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September 26, 2026

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

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Chinese Music Trends

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

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qq-music

QQ Music

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

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  1. #21
    The Two of Us
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #22
    Overcast
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #23
    Love in a Puff
    EntertainmentMachine translated
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China News and Web Trends

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

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toutiao

Toutiao

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

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  1. #21
    Can You Eat a Crab That Died Recently?
    SocietyMachine translated
  2. #21
    China Men's Football Team Reach Asian Games Semifinals for the First Time in 28 Years
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #22
    Trump Showcases White House Renovation Results
    SocietyMachine translated
  4. #22
    Man Hangs Himself After Discovering His Son Was Not Biologically His After Raising Him for 17 Years
    SocietyMachine translated
  5. #23
    Zhu Yilong Sings a Love Song to Michelle Wai While Her Husband Sits in the Audience
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  6. #23
    Yuan Yawei Posted 266 Heartbroken Emojis in a Row
    EntertainmentMachine translated
baidu

Baidu Hot Search

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

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  1. #22
    Singer Has Now Lost Two Song Kings
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 5898216
  2. #22
    Zhangxue Motorcycle Employees Show Off Mid-Autumn Festival Benefits
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 5888606
  3. #23
    Liu Huan Once Received Treatment for Femoral Head Necrosis
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 5808147
  4. #23
    Mooncake Recycling Price: 800 Yuan per Ton
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 5810415
  5. #24
    Shandong TV Mid-Autumn Festival Gala
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 5702176
  6. #24
    These Are the Benefits of Eating Sunflower Seeds
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 5708376
netease-news

NetEase News

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

4
  1. #22
    After the Mid-Autumn Festival, where do unsold mooncakes go? A supermarket employee reveals the surprising answer
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
  2. #22
    Tomokazu Harimoto Looks Dejected as Japanese TV Quickly Cuts Away from the Match to Air a Murder News Report
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 0
  3. #23
    Asian Games: Two wins in one day! Wang Zhiyi advances to the quarterfinals after her Korean opponent withdraws
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 0
  4. #23
    German Expert: Merkel Is Now Largely Ignored in Germany and Seen as an Outdated Politician
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
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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.

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weibo

Weibo Hot Search

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

6
  1. #21
    Netizen Breaks Down in Tears While Signing Contract to Sell Home for 7.1 Million
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 321366
  2. #21
    Jing Boran Checks the Hot Searches
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 342417
  3. #22
    What Did Liu Wen Do Wrong from Start to Finish?
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 318899
  4. #22
    Sulli, Are These Really Words Humans Can Bear?
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 342170
  5. #23
    Reportedly, the Real-Life Inspiration for 'So-won' Became a Doctor
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 336022
  6. #23
    Sun Qian and Ni Ni shine on their own
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 317972
zhihu

Zhihu Hot List

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

6
  1. #21
    How should Harbin Engineering University’s new campus network management policy be evaluated?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 136 万热度
  2. #21
    Wang Chuqin Defeats Thailand’s Pritchaya 4–2 to Reach the Round of 16 in Asian Games Men’s Singles: How Would You Rate His Performance?
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 85 万热度
  3. #22
    Why Do Many Long-Term Relationships End in Breakups, or End in Divorce Soon After Marriage?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 136 万热度
  4. #22
    Why do ducks stand still in the rain instead of running away?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 84 万热度
  5. #23
    Korean Olympic Committee President Yoo Seung-min: “If I had to grade these Asian Games, they would fail. I’m extremely disappointed; the organizing committee is utterly incompetent.” What do you think?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 84 万热度
  6. #23
    The State Steps In to Regulate Oil Prices, Halving This Round’s Increase: Four Cuts to Refined-Fuel Price Hikes in Six Months—How Should This Be Interpreted?
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 119 万热度
hupu

Hupu

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

4
  1. #22
    Redick Says the Lakers’ New Lineup Finally Fits
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 374526
  2. #22
    Zhang Ziyu Averaged 21.3 Points and 7 Rebounds in Three Asian Games Appearances
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 346738
  3. #23
    Asian Games: China Women’s Basketball Team Lose 80-85 to South Korea, Miss Final
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 343363
  4. #23
    19-Year-Old Zhang Zhanshuo Wins Seven Golds in One Edition, Sets New Record
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 368182
Category

Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

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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.

3
  1. #22
    Deploying Trilium Notes on Synology: Building a Self-Hosted Chinese Knowledge Base with Persistent Notes and Fixed Public Access
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 3770
  2. #23
    How to Build a Flutter Live Streaming App: From Zero to Production with the ZEGO SDK
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 2829
  3. #23
    Game engine architecture 001: from team division to underlying architecture
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 3051
juejin

Juejin

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

3
  1. #22
    Java 27 Quietly Changed 3 Default Values, Verified One by One on a 1-Core Machine
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:72
  2. #23
    Don’t Treat Claude Code Like a Chatbox: A Practical Guide to Deterministic Engineering
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:72
  3. #23
    Pentagon Probe: Overreliance on Maven AI Contributed to U.S. Strike on Iran's Minab School
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:153
Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

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bilibili

Bilibili

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

5
  1. #22
    Food Street, I Miss You So Much in the Forest [AI Mass Producer]
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 152129播放
  2. #22
    Abyssal Blood War Every 100 Years: How Will the Demon World Evolve?
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 2103744播放
  3. #23
    Filming a Movie Meets a Major Event! Right After the Twin Towers Scene Was Finished, the Buildings Were Destroyed!
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 1397416播放
  4. #24
    Turns out my account has such low durability—I don’t even dare play another match
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 801419播放
  5. #24
    Ultraman Key!! National Day Release Date Announcement Trailer
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 294003播放
kuaishou

Kuaishou

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

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  1. #22
    Liu Huan Dies; Simple Funeral, No Memorial Service
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 914.1万
  2. #22
    Lavoisier Uses a Chemistry Book to Make Mooncakes
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 1,007.1万
  3. #23
    Ms. An Makes Spicy Cabbage Boiled Mooncakes
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 1,004.2万
  4. #23
    Chuang Wang and Saidi Pao Are Getting Serious
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 913.2万