Ranking of the Top Ten Popular Web Novel Sites in China

"The vast sky stretches for ten thousand miles with lofty aspirations, and the ten years of hard work are far from ordinary." Online original literature began to develop in 1995 from a well-known BBS —— the original wuxia (martial arts fiction) section of Tsinghua University Waterwood forum. It has been ten years since it developed to its current scale. According to incomplete statistics, there are currently more than 300 comprehensively named literary websites. After several years of development, due to the lack of substantial financial support, corresponding operational models, and mature market experience, literary websites have increasingly faced difficulties.

By 2007, a large number of either veteran or newly established literary websites were caught in confusion, struggling and hesitating for survival. Many literary websites declined, leaving only a few that still remained dominant.