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August 31, 2026

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

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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.

19signals
kuaishou

Kuaishou

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

About this platform
7

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #32
    760-yuan Pien Tze Huang Is No Longer Selling
    BusinessMachine translated
    9.5MSource metric
  2. #33
    PetroChina Earns 103.9 Billion Yuan in H1
    BusinessMachine translated
    9.5MSource metric
  3. #33
    Finish Summer Homework in One Day
    SocietyMachine translated
    9.4MSource metric
  4. #34
    Jia Bing: Your Nerve Is Really Big
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    9.4MSource metric
  5. #35
    CCTV Exposes Fake Commemorative Coin Scams in Livestreams
    SocietyMachine translated
    9.4MSource metric
  6. #35
    92-Year-Old Man Wins Long Jump World Championship
    SocietyMachine translated
    9.4MSource metric
  7. #36
    Three Days Until School Starts
    SocietyMachine translated
    9.4MSource metric
bilibili

Bilibili

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

About this platform
6

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #33
    Viral Tacos Win Over Japan: Are They Actually Good?
    CultureMachine translated
    60.4K playsSource metric
  2. #33
    An Artist Pulls Off a Master Plan, and Even He Doesn’t Know It
    CultureMachine translated
    1.9M playsSource metric
  3. #34
    Using One Opponent's Lineup to Beat the Next Opponent #49
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    41.6K playsSource metric
  4. #35
    While the enemy player was away, his teammates got wiped out
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    544.1K playsSource metric
  5. #35
    Dance Cube.mp4
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    1.4M playsSource metric
  6. #36
    One person spent 18 months and 20,000 yuan handcrafting a 94-minute AI photorealistic sci-fi film based on Liu Cixin’s novel "Mountain"
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    1.2M playsSource metric
douyin

Douyin

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

About this platform
6

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #33
    Shen Jiarun's New Song Sounds Surprisingly Polished
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
  2. #34
    First AI long-form series "After Journey to the West" premieres
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
  3. #34
    Wolves’ Eight-Game Summer Winning Streak
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
  4. #35
    I Made an Ultra-Cute Big-Head Sticker Wallpaper
    CultureMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
  5. #36
    BANG BANG, Demon Time Has Come
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
  6. #36
    Back to School with My Comic Self
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
Category

China News and Web Trends

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

22signals
netease-news

NetEase News

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

About this platform
6

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #32
    American Friend “Sikos” Appears at Chinese Foreign Ministry Press Conference
    SocietyMachine translated
  2. #32
    Yang Zishan's family photo revealed: 4-year-old daughter already waist-high, netizens call them a tall family
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #33
    Former Xingyu Employee: Overseas Staff Work 9 to 5, Chinese Staff Work About 10 Hours a Day
    BusinessMachine translated
  4. #34
    Fujian Provincial Party Committee and Government Issue Important Opinion
    SocietyMachine translated
  5. #34
    Romano: Benzema terminates his Al Hilal contract, with retirement or another Saudi club as options
    OtherMachine translated
  6. #35
    China says nearly 100 Chinese nationals remain uncontactable in Nepal disaster zone as Nepalese side conducts rescue operations
    SocietyMachine translated
toutiao

Toutiao

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

About this platform
8

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #32
    Why Start Managing Sugar Intake at 35
    SocietyMachine translated
  2. #32
    Tian Xiwei Looks Sharp in an All-Black Suit
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #33
    Explosions Heard in Kyiv, Ukraine's Capital
    SocietyMachine translated
  4. #33
    Liu Kuanren, involved in a nearly 50 million yuan case, sentenced to 15 years
    SocietyMachine translated
  5. #34
    Who Is Buying Humanoid Robots in Bulk
    BusinessMachine translated
  6. #34
    U.S. Launches Roman Space Telescope
    TechMachine translated
  7. #35
    "Shadel" Reintensifies into a Tropical Depression
    OtherMachine translated
  8. #35
    Wang Xinyu reaches US Open second round for fourth straight year
    OtherMachine translated
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
8

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #33
    Chinese personnel contacted in Nepal landslide have been evacuated
    SocietyMachine translated
    4.9MSource metric
  2. #33
    Why Is Juewei Duck Neck Selling Poorly?
    BusinessMachine translated
    4.9MSource metric
  3. #34
    Influencer Li Ze, the '985 Returnee Professor,' Accused of Fleeing
    SocietyMachine translated
    4.8MSource metric
  4. #34
    September New Rules: Housing Fund, AI Customer Service
    SocietyMachine translated
    4.8MSource metric
  5. #35
    XPeng Motors Lost 37 Billion Yuan in 6.5 Years
    BusinessMachine translated
    4.6MSource metric
  6. #35
    China Badminton Association Vice President Xia Xuanze Under Investigation
    SocietyMachine translated
    4.6MSource metric
  7. #36
    Ferry Carrying About 270 Passengers Capsizes Off Cyprus
    SocietyMachine translated
    4.6MSource metric
  8. #36
    1 Yuan Train Ticket
    BusinessMachine translated
    4.5MSource metric
Category

Chinese Music Trends

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

4signals
Category

Chinese Social Media Trends

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

8signals
weibo

Weibo Hot Search

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

About this platform
8

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #32
    fifth personality

    Context: Identity V is an asymmetrical multiplayer horror game developed by NetEase.

    OtherAI context · definition
    158.3KSource metric
  2. #32
    Netizen Runs Into Liu Yifei's Mother
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    207.7KSource metric
  3. #33
    How Bai Lu Has Changed Since Childhood
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    156.6KSource metric
  4. #33
    Wu Zun asks Liu Genghong to contact Zeng Hui
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    206KSource metric
  5. #34
    China Badminton Association Vice President Xia Xuanzhe Investigated
    SocietyMachine translated
    156.5KSource metric
  6. #34
    Thailand Women’s Volleyball Coach Says China Will Definitely Qualify for the Olympics
    SocietyMachine translated
    205.9KSource metric
  7. #35
    Nepal landslide death toll reaches 903, 4,247 missing
    SocietyMachine translated
    156.5KSource metric
  8. #35
    3 Body Signs of Ovarian Decline
    SocietyMachine translated
    204.4KSource metric
Category

Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

7signals
juejin

Juejin

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

About this platform
7

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #33
    Alibaba open-sources Pixelle-Video: turn a script into a video in 5 minutes, and I got a short-video production line working
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 63Source metric
  2. #33
    Turns Out Agents Really Do Scale Well
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 54Source metric
  3. #34
    Build Your AI Coding Workflow from Scratch
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 54Source metric
  4. #35
    Step-by-Step Rebuild of an AI Translation Chrome Extension for English Webpages (Beginner-Friendly)
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 54Source metric
  5. #35
    Don’t Install Random Claude Code Plugins: These 9 Are the Real Productivity Tools for 2026
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 54Source metric
  6. #36
    DeepSeeker-Code Source Code Guide 12: Hooks Four Engines

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

    TechAI context · definition
    heat: 54Source metric
  7. #36
    Chapter 1: The Rise of FDE
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 54Source metric