Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income/(Loss) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Revenues	$ 8,396	$ 4,384
Cost of revenues	9,113	3,485
Gross (loss)/profit	(717)	899
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing expenses	28	165
General and administrative expenses	996	2,796
Research and development expenses	74	214
Total operating expenses	1,098	3,175
Loss from operations	(1,815)	(2,276)
Other income/(expenses)
Interest income/(expense), net	1	(1)
Other expenses	(24)	(1)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities	2,507	46
Total other income	2,484	44
Income/(loss) before income tax benefit/(expense) and noncontrolling interests	669	(2,232)
Income tax benefit/(expense)	18	(78)
Net income/(loss)	687	(2,310)
Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2)
Net income/(loss) attributable to ZW Data Action Technologies Inc.	685	(2,310)
Net income/(loss)	687	(2,310)
Foreign currency translation (loss)/gain	(19)	72
Comprehensive income/(loss)	668	(2,238)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2)	(1)
Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to ZW Data Action Technologies Inc.	$ 666	$ (2,239)
Earnings/(loss) per common share
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.02	$ (0.11)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted (in shares)	28,505,181	20,397,406
Unrelated Parties [Member]
Revenues	$ 8,396	$ 4,371
Related Parties [Member]
Revenues		$ 13