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Daily snapshot

September 26, 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.

18signals
zhihu

Zhihu Hot List

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

5
  1. #6
    Asian Games Men’s Football Quarterfinal: China Defeats Thailand 3–0 to Reach the Semifinals for the First Time in 28 Years—How Do You Evaluate the Match?
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 448 万热度
  2. #6
    2-Year-Old Girl Severely Scalded by Accidentally Activating 70°C Hot Water While Left Alone in Bathroom on a "Hands-Free Bathing Aid"; How Can Such Tragedies Be Prevented?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 133 万热度
  3. #7
    Why Do Chickens Turn Their Heads in Jerky 'Teleports' Instead of Smoothly Like Humans?
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 443 万热度
  4. #7
    What do you think of the DeepSeek Harness desktop source code officially going live?
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 131 万热度
  5. #8
    What does financial freedom feel like?
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 440 万热度
douban-movie

Douban Movies

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

2
  1. #7
    Night King
    EntertainmentMachine translatedRating 7.8
  2. #8
    Record of the Death Zone
    EntertainmentMachine translatedRating 0.0
weibo

Weibo Hot Search

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

4
  1. #7
    Chinese Table Tennis Team Asian Games Schedule for September 26
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 385080
  2. #7
    Consumer Demand Is Becoming Increasingly Clear
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 715540
  3. #8
    Heavy Rain in Beijing
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 691154
  4. #8
    Lin Jinqi Uses a Red String to Promise Xu Lanxiang a Reunion in the Next Life
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 384520
Category

Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

12signals
csdn

CSDN

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

3
  1. #7
    Large Model Engineering in Practice (13): An Incomplete Guide to LLMOps — How LLMOps Differs from MLOps: The Release Unit Is a Prompt/Data/Model Version Triple, Not a Model
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 7368
  2. #7
    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 7322
  3. #8
    Deploy VERT on Synology for Local Browser-Based Conversion of Images, Audio, and Documents with Fixed Public Access
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 7265
Category

China News and Web Trends

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

19signals
baidu

Baidu Hot Search

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

4
  1. #7
    Japanese Athlete’s Shock at Zhang Zhanshuo’s Seven Gold Medals Becomes a Meme
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 7328949
  2. #7
    Zhang Jike Talks About China’s Asian Games Table Tennis Team
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 7330822
  3. #8
    China's National Football Team to Face New Zealand, Winless in Five Meetings
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 7238734
  4. #8
    Trump: This Visit Was Productive
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 7237767
netease-news

NetEase News

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

4
  1. #7
    Chinese Table Tennis Doubles: ShaTou Lose to Teammates, Lin Shidong Claims Double Joy
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 0
  2. #7
    Guo Xikuan Dies; Xu Min Publishes a Lengthy Letter: Seeking Truth, Not Victory or Defeat
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
  3. #8
    Prominent Retail Investor Accused of Selling Hong Kong Luxury Home for HK$115 Million; Previously Fined 110 Million Yuan for Manipulating 37 Stocks
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 0
  4. #8
    Congratulations to People with Older Homes! What Changes Are Coming for Those Who Own Them Following a Central Government Ministry Document?
    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. #7
    White House Unveils State Dinner Menu, Special Tribute to the 1972 “Toast to Peace”
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 228315
  2. #7
    Zhong Bin, Abducted in the “Mei Yi Case,” Blocked by His Adoptive Father, Has Integrated into His New Family and Wants to Escape Poverty
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 195299
  3. #8
    Colombia Announces It Is Severing Diplomatic Relations with Iran
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 206966
  4. #8
    Moldy and Giving Off a Pungent Odor: Jiao Ge Peng You Faces Backlash
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 191472
thepaper

The Paper

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

4
  1. #7
    Memorial | Liu Huan Has Passed Away—“You and Me” Will Remember
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #7
    Explainer: Beijing Issues Detailed Rules for Reforming Commercial Housing Sales, What Changes Will They Bring?
    BusinessMachine translated
  3. #8
    Guangdong Clarifies: Fires Caused by Illegally Parked or Charged E-Bikes May Lead to Detention
    SocietyMachine translated
  4. #8
    First Semifinal Appearance of the Century! China’s U23 Men’s Team Defeats Thailand to Advance
    EntertainmentMachine translated
Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

9signals
douyin

Douyin

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

4
  1. #7
    The Thoughtfulness and Attention to Detail of the White House Welcome Dinner
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 9228664
  2. #7
    New Trends in Mid-Autumn Festival Consumption
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 9177630
  3. #8
    China and the U.S. Reach a $30 Billion Reciprocal Tariff Reduction Deal
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 9081380
  4. #8
    Chinese Elements Featured Throughout the White House Dinner
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 8937149
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. #7
    Rainie Love
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #8
    What I Miss
    EntertainmentMachine translated