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September 22, 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
weibo

Weibo Hot Search

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

6
  1. #21
    Lang Jie 8 proposed invitation list
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 231670
  2. #21
    Your Body Has Long Been Showing What It Lacks
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 211803
  3. #22
    Wang Junkai’s Tone Softens When Talking to Wang Yuan
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 210994
  4. #22
    Every Desk Needs One Eye-Catching Item
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 231491
  5. #23
    The Value of 1,000 Yuan Is Becoming Increasingly Hard to Grasp
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 209826
  6. #23
    Wang Yuwen Has Tactile Defensiveness
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 231363
zhihu-daily

Zhihu Daily

A curated daily read from Zhihu, focused on explainers and thoughtful answers.

4
  1. #21
    In "Dragon Restaurant", what is the level of Xu Fu's cooking skills?
    OtherMachine translated
  2. #22
    What scientific discovery seemed useless at first but later turned out to be very important?
    OtherMachine translated
  3. #23
    Are there any lofty terms in the computer field that actually describe very simple things?
    OtherMachine translated
  4. #23
    Why Can China Enjoy Abundant Vegetables While Europe Can’t?
    SocietyMachine translated
zhihu

Zhihu Hot List

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

6
  1. #21
    Why Being Disliked Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Good Enough
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 59 万热度
  2. #21
    Apple's hardware chief says seeing iPhone screen protectors makes him uncomfortable—what does this reveal about the clash in philosophies between manufacturers and users?
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 90 万热度
  3. #22
    Why Do Senior Leaders Appoint Incompetent, Petty, and Scheming Middle Managers?
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 90 万热度
  4. #22
    How Many Years Can an iPhone 17 Last with Normal Use?
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 59 万热度
  5. #23
    Why Do Some Businesses Call Customer Groups “Fan Groups” and Discounts “Fan Perks”?
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 90 万热度
  6. #23
    How can parents help a child who constantly asks questions and relies on them to do homework?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 58 万热度
hupu

Hupu

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

4
  1. #22
    Draymond Backs Bronny: What's Wrong With Helping a Kid Make It to the NBA?
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 477630
  2. #22
    Coach Guo is the first head coach in China men's basketball history to lose to Japan twice
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 431497
  3. #23
    GOAT Basketball Manager 2027
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 457063
  4. #23
    GALA’s record of qualifying for the global finals for five consecutive years was ended.
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 381916
Category

Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

11signals
36kr

36Kr

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

3
  1. #22
    CITIC Securities: Stable Core Business + Emerging AI Revenue Signal a Valuation Recovery Opportunity for U.S. Application Software
    BusinessMachine translated
  2. #23
    Translation pending

    8点1氪丨马斯克个人财富亏掉2个“黄仁勋”；上海雪花膏母公司破产；日本半导体或面临断供

    BusinessMachine translated
  3. #24
    Automakers’ Own-Brand Batteries Are Increasingly Going Into Vehicles, Not Just Competing With CATL
    BusinessMachine translated
csdn

CSDN

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

4
  1. #22
    AI Model SDK Integration: SQLite C API Student CRUD Tutorial
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 4596
  2. #22
    Monitoring Platform Starts but Can’t Connect to the Database? Deploy WGCLOUD and Enable Multi-Host Monitoring
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 5412
  3. #23
    The Jev model is taking social media by storm and may be one of the year's most important models, with a way to access its API directly
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 5099
  4. #23
    [Redis Advanced] Sentinel In-depth Analysis: From Automatic Fault Transfer to Distributed Consensus Principle
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 4332
juejin

Juejin

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

4
  1. #22
    Running Qwen3.8-27B on a 16GB GPU Using Just 7GB: Bonsai 2 Ternary Model Deployment Notes and Dual-Format Benchmark
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:234
  2. #22
    Building an Android Automation Testing Platform with Recording and Playback plus LLM-Driven Autonomous Phone Control (1): Overall Architecture and Recording Engine
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:108
  3. #23
    What Is the Jev AI Model? Why Its Lack of Natural-Language Generation Is Sparking Debate
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:207
  4. #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
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

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

6
  1. #22
    Male middle school teacher repeatedly harassed female students, official report
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 5891660
  2. #22
    Jensen Huang Explains Why He Wears a Black Leather Jacket Every Day
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 5905725
  3. #23
    “Most Stressful Supermarket”
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 5793409
  4. #23
    Zhang Yishan: I Want to Be a Big Boss for a Day Too
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 5792868
  5. #24
    Crested Goshawk Raids Farm, Over 1,400 Chickens Killed
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 5708418
  6. #24
    Wang Manyu Loses to Zhu Yuling
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 5700446
netease-news

NetEase News

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

4
  1. #22
    Academicians Find: Is Eating a Handful of Peanuts Really Like Eating Two Spoonfuls of Butter?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
  2. #22
    Quit the Guangdong team! The whereabouts of Hongyuan's 21-year-old talented defender are revealed, and Yashuai rebuilds the defense line!
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 0
  3. #23
    25-year-old woman donates kidney to husband with uremia, only 5%-10% chance of success
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 0
  4. #23
    3 goals and 2 assists in 7 games! The core of the national football team's midfield will be unveiled in the next 10 years, and may surpass Wang Yudong in the future
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 0
Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

13signals
bilibili

Bilibili

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

5
  1. #22
    Boss Turns 10 Unsold Sea Urchins into Dumplings and Secretly Eats Them After Work; Chive Scrambled Eggs and Teppanyaki Squid
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 242982播放
  2. #22
    Who is the smartest? ? ? 【Fable of Fate】
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 1352716播放
  3. #23
    Holiday Again
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 740579播放
  4. #24
    Honkai: Star Rail: Into the Star Rail — “Pearl: Deep Learning in Progress”
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 537587播放
  5. #24
    His Secret
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 390750播放
douyin

Douyin

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

4
  1. #22
    iPhone Duo hands-on experience
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 7762512
  2. #22
    South Korean actress Park Shin-hye gives birth to her second child, a daughter
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 8383017
  3. #23
    Extra-Long Egg Tart Goes Viral
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 8224730
  4. #23
    The film Rebirth 2 is scheduled to be released
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 7760449
kuaishou

Kuaishou

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

4
  1. #22
    Zhang Boheng’s Victory Silences Japanese Media
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 990.8万
  2. #22
    Wang Manyu 1 to 3 Zhu Yuling
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 947.1万
  3. #23
    Wang Shun won the bronze medal in 200
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 944.8万
  4. #23
    The First Victims of the iPhone 18 Pro
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 988.9万
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. #22
    Why Not?
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #23
    Insomnia
    EntertainmentMachine translated