The age range of readers of online novels was very wide, from young readers to older readers. However, due to the appeal of online novels, many young readers will spend a lot of time reading online novels. Therefore, in some cases, the age of online readers may be younger. According to the statistics of some websites, some readers of online novels were between the ages of 18 and 30, but there were also some readers of online novels who were older and even included the elderly. Therefore, the age of the readers of online novels was a relative concept. The specific situation depended on different online novels and reader groups.