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September 30, 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.

16signals
zhihu

Zhihu Hot List

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

5
  1. #27
    How do you evaluate the song "Start Over" by Liu Huan?
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 55 万热度
  2. #28
    What kind of existence is a genius in reality?
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 55 万热度
  3. #28
    Where Do Deleted Files on a Computer Actually Go?
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 59 万热度
  4. #29
    Which one do you prefer, pork ribs stewed with potatoes or pork ribs stewed with corn?
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 55 万热度
  5. #29
    AI Can Write Correct Code, So Why Is It Still So Hard for AI to Understand a Real Software System?
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 59 万热度
hupu

Hupu

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

5
  1. #28
    Durant: Player movement makes the league more interesting
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 302940
  2. #28
    Draymond Green Discusses LeBron James Rejecting the Warriors
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 313780
  3. #29
    Lin Shidong Talks About Beating Wang Chuqin 4-0
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 301480
  4. #30
    Green Pitch Stardom: Champion at Sixteen
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 275750
  5. #30
    Lillard Confirms Morant Partnership in Trail Blazers’ Starting Backcourt
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 291593
weibo

Weibo Hot Search

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

4
  1. #28
    Uncle Lin Dies in Lanxiang's Arms
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 168010
  2. #28
    Mom Uses Giant Bowl to Urge Her 2.01m-Tall Son to Eat Well
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 211885
  3. #29
    Man Loses 12.5 kg After Eating Potatoes as His Staple for Six Months
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 204349
  4. #29
    Liu Xueyi Says He Doesn’t Know Yang Di or He Jiong
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 167053
Category

Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

8signals
36kr

36Kr

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

3
  1. #28
    Behind Dongshan Precision’s Limit-Up Surge: 36Kr Enterprise Intelligence Spots Market Opportunities
    BusinessMachine translated
  2. #29
    Between Kimi K3 and DeepSeek V4 Lies a Gap in Native Multimodal Timing
    TechMachine translated
  3. #30
    36Kr Exclusive | Two 'Sanqing' PhDs Co-Found Space Situational Awareness Startup, Raise Tens of Millions of Yuan in Angel+ Funding
    BusinessMachine translated
juejin

Juejin

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

5
  1. #28
    Electron Automated Release Guide: A Complete Record of Cross-Platform Packaging with GitHub Actions
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:108
  2. #28
    How Agents Can Have Long-Term Memory: A Comparison of Six Major Projects
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:126
  3. #29
    After Writing 50 Claude Code Skills, I Realized the First 30 Were a Waste
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:99
  4. #29
    Moving WorkBuddy’s Daily Check-In to the Cloud
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:126
  5. #30
    Since I got AI, I no longer want to work on UI...
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:117
Category

China News and Web Trends

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

18signals
baidu

Baidu Hot Search

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

6
  1. #28
    Social Security Bureau Responds After Denying Work-Related Injury Status to Nurse Who Died
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 5330772
  2. #28
    Deng Yaping: Don’t make excuses when losing, adjustment is also an ability
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 5332082
  3. #29
    The J-15 Zhang Chao Risked His Life to Save Is Displayed Publicly for the First Time
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 5221404
  4. #29
    A Charger Left Plugged In Burns Down an Entire Home
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 5229405
  5. #30
    Hu Ge Shares a Deep Embrace with You Benchang’s Family
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 5145222
  6. #30
    Leslie Cheung's posthumous work "Love Child" to be released
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 5133695
netease-news

NetEase News

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

6
  1. #28
    Woman Misidentified in Explicit Video Reports to Police After It Spreads in 600-Member Group
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
  2. #28
    The layout is full! Song Jia cried on the spot after winning the Golden Eagle Award, and her acceptance speech was touching.
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 0
  3. #29
    Break Time! CSL Foreign Players Choose Between Vacationing Like Chengdu's Top Scorer Felipe or Training Extra Like Shenhua's Guy
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 0
  4. #29
    Asian Games Men’s Volleyball Quarterfinal Schedule: China vs. Thailand at 3:00 PM on October 1 for a Semifinal Spot
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 0
  5. #30
    Peng Dehuai’s Late-Life Reflection: Mao Never Let Go of the Mistake of Executing Yuan Wencai and Wang Zuo
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
  6. #30
    I can only understand 3 of these 8 characters. If you recognize them all, you are a fool! Is it okay to follow the meaning of cursive writing? The more you get confused, the more you go astray?
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 0
toutiao

Toutiao

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

6
  1. #28
    Why the PLA Is Flexing Its Muscle Again at Scarborough Shoal
    OtherMachine translated
  2. #28
    What Is the Central Bank's New Policy Doing?
    BusinessMachine translated
  3. #29
    Huawei Patent for External “Giant Cannon” Published
    TechMachine translated
  4. #29
    Beijing National Day Holiday Guide
    CultureMachine translated
  5. #30
    Russian Ambassador: Europe Is the Biggest Obstacle to Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks
    SocietyMachine translated
  6. #30
    Henan Mining Company's Money Giveaway Turns Into a Finance Sports Meet
    BusinessMachine translated
Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

15signals
bilibili

Bilibili

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

4
  1. #28
    This Sea Urchin–Tuna Sushi Costs ¥3,000 a Serving—and Was Invented from Leftover Scraps
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 799950播放
  2. #29
    Did I Spot Li Feiyu Himself at the Mortal Carnival?!
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 114798播放
  3. #30
    [Shen Gongbao] Who Are Scenic Attractions Really For: Visitors or Inspectors?
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 636937播放
  4. #30
    First Snowfall: Stocking a Winter Shelter and Living Alone in the Greater Khingan Mountains
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 545802播放
douyin

Douyin

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

5
  1. #28
    Chen Yuxi and Lu Wei Sweep the 10m Platform Gold and Silver
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 7701381
  2. #28
    My Faith Is China Red
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 7685940
  3. #29
    The Relay Champions Are Here
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 7682132
  4. #29
    My Fur Baby Won’t Be Alone This Holiday
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 7693900
  5. #30
    National Day Holiday Shopping Map Unlocked
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 7675590
kuaishou

Kuaishou

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

6
  1. #28
    PRX Advances to the Shanghai Championship Quarterfinals
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 972.6万
  2. #28
    Yan Ziyi Shares How She Felt After Winning Gold
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 971.2万
  3. #29
    My First Stop on a National Day Trip
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 965.2万
  4. #29
    Chinese team wins gold in 4x100m mixed team
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 968.6万
  5. #30
    Ma Shanshan Elected Mayor of Shenyang
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 966.5万
  6. #30
    Flying Apsaras Awards Nominees
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 960.9万
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. #28
    Love in a Puff
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #29
    Red High Heels
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #30
    Jiangnan
    EntertainmentMachine translated