Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 16, 2015
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Trading Symbol	yod
Entity Registrant Name	YOU ON DEMAND HOLDINGS, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000837852
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		24,027,924
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3