The criteria for online novels to be published varied from platform to platform, but generally speaking, they had to meet a certain word count requirement. On some platforms, such as Yuewen Group, the word limit for online novels was usually more than one million words. This was because the platform needed to ensure the quality and flow of the novel, as well as the value of the novel's copyright. The number of words required for other platforms might be slightly different, but it was usually around 1 million words. In addition, the number of words in a web novel was also related to the time and method of publishing. On some platforms, after a novel reached 1 million words, it could enter the publishing market to compete with other literary works. On other platforms, novels needed to be paid for by paying for their own downloads to gradually reach the requirements of being published. The number of words required for online novels varied from platform to platform, but it usually needed to be more than one million words.