Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents *	[1]	$ 4,297	$ 1,603
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,247 and $3,148, respectively *	[1]	2,407	3,260
Prepayment and deposit to suppliers *	[1]	4,657	6,980
Due from related parties, net *	[1]	61	81
Other current assets, net *	[1]	1,462	11
Total current assets		12,884	11,935
Long-term investments *	[1]	67	35
Operating lease right-of-use assets *	[1]	48	12
Property and equipment, net *	[1]	60	78
Intangible assets, net *	[1]	2,557	1,899
Blockchain platform applications development costs		4,406	3,879
Long-term prepayments		39
Deferred tax assets, net *	[1]	606	713
Total Assets		20,667	18,551
Current liabilities:
Short-term bank loan	[1]		430
Accounts payable	[1]	608	408
Advances from customers *	[1]	1,436	2,006
Accrued payroll and other accruals	[1]	489	491
Taxes payable	[1]	3,430	3,214
Operating lease liabilities *		18
Lease payment liabilities related to short-term leases *		203	136
Other current liabilities	[1]	333	221
Warrant liabilities		1,505	107
Total current liabilities		8,022	7,013
Long-term liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities-Non current *		32
Long-term borrowing from a director		134	125
Total Liabilities		8,188	7,138
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Common stock (US$0.001 par value; authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 26,062,915 shares and 19,629,403 shares at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively)		26	20
Additional paid-in capital		49,772	43,111
Statutory reserves		2,598	2,607
Accumulated deficit		(40,980)	(35,773)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		1,129	1,505
Total ZW Data Action Technologies Inc.’s stockholders’ equity		12,545	11,470
Noncontrolling interests		(66)	(57)
Total equity		12,479	11,413
Total Liabilities and Equity		$ 20,667	$ 18,551

[1] All of the VIEs' assets can be used to settle obligations of their primary beneficiary. Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on the Company's general assets (Note 2).