The user base of Chinese online literature exceeds 500 million people

The “2023 China Online Literature Blue Book” released by the Chinese Writers Association in Shanghai on April 28th shows that the user base of online literature in China has exceeded 500 million, the total number of works has exceeded 30 million, and about 2 million new works are added annually. There are abundant achievements in themes such as reality, science fiction, and history, and the process of mainstream and boutique development is accelerating. According to statistics from 50 key online literature platforms nationwide, the revenue scale in 2023 is approximately 34 billion yuan. Nearly 2.5 million new registered authors were added throughout the year, a year-on-year increase of 10%, and 260000 new contracted authors were added, a year-on-year increase of 17%. In 2023, the overseas market size of Chinese online literature exceeded 4 billion yuan, with a total of nearly 200 million active overseas users, covering most countries and regions around the world. Xinhua News Agency