When did online novels appear?

The earliest online novels could be traced back to the late 1980s and early 1990s. At that time, they mainly existed in the form of magazines, such as Fictions Weekly, Science Fictions, Fantasy Fictions, and so on. With the popularity of the Internet, online literature began to appear in the form of electronic versions. From the end of the 1990s to the beginning of the 21st century, online novels gradually developed into a huge literary industry. Nowadays, online novels have become an important part of China's online culture, with a large number of readers and creative teams. The emergence of online novels is the product of the development of Internet culture. It has adapted to the fast-paced and efficient reading needs of modern people and has also provided a new way and platform for literary creation and reading.