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Daily snapshot

October 9, 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.

4signals
qq-music

QQ Music

Tencent’s mainstream music streaming service and one of China’s largest digital music platforms.

4

Chinese source / Guest charts; playback may require sign-in

  1. #37
    Wind and Moon Kiss the Brows
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  2. #38
    Overcast
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  3. #39
    Mermaid
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  4. #40
    As Wished
    EntertainmentMachine translated
Category

China News and Web Trends

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

22signals
toutiao

Toutiao

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

8

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #37
    Ukraine Says It Is Studying Five Different Ceasefire Mechanisms
    OtherMachine translated
  2. #37
    Will a Super El Nino Drive Up the Cost of Everyday Necessities?
    SocietyMachine translated
  3. #38
    What the “What Do You Mean?” Couple Says About the Divorce Cooling-Off Period
    CultureMachine translated
  4. #38
    Why Has Meiren Yu Become a Dark-Horse Urban Drama?
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  5. #39
    Thailand's queen cries after fighter jet training
    SocietyMachine translated
  6. #39
    He Chaoxin Shares a Family Photo of He Youjun and Xi Mengyao
    EntertainmentMachine translated
  7. #40
    Bed-Car Travel Takes Off: A Family of Three Spends Just 1,600 Yuan in Six Days
    CultureMachine translated
  8. #40
    Housing Market Heats Up During the National Day Holiday
    BusinessMachine translated
baidu

Baidu Hot Search

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

8

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #38
    Printing a child's homework sparks another argument; parent says, 'Who would dare not do it?'
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 4359278
  2. #38
    Ni Ping Recalls Zhu Yuanyuan Buying Peng Yu Fried Dough Sticks Every Day
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 4385246
  3. #39
    Former in-laws claim to have photos and a written statement proving the female bureau chief's affair
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 4256440
  4. #39
    If I Can't Get Into Tsinghua or Peking University, I'll Work There
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 4265869
  5. #40
    Comic performance artist Fang Yanhua dies
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 4189295
  6. #40
    Jiangcheng Toll Station Goes Viral for Sharing a Name with a Common Short-Drama Place
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 4172080
  7. #41
    Female teacher kneels to save a man who suffered cardiac arrest during her morning run
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 4088004
  8. #41
    Anta Spends 11.3 Billion Yuan to Acquire Puma
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 4088182
netease-news

NetEase News

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

6

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #38
    Groom dies after going to the hospital on his wedding day; local authorities: Cause of death will be determined
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
  2. #38
    Zheng Qinwen dominates with three service breaks against Ukrainian veteran Elina Svitolina, who was booed
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 0
  3. #39
    Woman's Mercedes bought at a dealership is hit before delivery; dealership offers 5,000 yuan in compensation
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
  4. #39
    Girl dragged onto a bed and sexually molested by male neighbor; her mother noticed something was wrong more than 10 days later and called police
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 0
  5. #40
    Gold Jewelry Plunges While Gold Stocks Surge: Jewelry Prices Down 470 Yuan per Gram This Year
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 0
  6. #40
    Man missing for two months during a Qinghai road trip; car found, but he is still missing 408 days later
    SocietyMachine 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

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #37
    Zheng Qinwen beats Elina Svitolina 2–0
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 173401
  2. #37
    Li Yitong becomes the runaway No. 1 on LE
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 96928
  3. #38
    Liu Yifei attends a Bobbi Brown event
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 172823
  4. #38
    Domestic gold prices fall to 890 yuan
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 93927
  5. #39
    Zhao Qing’s makeup reportedly costs tens of thousands
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 89916
  6. #39
    The golden four hours of sleep
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 171513
  7. #40
    Jiang Shimeng responds to losing 100 jin in weight
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 170405
  8. #40
    OpenAI releases an interactive interface
    TechMachine translatedSource metric 82957
Category

Chinese Video Platform Trends

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

21signals
bilibili

Bilibili

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

6

Chinese source / Guest reading usually available

  1. #38
    [Jiu] Identity V Priest Cosplay Makeup Tutorial
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 294551 plays
  2. #39
    Should You Wash Your Hands Before or After Using the Toilet?
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 678240 plays
  3. #40
    After Years on a Luxury Cruise, Seeing the World's Splendor Every Day, I Awoke from the Dream Upon Going Ashore, Left Only with Loneliness [Spotlight Project]
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 426208 plays
  4. #40
    I Hadn't Even Started Showing My Strength, but the Mechanics Already Had
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 396807 plays
  5. #41
    [Spring Story] My Married Life Is Wrong, As I Expected, Episode 3: Yukino Yukinoshita Says, If We Do It, Let's Do It Properly.
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 824846 plays
  6. #41
    When Debuting Feels Like Taking the Civil Service Exam (85)
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 142505 plays
douyin

Douyin

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

8

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #38
    Me on the First Workday After the National Day Holiday
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 7683638
  2. #38
    Leaving Romance in This Long, Long Holiday
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 7665418
  3. #39
    National Day Holiday Recap
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 7676950
  4. #39
    My National Day Holiday Flowed Away Like Water
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 7659477
  5. #40
    Dapeng and Bai Ke Duet Stage Fan Cam
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 7649881
  6. #40
    Cheng Lei and Xu Ruohan's New Drama Goes Love-Crazy
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 7673057
  7. #41
    Identity V Geisha’s New Essence Outfit Leaked
    EntertainmentMachine translatedSource metric 7668899
  8. #41
    A Showcase of Baffling Ways People Extended the Holiday
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 7649698
kuaishou

Kuaishou

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

7

Chinese source / Sign-in may be required

  1. #38
    All statutory holidays in 2026 have been used up
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 9,391,000
  2. #38
    Having an amazing best friend is so great
    CultureMachine translatedSource metric 9,289,000
  3. #39
    An 11-year-old younger brother refuses marriage, while a 17-year-old is sent as a bride
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 9,260,000
  4. #39
    Domestic Gold Prices Fall Back Below 900 Yuan per Gram
    BusinessMachine translatedSource metric 9,371,000
  5. #40
    Wang Jian calls on Japan to come to its senses over historical issues
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 9,234,000
  6. #40
    A Super-Strong El Nino Has Formed
    OtherMachine translatedSource metric 9,346,000
  7. #41
    Rescuers Head Into the Storm in Kaizhou, Chongqing
    SocietyMachine translatedSource metric 9,207,000
Category

Chinese Tech and AI Trends

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

5signals
juejin

Juejin

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

5

Chinese source / Guest articles; some require sign-in

  1. #38
    Microcontroller Internals Series: The C Library Runtime, from libspace to Multitasking and Interrupt Safety
    TechMachine translatedSource metric heat: 99
  2. #38
    Can pure frontend play 40GB of local video? I turned the browser into a “disk-streaming” player
    TechMachine translatedSource metric heat: 144
  3. #39
    The hero image at the top of App Store product pages is now available to all developers!
    TechMachine translatedSource metric heat: 135
  4. #40
    With 42 million monthly active users and 850,000 lines of code, Lovable migrated its production app from Next.js to TanStack Start in six months
    TechMachine translatedSource metric heat: 126
  5. #41
    Codex + visual dashboard workflow practice: a collection of design outputs for 15 industries
    TechMachine translatedSource metric heat: 117