Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenues
Revenues	$ 8,567,000	$ 8,260,000
Cost of revenues	8,125,000	7,659,000
Gross profit	442,000	601,000
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing expenses	169,000	564,000
General and administrative expenses	810,000	1,364,000
Research and development expenses	201,000	218,000
Total operating expenses	1,180,000	2,146,000
Loss from operations	(738,000)	(1,545,000)
Other income/(expenses)
Impairment on long-term investments		(471,000)
Interest expense, net	(11,000)	(10,000)
Other expenses	(2,000)	(22,000)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities	(350,000)	1,474,000
Total other (expenses)/income	(363,000)	971,000
Loss before income tax (expense)/benefit and noncontrolling interests	(1,101,000)	(574,000)
Income tax (expense)/benefit	(39,000)	4,000
Net loss	(1,140,000)	(570,000)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	2,000	5,000
Net loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	(1,138,000)	(565,000)
Net loss	(1,140,000)	(570,000)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(36,000)	474,000
Comprehensive loss	(1,176,000)	(96,000)
Comprehensive loss/(income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	3,000	(3,000)
Comprehensive loss attributable to ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc.	$ (1,173,000)	$ (99,000)
Loss per share
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.04)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted (in shares)	16,410,543	15,484,082
Unrelated Parties [Member]
Revenues
Revenues	$ 8,560,000	$ 8,260,000
Related Parties [Member]
Revenues
Revenues	$ 7,000