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September 25, 2026

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

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Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

13signals
csdn

CSDN

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

5
  1. #3
    Meta Muse Goes Viral: Surpasses ChatGPT in Downloads in 12 Days, Complete Guide to Personal AI Agents
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 1.2w
  2. #4
    Build a Graduate School Selection Platform with Seed-2.1-Pro: From Official Forms and Multimodal Image Reading to a Working Product
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 1.2w
  3. #4
    I Set WorkBuddy to Deliver an AI Daily Brief to WeChat Every Day at 10:30 a.m.
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 1.1w
  4. #5
    Prompts and assets scattered everywhere? Bring AI creation onto an infinite canvas with Infinite Canvas
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 1.1w
  5. #5
    What Are the Alternatives to Figma? Build a Self-Hosted, AI-Ready Design Workspace with Penpot
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 1.2w
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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.

17signals
douban-movie

Douban Movies

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

3
  1. #3
    Ross
    EntertainmentMachine translatedRating 8.5
  2. #4
    Catch the Spy
    EntertainmentMachine translatedRating 7.4
  3. #5
    Passionate Invitation
    EntertainmentMachine translatedRating 7.3
weibo

Weibo Hot Search

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

4
  1. #3
    Global Hopes for a China-U.S. Leaders' Meeting to Bring Positive Energy to the World
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 858447
  2. #3
    Chinese Flavor in a Bumper Harvest
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 593227
  3. #4
    The Chinese and U.S. Heads of State and Their Spouses Watch a Marine Corps Performance
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 549497
  4. #4
    CCTV Mid-Autumn Festival Gala
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 842734
zhihu

Zhihu Hot List

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

4
  1. #3
    Chaozhou Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau Responds to 500 Manhole Covers Along a 5-Kilometer Road: Is the Density Really Unchangeable, and Is Such Dense Placement Normal?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 165 万热度
  2. #3
    What foods do Chinese people eat that foreigners generally don’t?
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 371 万热度
  3. #4
    McDonald's Reportedly Accused of Selling Expired Milkshake Mix and Using Improper Cold-Chain Transport
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 212 万热度
  4. #4
    Is it Reasonable for a Residential Access App to Require Watching Ads to Unlock Doors, While Charging for an Ad-Free Membership? How Can Residents Protect Their Rights?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 153 万热度
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Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

9signals
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China News and Web Trends

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

19signals
netease-news

NetEase News

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

4
  1. #3
    Thai Rising Star Defeats Lin Shidong and Scores Two Points Against Wang Chuqin; Fan Zhendong Is His Idol
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 0
  2. #3
    Gazzetta: San Siro Becomes Europe's Highest-Attendance Stadium
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 0
  3. #4
    Woman Buys High-Speed Rail Round-Trip Tickets at 38% Off on Xianyu, Finds Both Canceled When Traveling
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
  4. #4
    DeepSeek Reportedly Reaches $1 Billion in Annualized Revenue, With No Drop in Customers After Price Hikes
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 0
tencent-news

Tencent News

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

4
  1. #3
    CCTV Host Hai Xia Takes on a New Role
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 138331
  2. #3
    U.S. Stocks Close: Treasury Sell-Off Resumes, Nasdaq Falls Over 1% From Record High
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 8906
  3. #4
    Zhao Long’s First Inspection Tour After Becoming Fujian Party Secretary
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 36372
  4. #4
    Guangdong Man Fined 50,620 Yuan for Faking Mental Illness to Evade Military Service
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 30869
thepaper

The Paper

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

4
  1. #3
    Big-Power Diplomacy in Action | Trump: “This Is a Great Meeting”
    SocietyMachine translated
  2. #3
    Grand Diplomacy·Scene｜For the first time since 1962: What kind of message does the US president send in person at the airport to greet him?
    OtherMachine translated
  3. #4
    Fighter Jets Fly Over the White House to Honor the Chinese and U.S. Leaders and Their Spouses
    SocietyMachine translated
  4. #4
    The Paper News Digest | Major State Media Front Pages Focus on the China-U.S. Leaders’ Washington Meeting
    OtherMachine translated
baidu

Baidu Hot Search

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

4
  1. #4
    Shenzhou-23 Crew Sends Mid-Autumn Festival Greetings from Tiangong
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 7617162
  2. #4
    What Does the WorldSkills Competition Actually Test?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 7616956
  3. #5
    Trump Gifts a Bald Eagle Statue He Helped Design
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 7522539
  4. #5
    Photo of Chinese and U.S. Leaders Shaking Hands Hangs on White House Wall
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 7524480
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Chinese Music Trends

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

2signals