The 7th China 'Online Literature+' Conference Key Data and Highlights
TapTechNews July 13th news, comprehensively according to Beijing Release and 36Kr, the opening ceremony of the 7th China Online Literature+ Conference was held yesterday at Beijing Etrong International Convention and Exhibition Center, and the China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association released the 2023 Annual Report on the Development of China's Online Literature.
TapTechNews summarizes the main data:
In 2023, the revenue scale of China's online literature market reached 38.30 billion yuan ($5.46 billion), with a year-on-year growth of 20.52%. Compared with previous years, advertising revenue accounted for more than subscription revenue, becoming the main force in the revenue of China's online literature market;
The cumulative scale of online literature works reached 37.8646 million, with a year-on-year growth of 9.47%;
The number of IP adaptations of online literature was 72674;
The revenue scale of the overseas market of the online literature industry was 4.35 billion yuan ($0.62 billion), with a year-on-year growth of 7.06%;
The total number of overseas works of Chinese online literature (including overseas original works on online literature platforms) was about 695800 (types), with a year-on-year growth of 29.02%;
By the end of 2023, the total number of resident authors on China's online literature platforms was about 29.2943 million, and young and middle-aged authors were still the absolute main force in online literature creation;
The user scale of online literature reached 550 million, an increase of 52 million people compared to 2022, and the gender distribution of users was relatively balanced.
At this conference, a ceremony of excellent online literature works being included in the China National Edition Museum was also held, including Joy Of Life, Fights Break Sphere, Soul Land, A Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Ze Tian Ji, Wildest Dream and other 81 works being included (the specific list has not been publicly disclosed yet), covering multiple categories such as science fiction, reality, history, fairy tales, fantasy, and romance.