zhihu
5Zhihu Hot List
China’s largest Q&A community, similar to Quora.
- #4
- #7
- #12
- #16
- #21
Fresh from the feeds
What people are talking about on China's internet today.
Catch the day's public trend lists in English, grouped by platform and linked straight back to the original conversation.
Category
5signalsChinese Social Media Trends
Q&A boards, lifestyle communities, forums, movie lists, and other places where Chinese internet users discuss what is trending.
Category
4signalsChinese Video Platform Trends
Short-video, long-video, and creator-community rankings from major Chinese video platforms and online culture hubs.
douyin
1Douyin
China’s short-video and live-content platform, sister product to TikTok.
- #1
kuaishou
3Kuaishou
A short-video and livestreaming platform with strong everyday-life, regional, and creator-economy communities.
- #1
- #2
- #3
Category
22signalsChina News and Web Trends
Search, portal, internet-native news, and creator-media trend lists from China's public web.
baidu
4Baidu Hot Search
China’s dominant search engine trend list, similar to Google Trends plus real-time search buzz.
- #3
- #5
- #9
- #17
netease-news
5NetEase News
A major portal-style news and commentary app with strong internet-media distribution.
- #2
- #5
- #6
- #8
- #10
tencent-news
5Tencent News
Tencent’s news and information app, mixing portal news, trending stories, and creator-media content.
- #5
- #6
- #7
- #9
- #11
thepaper
3The Paper
An internet-native Chinese news outlet known for public-affairs reporting and social topics.
- #5
- #5
- #9
toutiao
5Toutiao
ByteDance’s algorithmic news and content feed, driven by personalized recommendations and creator posts.
- #3
- #7
- #7
- #14
- #24
Showing 31 signals across 3 sections.Rank and heat are reported by each source and are not comparable across platforms.
Key takeaways
What is ThreadEast?
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.
How should I read a trending signal?
Treat a signal as evidence of attention on one platform, not proof that the underlying claim is true. Rankings and heat labels are reported by each source and are not comparable across platforms.
Where do the signals come from?
Every listed title cites its originating public page. Read our collection and translation methodology or report an issue through the corrections process.
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