Consolidated Statements Of Income And Comprehensive Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Sales
From unrelated parties	$ 13,076,000	$ 8,814,000	$ 27,996,000	$ 15,636,000
From related parties	51,000	267,000	66,000	457,000
	13,127,000	9,081,000	28,062,000	16,093,000
Cost of sales	9,364,000	3,437,000	21,902,000	5,458,000
Gross margin	3,763,000	5,644,000	6,160,000	10,635,000
Operating expenses
Selling expenses	713,000	908,000	1,402,000	1,620,000
General and administrative expenses	1,817,000	975,000	3,060,000	1,865,000
Research and development expenses	425,000	372,000	756,000	724,000
	2,955,000	2,255,000	5,218,000	4,209,000
Income from operations	808,000	3,389,000	942,000	6,426,000
Other income (expenses)
Interest income	116,000	3,000	121,000	4,000
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiaries				230,000
Other (expenses)/income	1,000	(1,000)		5,000
	117,000	2,000	121,000	239,000
Income before income tax expense, equity method investments and noncontrolling interests	925,000	3,391,000	1,063,000	6,665,000
Income tax expense / (benefit)	(222,000)	319,000	14,000	751,000
Income before equity method investments and noncontrolling interests	1,147,000	3,072,000	1,049,000	5,914,000
Share of losses in equity investment affiliates	(104,000)	(59,000)	(297,000)	(105,000)
Net (loss)/income	1,043,000	3,013,000	752,000	5,809,000
Foreign currency translation gain	35,000	548,000	298,000	744,000
Comprehensive Income	1,078,000	3,561,000	1,050,000	6,553,000
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(154,000)	(39,000)	(266,000)	(26,000)
Comprehensive income attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	924,000	3,522,000	784,000	6,527,000
Earnings per common share
Basic (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0.16	$ 0.02	$ 0.32
Diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0.15	$ 0.02	$ 0.28
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in Shares)	22,186,540	17,528,785	22,184,562	17,387,336
Diluted (in Shares)	22,186,540	20,005,962	22,184,562	20,410,724
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(148,000)	(19,000)	(223,000)	(3,000)
Net income attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	895,000	2,994,000	529,000	5,806,000
Dividend of Series A convertible preferred stock		(153,000)		(322,000)
Net income attributable to common stockholders of ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	$ 895,000	$ 2,841,000	$ 529,000	$ 5,484,000