The history of online literature can be traced back to the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the Internet began to spread and people began to share novels, comics, music and other resources on the Internet. As time went by, the internet gradually became one of the main ways for people to entertain and communicate with each other, and online literature gradually became a popular cultural phenomenon. At the beginning of the 21st century, the development of online literature entered a stage of rapid development. With the further development and popularity of the internet, the online literature market continued to expand. Many well-known online novels, such as Jin Yong, Gu Long, Huang Yi, and others, were widely spread and became classic representatives of the online literature world. In recent years, the development of online novels had also faced some challenges, such as copyright issues and changes in the reader community. However, as a cultural phenomenon, online novels still received widespread attention and love around the world.