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Daily snapshot

October 4, 2026

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

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China News and Web Trends

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

21signals
toutiao

Toutiao

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

7
  1. #37
    Why Haven’t 5% U.S. Treasury Yields Dragged Down U.S. Stocks?
    BusinessMachine translated
  2. #38
    Zhang Yuning Choked During Post-Match Altercation
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #38
    Wang Yudong Responds to Being Called the King of Football After Scoring a Stunning Goal
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  4. #39
    How to Ease Range Anxiety When Traveling by EV During Holidays
    TechMachine translated
  5. #39
    How EVs Can Handle the Holiday Charging Challenge
    TechMachine translated
  6. #40
    Chinese Couple Dies in Car Crash Shortly After Obtaining Australian Permanent Residency
    SocietyMachine translated
  7. #40
    Woman Joins Iceland Tour Group Where Everyone but the Guide Is Chinese
    SocietyMachine translated
baidu

Baidu Hot Search

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

8
  1. #38
    The Primary Market Landscape Has Changed
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 4362529
  2. #38
    73-Year-Old Man Has Abnormally Positioned Heart, Experiencing Over 30,000 Irregular Beats Daily
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 4384653
  3. #39
    Visitors Line Up at Jianmenguan High-Speed Rail Station to Recite "The Road to Shu Is Difficult"
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 4289532
  4. #39
    Lei Jun Binge-Watched Seven Car Teardown Videos in One Sitting
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 4284392
  5. #40
    AI Answering Too Quickly Is Surprisingly a “Bug”
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 4173527
  6. #40
    Can Being Depressed for Too Long Really Cause Broken Heart Syndrome?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 4178928
  7. #41
    A Wild Sports Meet Unfolds in a Cornfield
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 4083496
  8. #41
    Nearly 3 Million NEV Charging Sessions on Highways in the Three Days Before National Day
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 4089797
netease-news

NetEase News

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

6
  1. #38
    Xinhua Comments on China Men's Football Team's Shocking 0–5 Defeat: Slack Discipline
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 0
  2. #38
    People don’t get athlete’s foot for no reason! Research has found that people with athlete's foot cannot do without these 4 points
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 0
  3. #39
    The US, France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Japan and others reach a new consensus
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 0
  4. #39
    Another Veteran Returns to Guangdong After Zhou Peng, Setting Up an Intriguing Post-Du Feng Era
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 0
  5. #40
    China Eastern Reports Flight Attendant Kneeling Incident to Police; Filmer Will Cooperate with Investigation
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
  6. #40
    AC Milan Interested in Real Madrid Striker Endrick; Real Madrid Plan €100 Million Bid for Juventus’ 21-Year-Old No. 10 Yildiz
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 0
Category

Chinese Social Media Trends

Q&A boards, lifestyle communities, forums, movie lists, and other places where Chinese internet users discuss what is trending.

8signals
weibo

Weibo Hot Search

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

8
  1. #37
    Driver Filmed Sleeping While Using Highway Assisted Driving
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 98737
  2. #37
    TF Family Solo Dance Challenge
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 244090
  3. #38
    Guo Xiaodong Eliminated
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 95619
  4. #38
    Ziyu Has a Chance Encounter
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 242576
  5. #39
    Billkin Attends PP’s Older Sister’s Wedding
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 92811
  6. #39
    Djokovic's Incredible Shot at the China Open
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 205404
  7. #40
    Starbucks Turns into “Star Bazaar”—Whose Heart Did It Touch?
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 202213
  8. #40
    The Bride and Bridesmaids Laughed Their Heads Off While the Groom Cried His Eyes Out
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 89050
Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

22signals
bilibili

Bilibili

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

6
  1. #38
    The Harshest Father Who Cut Off a Hand: Why Is He the Weakest Villain in the Entire Series?
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 688330播放
  2. #39
    The Formula for Reversing Time!
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 674012播放
  3. #39
    Absurd News: September’s Most Baffling Human Behaviors, Part 2
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 2418492播放
  4. #40
    Four Gunmen Break Into Mansion; Chinese Man Fires 13 Shots in 4 Seconds
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 10428998播放
  5. #40
    Useful New Zombie: Blind Man Pole-Vaulting
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 1265448播放
  6. #41
    Big Fat Fish Buys Watermelon
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 231549播放
douyin

Douyin

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

8
  1. #38
    You Should Travel This National Day Holiday
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 7716566
  2. #38
    Zhouquan Jiahao All Came to the Xiaotuantuan Cup
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 7677371
  3. #39
    Sun Qian Appears at Paris Fashion Week
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 7674410
  4. #39
    How I Take Photos in Yunnan During National Day
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 7713125
  5. #40
    Zilang Lychee Music Festival Kicks Off in Nantong
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 7708168
  6. #40
    I’ve Joined the National Day Chongqing Nightscape Crowd
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 7672362
  7. #41
    National Day Movie-Watching Repo
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 7701613
  8. #41
    Share the Fireworks You Filmed in Nanchang
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 7670716
kuaishou

Kuaishou

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

8
  1. #38
    Wang Chuqin’s Appearance on the Asian Games Poster Sparks Controversy
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 892.9万
  2. #38
    Elementary School Student Carries a 100-Meter National Flag in Northeast China
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 986.3万
  3. #39
    The Country Is Building “Six Networks”
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 890.4万
  4. #39
    Spare Me, Great Lord! Season 3 Premieres
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 978.9万
  5. #40
    The Perseverance Behind 60,000 Battery R&D Patents
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 976.7万
  6. #40
    These Highway Service Areas Are Extremely Busy With EV Charging
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 887.7万
  7. #41
    Foreign Ministry Responds to U.S. Remarks on Xinjiang
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 976.2万
  8. #41
    India Opens Fire Along the India-Pakistan Border
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 885.8万
Category

Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

6signals
juejin

Juejin

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

6
  1. #38
    DicomViewer24 Fixes Compilation Bug (Window Test Failure)
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:36
  2. #38
    Why Programmers Who Only Do Vibe Coding May Be Replaced
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:45
  3. #39
    Agent Decision-Making and Planning: ReAct, Plan-and-Execute, Reflexion, and Tree of Thoughts
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:36
  4. #40
    Expose a Local Network Service via Cloudflare Tunnel and a Free DigitalPlat Domain
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:36
  5. #41
    GitHub Daily Trending Brief | 2026-10-03
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:36
  6. #41
    Core Principles of MySQL InnoDB Concurrency Control: Transactions, Isolation Levels, MVCC, and Locking
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 热度:36
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. #38
    As Wished
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #39
    Bad Girl
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #40
    Auditory Hallucination
    EntertainmentMachine translated