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MWITA-CM-2026-015 · Evidence B · P1

A Chinese Academy of Social Sciences report put China's 2025 online-literature reading market at CNY50.21 billion, up 16.6%, and adaptation revenue at CNY367.61 billion, up 23.13%.

What this does not establish

Adaptation-market revenue is not author income and should not be merged with reading revenue as one undifferentiated market.

Counterevidence & uncertainty

Public summary does not expose detailed methodology or revenue distribution.

What would change the reading

Seek creator royalties, platform concentration and adaptation-stage accounting.

Primary routes

  1. CM-S008https://english.www.gov.cn/archive/statistics/202604/13/content_WS69dcf32bc6d00ca5f9a0a5f7.htmlOpen source record →

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