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A Study on the Paid Knowledge Platform in China : Focused on Zhihu

중국 유료 지식 플랫폼의 발전현황과 사례분석 : 즈후(知乎)를 중심으로

  • 림빈 (숭실대학교 미디어학과) ;
  • 임영환 (숭실대학교 미디어학과) ;
  • 심근정 (숭실대학교 미디어학과) ;
  • 이요셉 (숭실대학교 미디어학과)
  • Received : 2021.07.31
  • Accepted : 2021.08.25
  • Published : 2021.11.30

Abstract

The paid knowledge platforms market is growing rapidly due to the constant demand for high-quality knowledge and a change in the positive perception of paid contents. Among them, the growth of paid knowledge platforms in China is overwhelming. The various paid knowledge platforms have emerged in China over the years, and Zhihu occupies the largest share among them. There have been some studies on paid knowledge platforms in China, but studies centered on Zhihu were relatively insufficient, so I conducted the research on Zhihu. In this paper, the development status of China's paid knowledge platform was investigated, the functions provided to users based on the menu configuration of the Zhihu app were analyzed and the business model of Zhihu was explored. In addition, the features of Zhihu were analyzed. It is expected that this paper will be an important data for research on paid knowledge platform.

양질의 지식에 대한 끊임없는 수요와 유료 콘텐츠에 대한 긍정적인 인식의 변화로 인하여 유료 지식 플랫폼 시장은 빠르게 성장하고 있다. 그 중에서도 중국의 유료 지식 플랫폼의 성장은 압도적이다. 다양한 유료지식 플랫폼들이 몇 년에 걸쳐서 중국에서 등장하였고 그 중에서도 즈후는 가장 큰 점유율을 차지하고 있다. 중국의 유료 지식 플랫폼에 대한 연구는 다소 있었으나 즈후를 중심으로 진행한 연구는 상대적으로 부족하여 즈후에 대한 연구를 진행하게 되었다. 본 논문에서는 중국 유료 지식 플랫폼의 발전현황을 살펴보고 즈후 앱의 메뉴구성을 기반으로 사용자에게 제공되는 기능들을 분석하였고 즈후의 비즈니스 모델을 탐색하였다. 또한 즈후의 특징 요소들을 분석하였다. 본 논문이 유료 지식 플랫폼 연구에 있어서 참고 자료가 될 수 있기를 기대한다.

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