zhihu-daily
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A curated daily read from Zhihu, focused on explainers and thoughtful answers.
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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.
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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.
zhihu
3Zhihu Hot List
China’s largest Q&A community, similar to Quora.
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3signalsChinese Video Platform Trends
Short-video, long-video, and creator-community rankings from major Chinese video platforms and online culture hubs.
bilibili
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China’s youth-oriented video community, similar to YouTube with stronger anime, gaming, and creator subcultures.
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douyin
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China’s short-video and live-content platform, sister product to TikTok.
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kuaishou
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A short-video and livestreaming platform with strong everyday-life, regional, and creator-economy communities.
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11signalsChina News and Web Trends
Search, portal, internet-native news, and creator-media trend lists from China's public web.
baidu
3Baidu Hot Search
China’s dominant search engine trend list, similar to Google Trends plus real-time search buzz.
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netease-news
1NetEase News
A major portal-style news and commentary app with strong internet-media distribution.
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thepaper
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An internet-native Chinese news outlet known for public-affairs reporting and social topics.
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toutiao
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ByteDance’s algorithmic news and content feed, driven by personalized recommendations and creator posts.
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63signalsChinese Tech and AI Trends
Developer communities, tech media, product sites, AI discussion, and IT boards from China's internet.
36kr
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A Chinese tech and business media site focused on startups, funding, and the new economy.
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csdn
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One of China’s largest developer portals for programming articles, Q&A, and technical community content.
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guokr
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A science and knowledge community known for popular science, rational discussion, and explainers.
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juejin
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A developer and tech-writing community, similar to DEV.to for Chinese engineers.
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sspai
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A productivity, software, and digital-lifestyle publication for power users and tool enthusiasts.
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Showing 81 signals across 4 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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