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September 11, 2026

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

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Preserved ranking signals

Category

Chinese Social Media Trends

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

14signals
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
    Sunny Early Spring
    CultureMachine translated
    341.5KSource metric
  2. #9
    Early Spring Sunshine: Short-Drama Version
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    355.2KSource metric
  3. #10
    Florentia 8 Solved Room Selection in Just One Minute
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    323.4KSource metric
  4. #10
    People Are Most Attractive When They Don't Care About Anything
    CultureMachine translated
    294.6KSource 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
3

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #9
    The three nine-tailed demon foxes completed the tasks assigned by the Nuwa Empress, but were beheaded by Jiang Ziya. Was their death an injustice?
    OtherMachine translated
    1.6M heatSource metric
  2. #10
    Why is the son of a student in the novel about cultivating immortals a highlight?
    OtherMachine translated
    1.3M heatSource metric
  3. #10
    Is 'white people food' popular mainly for saving time or being healthy?
    CultureMachine translated
    1.1M heatSource metric
douban-movie

Douban Movies

China’s influential film-rating and cinephile community, similar to Letterboxd plus IMDb ratings.

About this platform
1

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #10
    Da Meng
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    8.2Rating
Category

Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

16signals
juejin

Juejin

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

About this platform
5

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #9
    A Solo Developer Used AI to Build a Mini-Program That Earned 36 Yuan in One Month
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 432Source metric
  2. #9
    Goodbye EasyExcel, I'm switching to Apache Fesod
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 837Source metric
  3. #10
    Alibaba Open-Sources a Powerful Agent Project
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 819Source metric
  4. #10
    Do you really need to buy one to support Xiaomi’s foldable screen?
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 387Source metric
  5. #11
    Above-the-Fold Banner Compressed to 40 KB, Yet LCP Is Still 4 Seconds? We Misidentified the Largest Contentful Element
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 783Source metric
csdn

CSDN

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

About this platform
3

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #10
    Spring Boot 3 + Vue 3 + UniApp Attendance Setup: Department Shifts, Wi-Fi/GPS, and Leave Options
    TechMachine translated
    7.1KSource metric
  2. #10
    How to collect Amazon product data? Actual testing of two solutions: from self-built crawler to collection API
    OtherMachine translated
    11KSource metric
  3. #11
    [Computational Geometry] Minkowski Difference Demonstration
    OtherMachine translated
    10KSource metric
guokr

Guokr

A science and knowledge community known for popular science, rational discussion, and explainers.

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #10
    In the AI Boom, Ant Forest Plants Another “Imaginative” Tree
    TechMachine translated
  2. #10
    Qiyuan Robotics Debuts at the Bund Conference, Exploring New Scenarios for Personal Robot Health Services
    TechMachine translated
  3. #11
    Carbon-Silicon Orthodoxy: System Boundaries of a Zeroed Steady State
    TechMachine translated
  4. #11
    Wuhou District of Chengdu cooperates with Ant Health to establish the "AI Joint Laboratory for Assisted Diagnosis and Treatment of Specialized Diseases"
    TechMachine translated
Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

8signals
kuaishou

Kuaishou

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

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #9
    Japanese Youth Flaunt Syphilis as a Trend
    SocietyMachine translated
    11.2MSource metric
  2. #9
    Boss Is Here, Everyone Move Aside: Camera-Motion Dance
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    10.8MSource metric
  3. #10
    Housing Director Lands in the ER After Eating Chopped Pepper Fish Head for Four Days Straight
    SocietyMachine translated
    10.9MSource metric
  4. #10
    Zhao Honggang Waiting Online for Liu Jishou
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    10.6MSource metric
Category

China News and Web Trends

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

20signals
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
    3-Year-Old Boy Kicked More Than 20 Times by Four Children; Father Says They Never Apologized in Person
    SocietyMachine translated
  2. #9
    "Little Ma Yun" Fan Xiaoqin starts filming a short play! Wearing a suit to play the male lead, netizen: You should watch it even if you are a member
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #10
    Trump Urges Americans to Take $5,000, Then Wavers When Asked Why He Doesn't Issue It Now
    SocietyMachine translated
  4. #10
    WTT Macau match: National table tennis loses another game! There is only one player left in the men's singles, Chen Yuanyu loses to the Slovenian player
    OtherMachine translated
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
    Who took Liu Xiang's earnings, and how much did they get?
    SocietyMachine translated
    6.5MSource metric
  2. #9
    Guizhou Bailing Controller Heavily Fined by CSRC for Suspected Insider Trading, Over 300 Million Yuan Confiscated and 5-Year Market Ban
    BusinessMachine translated
    6KSource metric
  3. #10
    In the Era of Slower Growth, Another City's Subway Fares Are Set to Rise
    SocietyMachine translated
    29.4KSource metric
  4. #10
    China men's basketball team faces harsh Asian Games conditions: three share container rooms, rain cancels training
    OtherMachine translated
    57.7KSource metric
thepaper

The Paper

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

About this platform
4

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #9
    Commentary: The girl was rescued, but the “cross-provincial arrests” cannot be swept aside
    SocietyMachine translated
  2. #9
    After being reversed and missing the semi-finals of the US Open, Zheng Qinwen, who is recovering in form, has seen the dawn of returning to the top.
    OtherMachine translated
  3. #10
    Police in Kunming, Yunnan reported "spitting on flower cakes": the rumor monger has been detained
    SocietyMachine translated
  4. #10
    China Raises Visa Fees for Japanese Citizens, Foreign Ministry Says Move Follows Reciprocity Principle
    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. #9
    Qingdao Cargo Ship Fire Leaves 25 Dead
    SocietyMachine translated
  2. #9
    It’s not an illusion that time is getting faster and faster
    OtherMachine translated
  3. #10
    Why has the mastermind of 9·11 not been tried yet?
    OtherMachine translated
  4. #10
    China's First Global-Scale Ultra-High-Purity Graphite Production Line Begins Operations
    BusinessMachine 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
4

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #10
    Dao Lang Asks Xu Ziyao Why She Keeps Singing His Songs
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    7MSource metric
  2. #10
    There are so many national treasures, and the zoo is not as rich as our home.
    OtherMachine translated
    7MSource metric
  3. #11
    25th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks
    SocietyMachine translated
    7MSource metric
  4. #11
    Stephen Chow's Go-To Supporting Actor Seeks Job as Tourist Site NPC
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    6.9MSource metric
Category

Chinese Music Trends

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

2signals