Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenues
From unrelated parties	$ 31,522,000	$ 37,613,000
From related parties	743,000	353,000
Total revenues	32,265,000	37,966,000
Cost of revenues	24,655,000	31,671,000
Gross profit	7,610,000	6,295,000
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing expenses	4,586,000	6,916,000
General and administrative expenses	7,498,000	5,780,000
Research and development expenses	2,164,000	2,660,000
Gain on deconsolidation of VIEs	(20,000)	(266,000)
Impairment on equity method investments	874,000
Goodwill impairment and impairment on fixed assets and intangible assets	1,824,000	4,193,000
Total operating expenses	16,926,000	19,283,000
Loss from operations	(9,316,000)	(12,988,000)
Other income/(expenses)
Interest income	117,000	122,000
Interest expense	(47,000)	(52,000)
Other income/(expenses)	34,000	(28,000)
Total other income	104,000	42,000
Loss before income tax benefit, equity method investments, noncontrolling interests and discontinued operation	(9,212,000)	(12,946,000)
Income tax benefit	1,496,000	478,000
Loss before equity method investments, noncontrolling interests and discontinued operation	(7,716,000)	(12,468,000)
Share of (losses)/income in equity investment affiliates	(2,000)	47,000
Loss from continuing operation	(7,718,000)	(12,421,000)
Loss from discontinued operation, net of income tax	(1,465,000)	(1,471,000)
Net loss	(9,183,000)	(13,892,000)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests from continued operations	91,000	154,000
Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	(9,092,000)	(13,738,000)
Net loss	(9,183,000)	(13,892,000)
Foreign currency translation loss	(1,594,000)	(64,000)
Comprehensive Loss	(10,777,000)	(13,956,000)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	116,000	154,000
Comprehensive loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	$ (10,661,000)	$ (13,802,000)
Loss from continued operations per common share
Basic and diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.29)	$ (0.55)
Loss from discontinued operations per common share
Basic and diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.07)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted (in Shares)	26,765,673	22,414,523