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Statistics Show AI-Generated Content Makes Up 74.5% on Tomato, Versus Just 10% on Qidian: Are the Figures Reliable, and Could Qidian Collapse Due to Falling Behind in Manual Writing?

据统计,番茄 AI 文占比 74.5%,起点仅 10%,数据可靠吗?起点会因手搓文技术落后而完蛋吗?

ThreadEast first recorded "Statistics Show AI-Generated Content Makes Up 74.5% on Tomato, Versus Just 10% on Qidian: Are the Figures Reliable, and Could Qidian Collapse Due to Falling Behind in Manual Writing?" on Sep 16, 2026, 8:44 AM CST. It has been observed on Zhihu Hot List, with less than one hour between the first and latest recorded appearances.

1 platformObserved span: less than one hourLatest observation: Sep 16, 2026, 8:44 AM CST

What the trend data tells us

The English title describes the topic of the source listing. Its appearance in a ranking measures attention within that platform; the ranking alone does not explain the cause of a spike or verify the underlying claim.

Zhihu Hot List

Latest recorded position: #18 on Sep 16, 2026, 8:44 AM CST.

Across 1 retained daily record, the best recorded rank was #18. From the first retained rank (#18) to the last (#18), this listing held the same rank.

This stable URL remains available after a topic leaves a live ranking. Observation span is elapsed time between sightings, not continuous time on a chart. Platforms use different ranking and heat systems; their metrics are not added together.

Original evidence

Source listings

Daily ranking timeline

Up to 180 recent daily records from retained observations and preserved archives. The best rank and last rank can differ within a day. Times use China Standard Time (UTC+8).

Retained daily observations by source listing
DayPlatformBest rankLast rankObservations
2026-09-16Zhihu Hot List#18#181