Core Insights - The fourth Shanghai International Online Literature Week has commenced, highlighting Shanghai's role as the birthplace and industrial hub of online literature, with a focus on the growth of overseas authors and readers [1] - The report released indicates that by 2025, online literature will enter a phase of rapid global proliferation, with a tripartite market structure emerging in North America, Eurasia, and Latin America [1][2] Group 1: Market Growth - In 2024, the Chinese online literature market is projected to reach a revenue of 49.55 billion yuan, marking a year-on-year growth of 29.37%, continuing a trend of accelerating growth for three consecutive years [2] - The overseas market is expected to generate a revenue of 4.815 billion yuan in the same year, with a steady year-on-year growth of 10.68% [2] Group 2: Content Ecosystem - By the end of 2024, the cumulative number of Chinese online literature works is expected to reach approximately 42.1 million, indicating a solid foundation for content creation [2] - The overseas original content ecosystem is thriving, with nearly 400 million cumulative users on WebNovel by October 31, 2025, and a significant increase in user engagement, with over 14 million comments, a 40% year-on-year growth [2] Group 3: Technological Advancements - The report highlights that by 2025, AI translation will see large-scale application, with over 10,000 new AI-translated works added to WebNovel, resulting in a 281% increase in total historical scale [2] - The total number of translated Chinese online literature works that have gone overseas is expected to exceed 13,600 by 2025, with multiple languages experiencing exponential growth, reaching 3.5 times the previous year's figures [2] Group 4: IP Development - A series of benchmark works adapted from online literature IPs are emerging globally, with the company having launched over 1,300 published works, more than 2,100 comics, over 80 animations, and more than 100 film and television works overseas [3]
中国网文驶入全球多极增长时代