A welcome screen for the QQ Reading application, operated by China Literature, in an arranged photograph taken in Hong Kong on October 25, 2017. Photo: Bloomberg A welcome screen for the QQ Reading application, operated by China Literature, in an arranged photograph taken in Hong Kong on October 25, 2017. Photo: Bloomberg
A welcome screen for the QQ Reading application, operated by China Literature, in an arranged photograph taken in Hong Kong on October 25, 2017. Photo: Bloomberg
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Online literature: the next battleground for Chinese social media giants ByteDance and Tencent?

  • A ByteDance subsidiary has become the third-largest shareholder of Beijing Dingtian Culture Entertainment, which runs multiple online reading platforms
  • The e-book sector is dominated by China Literature, backed by ByteDance rival Tencent Holdings

Topic |   E-books and audiobooks
Coco Feng
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Updated: 6:00am, 2 Jul, 2020

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A welcome screen for the QQ Reading application, operated by China Literature, in an arranged photograph taken in Hong Kong on October 25, 2017. Photo: Bloomberg A welcome screen for the QQ Reading application, operated by China Literature, in an arranged photograph taken in Hong Kong on October 25, 2017. Photo: Bloomberg
A welcome screen for the QQ Reading application, operated by China Literature, in an arranged photograph taken in Hong Kong on October 25, 2017. Photo: Bloomberg
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