The number of Chinese online literature readers hit 455 million as of June 2019, increasing by nearly 23 million from December 2018 and accounting for 53 percent of the country's total online population, according to the latest statistical report on China's internet development.

根据最新的中国互联网发展统计报告，截至2019年6月，中国网络文学读者人数达到4.55亿人，比2018年12月增加了近2300万人，占全国网络总人口的53%。

Around 435 million people read works by online literary writers through mobile phones, registering an increase of 25 million from December 2018, said the report released by the China Internet Network Information Center.

中国互联网络信息中心发布的报告称，约4.35亿人通过手机阅读网络文学作家的作品，自2018年12月起增加2500万人。

With the advancement of procedure-based development of online literature, China has seen diversified business models for online literature, laying a sound foundation for the sector's sustainable development, the report noted.

报告指出，随着网络文学的程序化发展，中国网络文学的商业模式多样化，为该行业的可持续发展奠定了良好的基础。

The influx of young authors, including many born in the 1990s, into the sector has provided new vitality for online literary writing, while the subjects of China's online literary works are increasingly diverse, it said.

报告称，包括许多20世纪90年代出生的年轻作家在内的年轻作家涌入该领域，为网络文学创作提供了新的活力，而中国网络文学作品的主题日益多样化。

Meanwhile, the expanding overseas influence of Chinese online literature is providing new space for the sector's revenue growth, the report added.

同时，中国在线文学在海外的影响力不断扩大，为该行业的收入增长提供了新的空间。