Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
From unrelated parties	$ 11,741,000	$ 8,279,000	$ 25,017,000	$ 23,114,000
From related parties	161,000	219,000	381,000	687,000
Total revenues	11,902,000	8,498,000	25,398,000	23,801,000
Cost of revenues	9,874,000	7,047,000	19,269,000	19,234,000
Gross profit	2,028,000	1,451,000	6,129,000	4,567,000
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing expenses	1,126,000	1,207,000	3,069,000	3,437,000
General and administrative expenses	1,752,000	2,207,000	5,290,000	5,346,000
Research and development expenses	514,000	595,000	1,530,000	1,658,000
Total operating expenses	3,392,000	4,009,000	9,889,000	10,441,000
Loss from operations	(1,364,000)	(2,558,000)	(3,760,000)	(5,874,000)
Interest income	19,000	28,000	72,000	91,000
Interest expense	(4,000)	(12,000)	(4,000)	(46,000)
Other (expenses)/income	(99,000)	(5,000)	(112,000)	26,000
Total other (expenses)/income	(84,000)	11,000	(44,000)	71,000
Loss before income tax expense, equity method investments, noncontrolling interests and discontinued operation	(1,448,000)	(2,547,000)	(3,804,000)	(5,803,000)
Income tax (expense)/benefit	(3,000)	391,000	(155,000)	699,000
Loss before equity method investments, noncontrolling interests and discontinued operation	(1,451,000)	(2,156,000)	(3,959,000)	(5,104,000)
Share of losses in equity investment affiliates		(4,000)		(2,000)
Net loss from continuing operations	(1,451,000)	(2,160,000)	(3,959,000)	(5,106,000)
Loss from and on disposal of discontinued operation, net of income tax		(95,000)	(60,000)	(204,000)
Net loss	(1,451,000)	(2,255,000)	(4,019,000)	(5,310,000)
Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests from continuing operations	(21,000)	174,000	(144,000)	232,000
Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	(1,472,000)	(2,081,000)	(4,163,000)	(5,078,000)
Net loss	(1,451,000)	(2,255,000)	(4,019,000)	(5,310,000)
Foreign currency translation loss	(152,000)	(1,150,000)	(630,000)	(1,127,000)
Comprehensive loss	(1,603,000)	(3,405,000)	(4,649,000)	(6,437,000)
Comprehensive (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(19,000)	168,000	(113,000)	226,000
Comprehensive loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	$ (1,622,000)	$ (3,237,000)	$ (4,762,000)	$ (6,211,000)
Loss from continuing operations per common share
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.18)	$ (0.36)	$ (0.46)
Loss from discontinued operations per common share
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)		$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.02)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted (in shares)	11,358,971	10,765,637	11,353,657	10,675,308