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September 18, 2026

A preserved view of the public China internet signals recorded by ThreadEast for this day.

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China News and Web Trends

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

22signals
toutiao

Toutiao

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

6
  1. #13
    Lee Jae-myung: Trump, Kim Jong-un may meet within months
    OtherMachine translated
  2. #13
    Hu Ge says making variety shows is very stressful
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #14
    Man Asked by Urban Management Officers to Remove Warning Mark on Sunken Manhole Cover
    SocietyMachine translated
  4. #14
    Tong Liya entertains Lu Yu at Faxiao Xinjiang restaurant
    OtherMachine translated
  5. #15
    Man hid 50,000 in cash in a milk tea cup and ordered a ride-hailing service to deliver it across provinces
    OtherMachine translated
  6. #15
    Translation pending

    母女扔掉装存单黄金床头柜 民警帮找回

    OtherMachine translated
baidu

Baidu Hot Search

China’s dominant search engine trend list, similar to Google Trends plus real-time search buzz.

4
  1. #14
    A box of live blue crabs contains 19 gold bars
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 6656431
  2. #14
    Translation pending

    国产榴莲大丰收

    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 6664830
  3. #15
    Yao Anna Threatening Remarks Photoshop Edit
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 6561292
  4. #15
    56-year-old security guard died after being punched in the head by owner
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 6561127
netease-news

NetEase News

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

4
  1. #14
    Wang Lin has been appointed deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and secretary of the Urumqi Municipal Party Committee
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 0
  2. #14
    Russian Media: China’s Type 076 Is Not a Light Carrier, but a New Warship Class the U.S. Has Never Seen
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 0
  3. #15
    Lavrov "accidentally" topped the list in the Russian Duma election and Medvedev was defeated
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 0
  4. #15
    Sanae Takaichi Appears Set to Groom Yoshimasa Hayashi as Her Successor as Prime Minister
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
tencent-news

Tencent News

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

4
  1. #14
    Behind the incontinence crisis, there are ten years of Wanda’s realization
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 155600
  2. #14
    A Dongguan fabric store secretly discharged toxic waste gas, causing the mother and child upstairs to be poisoned and comatose. The accident investigation report recommended that the store owner be held criminally responsible
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 98429
  3. #15
    Von der Leyen hypes: The "Second China Shock" is coming, and all means must be used
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 35210
  4. #15
    Is the first interest rate hike in the "Wash Era" coming? Wall Street has calculated three scenarios
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 9842
thepaper

The Paper

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

4
  1. #14
    No breakfast, no such person found, the bus went the wrong way... I feel numb even before the Nagoya Asian Games started.
    OtherMachine translated
  2. #14
    Translation pending

    美国返还58件中国文物，包括流失百年的山西天龙山菩萨像

    OtherMachine translated
  3. #15
    A 2-year-old child fell to his death from the 18th floor in Chongqing. At the time of the incident, his father went out to walk the dog and left the child alone at home.
    OtherMachine translated
  4. #15
    A bribery case in Shanxi confiscated a "pure gold Guanyin statue" and turned it into copper alloy at auction Continued: The winner received a refund of more than 840,000 yuan, the reason is still unknown
    OtherMachine 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.

17signals
weibo

Weibo Hot Search

China's largest public microblogging network, where breaking news, entertainment, and public conversation move quickly.

6
  1. #13
    Many people tested positive for drug abuse after eating late night snacks
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 350582
  2. #13
    Translation pending

    棣棣和耀文蹦极太酷了

    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 329839
  3. #14
    Guo Shiqiang tactics
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 348839
  4. #14
    Translation pending

    粉笔 四海

    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 300376
  5. #15
    Chen Chien-chou Asks Everyone for Three Things
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 287793
  6. #15
    Yuan Dong breaks defense
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 347093
zhihu

Zhihu Hot List

China’s largest Q&A community, similar to Quora.

4
  1. #13
    The Godfather's Political Influence Belongs Only to Him, Not the Corleone Family—Does That Make the Family Fragile?
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 90 万热度
  2. #13
    Why haven't humans evolved to have a body temperature?
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 126 万热度
  3. #14
    Translation pending

    「一点点」否认威胁员工家人，「提着牛奶上门，当时沟通进展顺利」，哪些信息值得关注？

    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 90 万热度
  4. #14
    Chalk Public Examination published a short essay "Who is the conscience of the public examination training industry", revealing that he imitated the courses of a friend's business one to one and angrily criticized the friend's business for "crying out the poor and selling out." How do you evaluate it?
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 121 万热度
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.

3
  1. #14
    [Understanding large models] [Clarifying the five core concepts of AI in one class: from artificial intelligence to large language models] Feeding like liquid food
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 8062
  2. #15
    Hive incremental synchronization solution: improve data real-time and consistency
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 4873
  3. #15
    I installed Feiniu NAS into my mobile phone? The 5G network can also open the Docker toolbox at any time
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 7195
juejin

Juejin

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

3
  1. #14
    Translation pending

    周下载量1.1亿的Tailwind，为什么养不活自己？

    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:405
  2. #15
    Translation pending

    AI 给了我 8 个优化方案，全都是对的，但没有一个有用

    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:396
  3. #15
    Android Studio Quail 4 was released. Looking at the logs, I thought Google had given up on Flutter.
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:297
Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

9signals
kuaishou

Kuaishou

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

4
  1. #14
    Woman missing for 7 years asked her best friend to solve the case
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 991.5万
  2. #14
    Do you think I’m cute if I have stupid hair?
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 961.8万
  3. #15
    918 China-Japan Men’s Basketball Battle
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 959万
  4. #15
    The rope of a man working at height was cut by an old man on the second floor
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 988.1万
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.

2
  1. #14
    A Special Person
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #15
    Always Online
    EntertainmentMachine translated