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Daily snapshot

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
weibo

Weibo Hot Search

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

4
  1. #9
    Gold Prices Fall Back into the 800s, but Young People Keep Stacking Gold
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 468183
  2. #9
    Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actor and Actor both upset
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 221204
  3. #10
    4.3-Magnitude Earthquake in Kunming Damages Homes
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 466680
  4. #10
    House purchase discount 1.5 million
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 178207
zhihu

Zhihu Hot List

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

4
  1. #9
    A drunk man took a taxi and drowned after asking to get off the car many times. His family's claim for RMB 300,000 from the driver's platform was rejected. How to interpret this ruling?
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 123 万热度
  2. #9
    A 4.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Panlong District, Kunming, Yunnan: What Is the Current Situation? Did You Feel It?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 232 万热度
  3. #10
    The Solar System Is Flat, So Could We Escape It Faster by Flying Up or Down?
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 215 万热度
  4. #10
    Is The Return of the Condor Heroes a Poorly Written Romance Wuxia Novel or a Sophisticated Allegorical Masterpiece?
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 118 万热度
Category

Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

11signals
csdn

CSDN

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

3
  1. #10
    [Transformer] BERT: The Beginning of Bidirectional Pretrained Language Models
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 8377
  2. #11
    Prometheus Pushgateway Integration Guide: Binary and Docker Deployment, Metric Pushing, and Remote Reporting
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 5874
  3. #11
    After-Sales Knowledge Assistant Deployment Notes: Tasks You Don’t Need to Handle Yourself on Lanyun Yuansheng
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 8055
Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

10signals
kuaishou

Kuaishou

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

4
  1. #9
    A Cup of Spring: Finale
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 1,070.3万
  2. #9
    Zhengzhou opens cultural tourism bus line
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 1,156万
  3. #10
    Fire Safety Tips for the National Day Holiday
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 1,135.9万
  4. #10
    A Holiday Means Ten Thousand Shutter Clicks
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 1,050.1万
douyin

Douyin

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

4
  1. #10
    Asian Games Hurdles Champion Chen Yuan to Livestream on Douyin
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 8893769
  2. #10
    Where Are Those Taking 3 Days Off for a 13-Day Break Now?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 9195594
  3. #11
    Seeking Help from Kind Local Residents While Traveling
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 8708340
  4. #11
    Zhu Yawen Wins Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actor
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 9146749
Category

China News and Web Trends

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

20signals
netease-news

NetEase News

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

4
  1. #9
    Flight to Israel Plunges 15,000 Feet; Passenger Says Pilot Wanted to Take Them All to Their Deaths
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
  2. #9
    As the Tide Recedes, Asset Values Are Laid Bare: Prices for Old, Run-Down Homes in Shanghai’s Yangpu District Fall to Just ¥30,000 per Square Meter, While Second-Hand Home Prices in Other Districts Continue to Decline Year Over Year
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 0
  3. #10
    Are More Statin Users Dying Suddenly? Doctor Warns: 5 Things to Watch
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
  4. #10
    Li Xiaolu and Jia Nailiang’s new melon is unexpected
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 0
tencent-news

Tencent News

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

4
  1. #9
    Huawei executive responds that Huawei has made money from car companies
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 27279
  2. #9
    DeepSeek Open-Sources Ascend Infrastructure Components Matching Nvidia Platform Components One-to-One
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 3092
  3. #10
    Canada "never for sale": Why did Carney extend an olive branch to the EU?
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 2477
  4. #10
    Trump Plans to Build America’s Largest Steel Mill: Do Its Backers Have Deep Ties to India and Russia?
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 1071
thepaper

The Paper

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

4
  1. #9
    Chengdu Culture and Tourism Bureau Responds to Na Ying's Impromptu Performance of "Crescent Moon": No Reapproval Required
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #9
    Mortgage Interest Subsidies Signal a New Housing Support Approach
    BusinessMachine translated
  3. #10
    Quick Take | “Flight Attendant Kneels” Tops the Trending List; The Truth Shouldn’t Be Delayed Again
    SocietyMachine translated
  4. #10
    Mortgage Interest Subsidy Policy for Residents Takes Effect on October 1
    BusinessMachine translated
baidu

Baidu Hot Search

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

4
  1. #10
    Japanese Athlete “Rams” Hong Kong, China Athlete
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 7045616
  2. #10
    25-Year-Old Cancer-Fighting Blogger Dies After Regularly Staying Up Until 2 a.m.
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 7042260
  3. #11
    Extra-Long Egg Tarts Sold Over 10 Million Yuan in 8 Days, but Were All Crust
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 6952932
  4. #11
    Party Secretary of a Chengdu University School Removed From Post
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 6952754
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Chinese Music Trends

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

3signals