Daily archive

August 24, 2026

English reading briefs and context saved on this day, alongside preserved public trend signals.

Preserved ranking signals

Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

Short-video, long-video, and creator-community rankings from major Chinese video platforms and online culture hubs.

10signals
kuaishou

Kuaishou

A short-video and livestreaming platform with strong everyday-life, regional, and creator-economy communities.

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #9
    Woman Plays With Slime by the Yellow River
    SocietyMachine translated
    10.8MSource metric
  2. #10
    10.6MSource metric
  3. #10
    The Huge Market Creates “China Opportunities”
    BusinessMachine translated
    10.1MSource metric
bilibili

Bilibili

China’s youth-oriented video community, similar to YouTube with stronger anime, gaming, and creator subcultures.

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #10
    4.4M playsSource metric
  2. #10
    807K playsSource metric
  3. #11
    Original Folk-Custom AI Short Film "Huai Lantern"
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    1.5M playsSource metric
douyin

Douyin

China’s short-video and live-content platform, sister product to TikTok.

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #10
    Recommended overpowered team compositions for TFT Set 18
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    9.2MSource metric
  2. #10
    Trump's Latest Portfolio Disclosure
    BusinessMachine translated
    9.4MSource metric
  3. #11
    I Restarted My Life Through Fitness
    SocietyMachine translated
    9.1MSource metric
  4. #11
    9.4MSource metric
Category

China News and Web Trends

Search, portal, internet-native news, and creator-media trend lists from China's public web.

19signals
netease-news

NetEase News

A major portal-style news and commentary app with strong internet-media distribution.

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #9
  2. #9
  3. #10
  4. #10
tencent-news

Tencent News

Tencent’s news and information app, mixing portal news, trending stories, and creator-media content.

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #9
    25.2KSource metric
  2. #9
    4KSource metric
  3. #10
    34.5KSource metric
  4. #10
thepaper

The Paper

An internet-native Chinese news outlet known for public-affairs reporting and social topics.

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #9
    Shanghai Book Review Weekly
    CultureMachine translated
  2. #9
  3. #10
toutiao

Toutiao

ByteDance’s algorithmic news and content feed, driven by personalized recommendations and creator posts.

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #9
  2. #9
  3. #10
  4. #10
baidu

Baidu Hot Search

Baidu's ranked search-topic discovery list. It is distinct from Baidu Index and is not an equivalent Google Trends dataset.

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #10
    7MSource metric
  2. #10
    7MSource metric
  3. #11
    7MSource metric
  4. #11
    6.9MSource metric
Category

Chinese Music Trends

Popular-song charts, streaming rankings, and youth music culture from China's major music platforms.

2signals
qq-music

QQ Music

Tencent’s mainstream music streaming service and one of China’s largest digital music platforms.

About this platform
2

Chinese source / Guest charts; playback may require sign-in

  1. #9
    Rainie Love
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #10
    What I Miss
    EntertainmentMachine translated
Category

Chinese Tech and AI Trends

Developer communities, tech media, product sites, AI discussion, and IT boards from China's internet.

14signals
csdn

CSDN

One of China’s largest developer portals for programming articles, Q&A, and technical community content.

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #10
    7.8KSource metric
  2. #10
    Harness Goes Open Source: DeepSeek Left, OpenAI Right

    Context: DeepSeek is a Chinese AI company known for large language models. Model announcements and community claims require separate verification.

    TechAI context · definition
    6.3KSource metric
  3. #11
    7.5KSource metric
  4. #11
    6.2KSource metric
juejin

Juejin

A developer and tech-writing community, similar to DEV.to for Chinese engineers.

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #10
    heat: 189Source metric
  2. #10
    What Exactly Is a Sandbox?
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 252Source metric
  3. #11
    Practical Job-Hunting Advice for the AI Era
    BusinessMachine translated
    heat: 180Source metric
  4. #11
    heat: 207Source metric
Category

Chinese Social Media Trends

Q&A boards, lifestyle communities, forums, movie lists, and other places where Chinese internet users discuss what is trending.

15signals
weibo

Weibo Hot Search

A Chinese public social network where news, entertainment, creators, and institutional accounts meet in topic-based discussion.

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #9
    Teens in Times' 7th Anniversary Song List
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    333.7KSource metric
  2. #9
    Typhoon
    SocietyMachine translated
    599.6KSource metric
  3. #10
    332.3KSource metric
  4. #10
    2 Broke Girls’ Longest-Ever Aftercare
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    500.6KSource metric
zhihu

Zhihu Hot List

A Chinese Q&A and publishing community, similar to Quora, with personal contributors, professionals, and institutional accounts.

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #9
    1.5M heatSource metric
  2. #9
    1.4M heatSource metric
  3. #10
    1.4M heatSource metric
  4. #10
    1.4M heatSource metric