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September 21, 2026

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

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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.

20signals
zhihu

Zhihu Hot List

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

8
  1. #22
    What do you think of miHoYo's 2026 Honkai: Star Rail 4.8 collaboration with Zenless Zone Zero characters Ellen Joe and Yao Guangyin?
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 83 万热度
  2. #22
    If You Earn 50K a Month, Would You Still Eat 20-Yuan Fast Food?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 58 万热度
  3. #23
    Tong Liya declines industry award consideration to avoid post-win criticism; can reputation replace awards?
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 57 万热度
  4. #23
    What Historical Status Would a Chinese Player Have After Winning All Four Tennis Grand Slam Singles Titles?
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 77 万热度
  5. #24
    Over 8 Years, Can an EV Really Save You the Cost of a Gasoline Car?
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 57 万热度
  6. #24
    How Can We Tell Whether Pain Comes From Circumstances or Our Own Perception?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 71 万热度
  7. #25
    How can parents help a child who constantly asks questions and relies on them to do homework?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 71 万热度
  8. #25
    My Boss Has AI Fever and Lets AI Make Every Decision. What Should Employees Do?
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 57 万热度
weibo

Weibo Hot Search

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

6
  1. #23
    Asian Games
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 301734
  2. #23
    Liu Genghong and Zhang Zhuoer were eliminated
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 174584
  3. #24
    The First Beneficiaries of the Mid-Autumn Festival Have Emerged
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 269043
  4. #24
    Xiao Zhan looks straight in his Chinese tunic suit
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 169481
  5. #25
    Never force yourself towards anyone
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 159341
  6. #25
    Bay Area Rising Moon Audiences screen answers for the party
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 263003
Category

Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

13signals
36kr

36Kr

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

4
  1. #23
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    BusinessMachine translated
  2. #24
    Automakers’ Own-Brand Batteries Are Increasingly Going Into Vehicles, Not Just Competing With CATL
    BusinessMachine translated
  3. #25
    Proprietary High-Performance Distributed Solution: Xinxiao Technology Cuts Chip Power Sign-Off Cycles from Weeks to Days | Underwater Project
    TechMachine translated
  4. #26
    From Anime Fandom to Purchases, Chinese IP Is Reshaping Hardcore Tech Consumption
    BusinessMachine translated
csdn

CSDN

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

6
  1. #23
    Hongmeng PC open source porting: CodeLite native IDE and Remote Agent adaptation
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 2979
  2. #23
    Tracking microservices using Spring Cloud Sleuth
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 4900
  3. #24
    Large model engineering practice (12): RAG data engineering base - collection to warehousing pipeline (offline + online dual link)
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 4519
  4. #24
    Spring Bean Scope Revealed: The Differences between Singleton, Prototype, Request and Session
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 2784
  5. #25
    2026 Huawei Cup Graduate Mathematical Modeling Competition Winners’ Guide 2 — LaTeX and Word Paper Templates and Section Requirements
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 4402
  6. #25
    [SOC estimation] Lithium-ion battery state estimation based on matlab extended Kalman filter EKF [including Matlab source code 15974]
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 2751
juejin

Juejin

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

3
  1. #23
    What do you think of GPT-6 dominating the creator test and winning? Is it the most powerful AI model now?
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:108
  2. #24
    I Had AI Interview Me: I Stumbled on the Third Follow-Up Question (Includes a List of 10 Follow-Ups)
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:108
  3. #25
    Inside AI Agents Part 4: Knowledge Acquisition Pipeline — RAG Basics
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:108
Category

China News and Web Trends

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

13signals
baidu

Baidu Hot Search

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

4
  1. #23
    Zhang Yishan: I Want to Be a Big Boss for a Day Too
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 5792868
  2. #24
    Wang Manyu Loses to Zhu Yuling
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 5700446
  3. #25
    A Family of Seven Ordered Eight Dishes for Just 60 Yuan
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 5600574
  4. #26
    Father Drowns While Saving Son from Water
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 5524037
toutiao

Toutiao

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

6
  1. #23
    Commentator: A-Share Structural Rebound Window May Have Opened
    BusinessMachine translated
  2. #23
    Zhao Jiaju Denies Having a Burial Shroud in His Backpack
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #24
    Houthis Warn Pakistan and Turkey Not to Intervene in Conflict with Saudi Arabia
    SocietyMachine translated
  4. #24
    Ren Zeping: With the Bad News Priced In, Position for Three Key Themes
    BusinessMachine translated
  5. #25
    13-Year-Old Yu Zidi Breaks Asian Games Record
    OtherMachine translated
  6. #25
    Will the Property Market Rebound During the “Golden September and Silver October” Period?
    BusinessMachine translated
Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

11signals
bilibili

Bilibili

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

4
  1. #23
    Racing Around in a Shopping Cart! Lazy Bug: Honor Shopping Cart
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 602785播放
  2. #24
    His Secret
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 390750播放
  3. #25
    Fight again and again
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 198889播放
  4. #26
    Roommate Transforms Dorm Room into an Airplane
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 1482747播放
douyin

Douyin

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

4
  1. #23
    The film Rebirth 2 is scheduled to be released
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 7760449
  2. #24
    Zhang Baiqiao Tackles Major Variety Shows and Social Media Promotion
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 7753310
  3. #25
    iPhone 18 Is Out, and the Cast of iPartment Has Reunited
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 7745622
  4. #26
    Zhang Ruai's hot Qitian stage is full of high energy
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 7744105
Category

Chinese Music Trends

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

3signals
qq-music

QQ Music

Tencent’s mainstream music streaming service and one of China’s largest digital music platforms.

3
  1. #23
    Love in a Puff
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #24
    No Makeup
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #25
    Scenery After the Rain
    EntertainmentMachine translated