Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenues
From unrelated parties	$ 5,012,000	$ 5,661,000
From related parties	48,000	63,000
Total revenues	5,060,000	5,724,000
Cost of revenues	3,456,000	4,868,000
Gross profit	1,604,000	856,000
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing expenses	880,000	1,185,000
General and administrative expenses	1,706,000	1,245,000
Research and development expenses	426,000	490,000
Total operating expenses	3,012,000	2,920,000
Loss from operations	(1,408,000)	(2,064,000)
Other income (expenses)
Interest income	27,000	29,000
Interest expense		(17,000)
Other (expenses)/income	(12,000)	32,000
Total other income	15,000	44,000
Loss before income tax expense, equity method investments, noncontrolling interests and discontinued operation	(1,393,000)	(2,020,000)
Income tax benefit	28,000	222,000
Loss before equity method investments, noncontrolling interests and discontinued operation	(1,365,000)	(1,798,000)
Share of income in equity investment affiliates		1,000
Loss from continuing operations	(1,365,000)	(1,797,000)
Loss from discontinued operation, net of income tax	(46,000)	(25,000)
Net loss	(1,411,000)	(1,822,000)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations		34,000
Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	(1,411,000)	(1,788,000)
Net loss	(1,411,000)	(1,822,000)
Foreign currency translation gain/(loss)	112,000	(120,000)
Comprehensive loss	(1,299,000)	(1,942,000)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	17,000	33,000
Comprehensive loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	$ (1,282,000)	$ (1,909,000)
Loss from continuing operations per common share
Basic and diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.07)
Loss from discontinued operations per common share
Basic and diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted (in Shares)	28,356,797	26,366,797