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October 3, 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. #15
    Red High Heels
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #16
    No Makeup
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #17
    The One and Only
    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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tencent-news

Tencent News

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

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  1. #15
    Musk to Return to Trump Administration? To Co-Lead “Future War Studies” Project
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 6575
  2. #15
    Cristiano Ronaldo: I’ve decided to leave the national team training camp; I’ll tell everyone the truth at the right time
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 52889
  3. #16
    Henan Party Secretary Zhou Zuyi Visits Mixue Bingcheng Headquarters
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 75414
  4. #16
    Intense Clashes Erupt Inside Iran; Security Forces Deploy Tanks and Rockets as Fighting Continues for Hours
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 625375
  5. #17
    Foreign Media: China's Economy Continues to Show Positive Momentum
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 6241
  6. #17
    Gemini 4 Argon Launches: Google Catches Up to Astra in Seven Months at 60% Lower Cost
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 4019
thepaper

The Paper

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

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  1. #15
    Commerce Ministry Answers Questions on Anti-Dumping Investigation into EU-Origin p-Nitrotoluene Imports
    BusinessMachine translated
  2. #16
    Netanyahu Praises Civilian Hero of ‘Midair Plane Rescue’: Even Hollywood Couldn’t Script This
    SocietyMachine translated
  3. #16
    Suzhou Yangcheng Peninsula Park Posts “Unsupervised, Risks Assumed” Warning for Climbing Attraction; Lawyer Says It Is Invalid and Reflects Management Deficiencies
    SocietyMachine translated
  4. #17
    What Does the Long March Spirit Mean Today? China Renmin University Press Publishes Luo Pinghan’s "Looking Back at the Long March"
    CultureMachine translated
  5. #17
    “Flash-Step” and “Bear-Shake Fur” Unexpectedly Go Viral as Beijing Dance Professor Recalls Recording Textbook Materials
    CultureMachine translated
toutiao

Toutiao

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

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  1. #15
    What Ukraine’s Capture of Lyman Means
    SocietyMachine translated
  2. #15
    Tourists Fill Dunhuang’s Mingsha Mountain
    CultureMachine translated
  3. #16
    Palestine Coach: Thanks to the Chinese Football Association for the Invitation
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  4. #16
    China's football team congratulates the U23 squad on winning bronze at the Asian Games
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  5. #17
    Sun Xinran's appearance sparked cheers from the entire audience
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  6. #17
    Korean media commented on the national football team: Do you still want to go to the World Cup like this?
    OtherMachine 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. #16
    Antonio talks about the national football team's 0-5 defeat
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 6475068
  2. #16
    A Way to “Starve Tumors” Has Apparently Been Found
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 6462804
  3. #17
    Putin Inspects Strategic Drills Involving China, Russia and Six Other Countries
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 6367804
  4. #17
    She Handed Her Child to a Policewoman in a Plaza Packed with 150,000 People
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 6367969
netease-news

NetEase News

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

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  1. #16
    3-0! Real Madrid star denied by a wonder save as De Bruyne scores twice, including a stunning long-range strike, in a big home win for the Red Devils
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 0
  2. #16
    U.S. Female Death-Row Inmate Snored During Execution; Seven Others Previously Survived Failed Vein Access
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
  3. #17
    15 million release clause: Three Premier League clubs eye the 17-year-old Spanish winger
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 0
  4. #17
    Bu Yunchaokete: Djokovic really amazed me; every tactic only works against him once
    EntertainmentMachine 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.

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  1. #15
    A True A8 Means Having Net Assets Over 10 Million
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 164149
  2. #15
    Zhengzhou matchmaking event creates a dedicated section for government employees
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 304729
  3. #16
    Wang Yibo Couldn’t Get Close Even During the Official Livestream
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 164088
  4. #16
    Following Wang Meng's sleep routine is a sure win
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 304120
zhihu

Zhihu Hot List

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

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  1. #15
    A Rail Standby Ticket Was Confirmed Overnight, Leaving the Passenger to Miss the Train; 12306 Says Users Can Set a Confirmation Deadline
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 58 万热度
  2. #15
    Netizens Question Why 17-Year-Old Zhao Songyuan Was Interviewed After China’s National Football Team Suffered a 0–5 Defeat: Was It Deliberate?
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 59 万热度
  3. #16
    Do Tsinghua and Peking University have intrinsic value, or does their prestige come from top students produced by intense competition among 1.3 billion people?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 58 万热度
  4. #16
    In theory, XX is the female chromosome, so why isn't YY the male chromosome? Why must it be XY?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 59 万热度
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Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

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csdn

CSDN

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

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  1. #16
    Cangjie Tauri: A Next-Generation Web Hybrid Development Tool Built on Lightweight Threads and Native HarmonyOS Architecture
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 4780
  2. #16
    AI Agent Memory Architecture: Integrating Short-Term Context, Long-Term Memory, and External Knowledge Bases
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 4103
  3. #17
    [Transformer] Tokenization Explained: BPE, WordPiece, and SentencePiece
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 3972
juejin

Juejin

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

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  1. #16
    What Do AI Agent Interviews Test in 2026? This Question Bank Covers 90% of Common Topics
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:63
  2. #17
    To Escape Front-End Status Wars, He Built His Own Framework—React Developers Were Left Speechless
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:63
  3. #17
    No Game Engine Needed! Pure AI Launches an Ant-Hauling Mini-Game!
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:99
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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.

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