On December 11, 2017, the article, the first batch of post-90s have already become monks, has been popular on the internet. And “FoXi” has come into public notice. The phrase means a casual lifestyle, includinga dim view of all the mind.

On December 13,with the Weibo of Dou Jingtong cutting hair, “Fo Xi” became more and more popular. People even created a series of “Fo Xi” concepts, including “Fo Xi Love”, “Fo Xi Exam”, “Fo Xi Game” and “12 Fo Xi Constellation”.

According to the chart above, on December 15, whole internet hot degree of “Fo Xi” had been a point. And after that, the hot degree was fluctuating, but always was high. This shows that people agree or like the phrase, “Fo Xi”, very much.

According to the chart above, among contents related to “Fo Xi”, “Fans”, “Fan club”,“Hot” are the most mentioned. It shows that “Fo Xi” is more popular in young people, especially idolaters. And “Fo Xi Fans”, “Fo Xi idol” are the most popular derived concepts.

After statistics of high impact Weibo accounts which used “Fo Xi”, we found that male accounts for two-thirds. It shows that males are more willing to use “Fo Xi”.

According to the map above, we can found hot degrees of “Fo Xi” are the highest in Guangdong, Beijing and Jiangsu. Beijing is the most developed city. And Guangdong and Jiangsu are both close to sea. So maybe the hot degree of “Fo Xi”is more high in developed and coastal areas.

From the chart below, we can see that post-90s is the least generation to quarrel on the internet. It also shows the “Fo Xi” character of post-90s.

But why is “Fo Xi” so hot?

It’s a sly humor which post-90s express for life high pressure. As a generation who just enter into society, post-90s face kinds of pressure, from job, life,relationship and so on.

China Internet Emotions Report (2014) made by FuDan university shows that 44% internet users will feel pressure from life. And with age is smaller, pressure is higher. Post-90s are stressed highest. 57.5% of the generation are stressed.

Growing environment makes post-90s more willing to tease their life and relieve pressure from reality on the internet. So “Fo Xi” became a hot phrase for young people, especially for young males and people in developed and coastal areas.