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September 13, 2026

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

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China News and Web Trends

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

21signals
toutiao

Toutiao

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

About this platform
7

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #39
    Rain Couldn't Dampen the Enthusiasm of the Hamarathon Runners
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #40
    Wang Junjie talks about victory over Bahrain: Find your form through this game
    OtherMachine translated
  3. #40
    Has DeepMind Crossed the Threshold of Self-Evolution?
    TechMachine translated
  4. #41
    Wave of Hong Kong Credit Card Fraud After iPhone 18 Preorders
    TechMachine translated
  5. #41
    3 Ways to Restore Your Yang Energy
    SocietyMachine translated
  6. #42
    Williams Advances to the Final of the Snooker English Open
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  7. #42
    Ukraine spends $190 million a day on war
    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
8

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #40
    Mohe temperatures fall below 0°C; heating has officially begun
    SocietyMachine translated
    4.2MSource metric
  2. #40
    Young people are beginning to plan for early retirement
    OtherMachine translated
    4.2MSource metric
  3. #41
    Woman Encounters a "Replica" of Her Neighbor While Taking Her Child to School
    SocietyMachine translated
    4.1MSource metric
  4. #41
    Hacken Lee and Alan Tam Sing "Friends" Again After 11 Years
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    4.1MSource metric
  5. #42
    Ads Keep Redirecting Me: Where Did the Exit Button Go on My Phone?
    TechMachine translated
    4MSource metric
  6. #42
    A Public Official Killed a Couple in a Drunk-Driving Crash
    SocietyMachine translated
    4MSource metric
  7. #43
    Robot Skin Orders Have Exploded
    TechMachine translated
    3.9MSource metric
  8. #43
    Can Chinese People Really “Fly”?
    SocietyMachine translated
    3.9MSource metric
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. #40
    Eight of Guangzhou's Top Frontline Cancer Specialists, in No Particular Order
    SocietyMachine translated
  2. #40
    Gold Jewelry Plunges While Gold Stocks Surge: Jewelry Prices Down 470 Yuan per Gram This Year
    BusinessMachine translated
  3. #41
    Decision on Countermeasures Against Applied DNA Sciences and Five Other U.S. Entities
    SocietyMachine translated
  4. #42
    Xi'an Reports on Dispute Between SEG Mall and Person Who Fell
    SocietyMachine translated
  5. #43
    Chinese volleyball star Li Yingying undergoes heart surgery, ruled out of the Asian Championship and Asian Games
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  6. #43
    Yu Donglai Says He Won't Help Companies for Three Years, Will Stop All Business Expansion After 2030
    BusinessMachine translated
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. #39
    Shan Yichun Concert Tour
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    201.8KSource metric
  2. #39
    19-year-old Sun Qian
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    196.8KSource metric
  3. #40
    Chongqing Wolves
    OtherMachine translated
    187.3KSource metric
  4. #40
    As autumn begins, start your weight-loss plan by eating dinner earlier
    SocietyMachine translated
    188.1KSource metric
  5. #41
    The stray cat adopted by Sun Li dies
    OtherMachine translated
    185.5KSource metric
  6. #41
    Three AI giants jointly call for slowing the pace of development
    TechMachine translated
    185.4KSource metric
  7. #42
    Xiaopang FMVP Award Controversy
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    184KSource metric
  8. #42
    A woman finds 13 points on a star anise pod she bought, and it turns out to be highly poisonous
    SocietyMachine translated
    178.5KSource metric
Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

20signals
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. #40
    Dear Madame Lavoisier, Let Me Introduce You Again.
    CultureMachine translated
    363K playsSource metric
  2. #41
    You Will Cross the Mountains and See Boundless Blue Skies
    CultureMachine translated
    1.2M playsSource metric
  3. #41
    Horror-Style New Zombie: The Crawling Watcher
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    119.4K playsSource metric
  4. #42
    Fruit Slicing Stop-Motion
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    290.4K playsSource metric
  5. #43
    "Genshin Impact" version 7.1 PV: "Requiem to Hades"
    OtherMachine translated
    1.7M playsSource metric
douyin

Douyin

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

About this platform
7

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #40
    The World Is a Vast Textbook
    CultureMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
  2. #40
    Song Weilong Searches for Classmate Zhou
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
  3. #41
    The Fragrance of Orchid as Before portrays an authentic aristocratic family
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
  4. #41
    When I Binge-Watch an Anime in One Sitting
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
  5. #42
    Early Autumn Best Friends' Outfit Swap Challenge
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
  6. #43
    Luo Tianyi’s original song finally released
    OtherMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
  7. #43
    Back-to-School Anime Style
    CultureMachine translated
    7.7MSource metric
kuaishou

Kuaishou

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

About this platform
8

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #40
    Zhejiang BA: Fuyang vs. Cangnan
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    9.2MSource metric
  2. #40
    Watch Plainclothes Police Take Down a Suspect in One Move
    SocietyMachine translated
    9.5MSource metric
  3. #41
    Han Qiaosheng and Liu Ning Commentate the Guangdong Super League in Zhanjiang
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    9.5MSource metric
  4. #41
    Song Weilong Searches for Zhou Tongxue
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    9.2MSource metric
  5. #42
    Aunt Mei's Former Boss Recalls Details of Her Work
    SocietyMachine translated
    9.1MSource metric
  6. #42
    Human Trafficker Xie Jiamei Apprehended, Face Not Revealed
    SocietyMachine translated
    9.4MSource metric
  7. #43
    Police report drunk driving caused death by public official
    SocietyMachine translated
    9.1MSource metric
  8. #43
    Dan Yichun - When I Miss You, the Wind Rises
    EntertainmentMachine translated
    9.4MSource 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. #40
    Avoiding Orphaned Data in Microservices with Recursion, Tombstones, and Event Streams
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 81Source metric
  2. #40
    As AI Gets More Powerful, Why Are Workers Feeling More Exhausted and Burned Out?
    BusinessMachine translated
    heat: 54Source metric
  3. #41
    Why Mainstream Websites Don’t Use the Overhyped JWT
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 54Source metric
  4. #42
    AI Usage Lessons After 59 Dev Logs and a Commercial Golang Project, Part 2
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 54Source metric
  5. #42
    Naive UI Virtual Cascader Styled Like Element Plus
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 72Source metric
  6. #43
    AI Image-Making Skills Are No Longer Enough (3 Powerful Design Skills)
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 54Source metric
  7. #43
    A Deep Dive into Spring AI Conversation Memory: Statelessness, ChatMemory Abstraction, Context Management, and Session Isolation
    TechMachine translated
    heat: 72Source metric
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Chinese Music Trends

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

4signals