Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Revenues	$ 7,216	$ 11,900	$ 21,813	$ 34,847
Total revenues	7,216	11,900	21,813	34,847
Cost of revenues	7,267	11,857	21,811	35,739
Gross profit/(loss)	(51)	43	2	(892)
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing expenses	72	58	219	159
General and administrative expenses	1,651	1,471	5,697	10,366
Research and development expenses	57	88	181	251
Total operating expenses	1,780	1,617	6,097	10,776
Loss from operations	(1,831)	(1,574)	(6,095)	(11,668)
Other income/(expenses)
Interest income	21	1	96	3
Other (expenses)/income, net	(5)	(37)	(33)	265
Loss on disposal of long-term investments	0	0	0	(38)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities	(1,023)	2,853	759	9,682
Total other income/(expenses)	(1,007)	2,817	822	9,912
(Loss)/income before income tax benefit/(expense) and noncontrolling interests	(2,838)	1,243	(5,273)	(1,756)
Income tax benefit/(expenses)	(2)	131	2	171
Net (loss)/income	(2,840)	1,374	(5,271)	(1,585)
Net (income)/loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	1	0	(1)
Net (loss)/income attributable to ZW Data Action Technologies Inc.	(2,840)	1,375	(5,271)	(1,586)
Net loss	(2,840)	1,374	(5,271)	(1,585)
Foreign currency translation income/(loss)	93	(2)	76	(25)
Comprehensive (loss)/income	(2,747)	1,372	(5,195)	(1,610)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	(1)
Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to ZW Data Action Technologies Inc.	$ (2,747)	$ 1,372	$ (5,195)	$ (1,611)
(Loss)/earnings per common share
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.08)	$ 0.04	$ (0.15)	$ (0.05)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted (in shares)	35,827,677	35,332,220	35,572,200	32,279,304
Unrelated Parties [Member]
Revenues	$ 7,216	$ 11,896	$ 21,813	$ 34,843
Total revenues	7,216	11,896	21,813	34,843
Related Parties [Member]
Revenues	0	4	0	4
Total revenues	$ 0	$ 4	$ 0	$ 4