Description of Business, Organization and Principles of Consolidation	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of Business, Organization and Principles of Consolidation	Note 1. Description of Business, Organization and Principles of Consolidation *Description of Business* One Horizon Group, Inc (“the Company”) has proprietary digitally secure messaging software and sells licenses primarily into the gaming, security and educational markets. The Company is based in Hong Kong, China and the United Kingdom *Interim Period Financial Statements* The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the Securities and Exchange Commission’ instructions. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The results of operations reflect interim adjustments, all of which are of a normal recurring nature and, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such interim period. The results reported in these interim condensed consolidated financial statements should not be regarded as necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. Certain information and note disclosure normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and regulations. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2017. *Principles of Consolidation* The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of One Horizon Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries Global Phone Credit Limited, One Horizon Hong Kong Limited and Horizon Network Technology Co. Ltd. (“HNT”). The accounts of the former subsidiaries, One Horizon Group plc, Horizon Globex GmbH, Abbey Technology GmbH and Horizon Globex Ireland Limited are included up to the date of Reorganization (Note 3). In addition, included in the consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, are the accounts of Suzhou Aishuo Network Information Co., Ltd. which is controlled by One Horizon Group, Inc. through various contractual arrangements. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Description of Business, Organization and Principles of Consolidation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description of Business, Organization and Principles of Consolidation

Note 1. Description of Business, Organization and Principles of Consolidation

Description of Business

One Horizon Group, Inc (“the Company”) has proprietary digitally secure messaging software and sells licenses primarily into the gaming, security and educational markets. The Company is based in Hong Kong, China and the United Kingdom

Interim Period Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the Securities and Exchange Commission’ instructions. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The results of operations reflect interim adjustments, all of which are of a normal recurring nature and, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such interim period. The results reported in these interim condensed consolidated financial statements should not be regarded as necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. Certain information and note disclosure normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and regulations. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2017.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of One Horizon Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries Global Phone Credit Limited, One Horizon Hong Kong Limited and Horizon Network Technology Co. Ltd. (“HNT”). The accounts of the former subsidiaries, One Horizon Group plc, Horizon Globex GmbH, Abbey Technology GmbH and Horizon Globex Ireland Limited are included up to the date of Reorganization (Note 3). In addition, included in the consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, are the accounts of Suzhou Aishuo Network Information Co., Ltd. which is controlled by One Horizon Group, Inc. through various contractual arrangements.

All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.