilibili
China’s youth-oriented video community, similar to YouTube with stronger anime, gaming, and creator subcultures.
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douyin
17Douyin
China’s short-video and live-content platform, sister product to TikTok.
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kuaishou
15Kuaishou
A short-video and livestreaming platform with strong everyday-life, regional, and creator-economy communities.
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Category
15signalsChina News and Web Trends
Search, portal, internet-native news, and creator-media trend lists from China's public web.
baidu
2Baidu Hot Search
China’s dominant search engine trend list, similar to Google Trends plus real-time search buzz.
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netease-news
11NetEase News
A major portal-style news and commentary app with strong internet-media distribution.
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tencent-news
1Tencent News
Tencent’s news and information app, mixing portal news, trending stories, and creator-media content.
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toutiao
1Toutiao
ByteDance’s algorithmic news and content feed, driven by personalized recommendations and creator posts.
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13signalsChinese Music Trends
Popular-song charts, streaming rankings, and youth music culture from China's major music platforms.
netease-music
1NetEase Cloud Music
A music streaming platform famous for playlists, comments, and youth music culture.
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qq-music
12QQ Music
Tencent’s mainstream music streaming service and one of China’s largest digital music platforms.
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Showing 125 signals across 4 sections.Rank and heat are reported by each source and are not comparable across platforms.
Key takeaways
What is ThreadEast?
ThreadEast is an English-language discovery layer for selected public trend pages from China's internet. It groups translated signals by platform and links each item to its original public page.
How should I read a trending signal?
Treat a signal as evidence of attention on one platform, not proof that the underlying claim is true. Rankings and heat labels are reported by each source and are not comparable across platforms.
Where do the signals come from?
Every listed title cites its originating public page. Read our collection and translation methodology or report an issue through the corrections process.
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