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September 9, 2026

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

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Chinese Social Media Trends

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

18signals
weibo

Weibo Hot Search

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

About this platform
6

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #22
    iPhone Duo
    TechMachine translated
    198.9KSource metric
  2. #22
    Sponsored Girl Questions Why Her Living Allowance Wasn't Paid
    SocietyMachine translated
    276.5KSource metric
  3. #23
    Elementary Student Sleepwalks from 7th Floor, Crashes onto BMW
    SocietyMachine translated
    265.8KSource metric
  4. #23
    Liu Yifei Deletes Photos
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    198.8KSource metric
  5. #24
    Jing Boran Ni Ni
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    263.6KSource metric
  6. #24
    iPhone 18 Series
    TechMachine translated
    198.6KSource 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
6

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #22
    Should the Weasleys Have Spent All the Prize Money on a Trip to Egypt?
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    1.4M heatSource metric
  2. #22
    Influencer Faked a Million-Yuan Donation Screenshot, Actually Donated 1 Yuan: How Should Disaster “Fake Charity” Be Punished?
    SocietyMachine translated
    770K heatSource metric
  3. #23
    OpenAI Announces It Has Solved the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem: What Does It Mean and What Impact Could It Have?
    TechMachine translated
    1.4M heatSource metric
  4. #23
    Why did Mao Amin push Xu Qing to the brink in front of the camera?
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    760K heatSource metric
  5. #24
    Why Did the Buddha Come Immediately When the Jade Emperor Summoned Him During Sun Wukong’s Havoc in Heaven?
    CultureMachine translated
    760K heatSource metric
  6. #24
    Unitree Robotics Claims First Fully Autonomous Humanoid Robot Combat in Video—What Does It Mean?
    TechMachine translated
    1.4M heatSource metric
hupu

Hupu

A sports and male-interest forum known for basketball, football, gear, and blunt community debate.

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #23
    China Women’s Basketball Team to Face Puerto Rico in the Round of 16 Playoff
    OtherMachine translated
    306.2KSource metric
  2. #24
    Pelicans Send Hawkins and Other Assets for AJ Johnson
    OtherMachine translated
    299KSource metric
  3. #25
    U.S. Reporter Talks About Jokic and the Nuggets' Future
    OtherMachine translated
    304.6KSource metric
Category

China News and Web Trends

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

14signals
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
6

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #23
    Liu Yifei Deletes Photos
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    5.8MSource metric
  2. #23
    Shanghai: From October 1, Individuals Will Pay Nothing for Childbirth
    SocietyMachine translated
    5.8MSource metric
  3. #24
    UK, France and 10 Other Countries Issue Joint Statement
    SocietyMachine translated
    5.7MSource metric
  4. #24
    “Aunt Mei’s” WeChat Moments Revealed
    SocietyMachine translated
    5.7MSource metric
  5. #25
    #Creative Ways to Send Teacher’s Day Wishes#
    CultureMachine translated
    5.6MSource metric
  6. #25
    IM Motors’ Steering-Wheel-Free Car—Can You Handle It?
    TechMachine translated
    5.6MSource metric
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. #23
    China GT Driver Recreates Crash Scene: Delayed Rescue Sparks Anger
    SocietyMachine translated
  2. #23
    Up Over 93% After Six Limit-Ups in Seven Days, Company to Halt Trading for Investigation Tomorrow
    BusinessMachine translated
  3. #24
    China’s First Education Agent to Enter the UN Is Opening the Next Token Gateway
    TechMachine translated
  4. #25
    Zhang Dengfeng Appointed Acting Mayor of Taizhou
    SocietyMachine translated
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. #23
    Young man dies on the way to visit his grandmother; she dies 9 days later
    SocietyMachine translated
  2. #23
    Why Is the U.S. Treasury Secretary Anxious About the U.S.-China AI Gap?
    TechMachine translated
  3. #24
    Why Are Western Patients Lining Up for Cancer Treatment in Shanghai?
    SocietyMachine translated
  4. #24
    18-Year-Old Dies Suddenly After Staying Up Late; Account Name Was “Go to Bed Earlier”
    SocietyMachine translated
Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

15signals
bilibili

Bilibili

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

About this platform
5

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #23
    Permanent Asara Buff? Special Easter Egg Red Harmonica Skip Speedrun Guide!
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    785.9K playsSource metric
  2. #23
    ⚡️Just an Inner Demon—How Dare You Disturb My Dao Heart⚡️ [Bilibili-Only Fanwork Support Program]
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    405.7K playsSource metric
  3. #24
    Six Months in the Making: A 400,000-Character Deep Dive into the Untold Stories of the Sino-Vietnamese War—and What We Did to Vietnam
    SocietyMachine translated
    482.6K playsSource metric
  4. #25
    Onmyoji: Shichangji CG | Eternal Light (CV: Aimi Koshimizu)
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    2.4M playsSource metric
  5. #25
    If You Lived in a Dormitory of 100,000 People
    SocietyMachine translated
    1.9M 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. #23
    What to Expect at This Year's Apple Event
    TechMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
  2. #24
    A 3.6-Magnitude Earthquake Occurred in Jiyuan, Henan
    SocietyMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
  3. #25
    Kitten, You Stole My Spotlight
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
  4. #25
    Xiaomi 18 Fold First Teardown
    TechMachine translated
    8.1MSource metric
kuaishou

Kuaishou

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

About this platform
6

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #23
    iPhone 18 Series Pre-Sale Date Preview
    TechMachine translated
    9.9MSource metric
  2. #23
    New Agricultural Law Grants Farmers the Right to Refuse
    SocietyMachine translated
    9.7MSource metric
  3. #24
    Nissan and Honda’s August China Sales Nearly Halved
    BusinessMachine translated
    9.9MSource metric
  4. #24
    Huzhou Doctor Spots Danger at a Glance and Saves a Life
    SocietyMachine translated
    9.7MSource metric
  5. #25
    Father Gets Acute Enteritis After Eating Leftovers
    SocietyMachine translated
    9.6MSource metric
  6. #25
    Multiple Bloggers Die After Extreme Eating Livestreams
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    9.8MSource metric
Category

Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

10signals
csdn

CSDN

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

About this platform
5

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #23
    Hands-on Star Network Setup: Mac Remote Access to Ubuntu, SSH and HTTP End-to-End Verification
    TechMachine translated
    5KSource metric
  2. #24
    HBase BulkLoad Explained: HFile Generation, Workflow, and Fast Large-Scale Data Import
    TechMachine translated
    5.2KSource metric
  3. #24
    Neko Self-Hosting Guide: WebRTC Remote Browser, Multi-User Permissions, and Public Access
    TechMachine translated
    5KSource metric
  4. #25
    60 AI Agents Working Together: Capabilities, Costs, and Runaway Risks of Multi-Agent Systems
    TechMachine translated
    5.2KSource metric
  5. #25
    SenseNova U1.5 Lite: Why the Same Command Crashes on a 16GB GPU but Flies on an A100—WSL2 Pinned-Memory Limits Tested
    TechMachine translated
    4.9KSource metric
juejin

Juejin

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

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #23
    Why Highly Technical Frontend Developers Often Struggle as Team Leaders
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 225Source metric
  2. #24
    GPT-6's unit price has increased 2.5x, but coding may not necessarily cost more
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 216Source metric
  3. #25
    Hallucination rate dropped from 4.2% to 2% before rising again—what is GPT-6 Astra hiding?
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 198Source metric
36kr

36Kr

A Chinese tech and business media site focused on startups, funding, and the new economy.

About this platform
2

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #24
    Automakers’ Own-Brand Batteries Are Increasingly Going Into Vehicles, Not Just Competing With CATL

    Context: CATL is a major Chinese battery manufacturer.

    BusinessAI context · definition
  2. #25
    Proprietary High-Performance Distributed Solution: Xinxiao Technology Cuts Chip Power Sign-Off Cycles from Weeks to Days | Underwater Project
    TechMachine translated
Category

Chinese Music Trends

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

3signals