zhihu
3Zhihu Hot List
China’s largest Q&A community, similar to Quora.
- #7
- #9
- #13
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3 signals worth opening first, selected from today's public rankings.
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4signalsChinese Social Media Trends
Q&A boards, lifestyle communities, forums, movie lists, and other places where Chinese internet users discuss what is trending.
weibo
1Weibo Hot Search
China's largest public microblogging network, where breaking news, entertainment, and public conversation move quickly.
- #2
Category
5signalsChinese Video Platform Trends
Short-video, long-video, and creator-community rankings from major Chinese video platforms and online culture hubs.
bilibili
1Bilibili
China’s youth-oriented video community, similar to YouTube with stronger anime, gaming, and creator subcultures.
- #13
douyin
3Douyin
China’s short-video and live-content platform, sister product to TikTok.
- #3
- #5
- #12
kuaishou
1Kuaishou
A short-video and livestreaming platform with strong everyday-life, regional, and creator-economy communities.
- #12
Category
21signalsChina News and Web Trends
Search, portal, internet-native news, and creator-media trend lists from China's public web.
baidu
6Baidu Hot Search
China’s dominant search engine trend list, similar to Google Trends plus real-time search buzz.
- #2
- #3
- #5
- #6
- #9
- #31
netease-news
2NetEase News
A major portal-style news and commentary app with strong internet-media distribution.
- #6
- #8
tencent-news
4Tencent News
Tencent’s news and information app, mixing portal news, trending stories, and creator-media content.
- #6
- #9
- #11
- #12
thepaper
5The Paper
An internet-native Chinese news outlet known for public-affairs reporting and social topics.
- #1Shanghai’s Housing Market Has a Strong September: Resale Home Contracts Top 10,000 in 13 Days as New Developments Withdraw Discounts
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上海楼市“金九”成色足：二手房13天网签已破万套，新盘陆续收回折扣_地产界_澎湃新闻-The Paper
“沪八条”政策红利延续下，上海楼市成交稳步增长。 网上房地产数据显示，上周末上海二手房（含商业）网签量冲高，两日合计网签2481套。安居客上海监测数据显示，9月
- #2
- #7
- #11
- #13
toutiao
4Toutiao
ByteDance’s algorithmic news and content feed, driven by personalized recommendations and creator posts.
- #2
- #8
- #9
- #37
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ThreadEast is an English-language discovery layer for selected public trend pages from China's internet. It groups translated signals by platform and links each item to its original public page.
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