Douban

For other uses, see Douban (disambiguation).
Douban
豆瓣
Type of site
Web 2.0, Social network service, Online music, movie and book database
Available inChinese
Key peopleYang Bo
URLwww.douban.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedMarch 6, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-03-06)
Current statusActive

Douban.com (Chinese: 豆瓣; pinyin: Dòubàn), launched on 6 March 2005, is a Chinese online database[1][2] and social networking service that allows registered users to record information and create content related to film, books, music, recent events, and activities in Chinese cities. Douban is named after a Hutong in Chaoyang District, Beijing where the founder lived while he began work on the website.[3]

Douban was formerly open to both registered and unregistered users. For registered users, the website recommends potentially interesting books, movies, and music to them in addition to serving as a social network website such as WeChat, Weibo and record keeper. For unregistered users, the website is a place to find ratings and reviews of media.

Douban has about 200 million registered users as of 2013[4] and some Chinese authors as well as critics register their official personal pages on the site. The platform has been compared to other review sites such as IMDb,[5][6] Rotten Tomatoes[7][8] and Goodreads.[9][10]

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  2. ^ "To some Chinese, The Interview is 'the greatest film in history'". TODAYOnline, The New York Times. December 27, 2014. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "豆瓣杨勃：为梦想而一直努力". Archived from the original on 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  4. ^ "豆瓣宣布月覆盖用户数达2亿 同比增长一倍". TechWeb. 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  5. ^ Poulomi Ghosh (January 28, 2018). "How Secret Superstar proves China is in love with Aamir Khan". DailyO. Archived from the original on September 16, 2022.
  6. ^ Kerry Allen (2020-09-24). "Heroes in Harm's Way: Covid-19 show sparks sexism debate in China". BBC. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  7. ^ Elaine Yau (January 16, 2021). "Zhang Ziyi follows Jackie Chan, Tom Cruise in playing a character much younger than she is, but fans and critics are not impressed". Yahoo! Finance, SCMP.
  8. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (2018-08-12). "China Box Office: 'The Meg' Devours $50 Million During Controversial Weekend". The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. ^ Jana Diesner; Yuerong Hu; Zoe LeBlanc; Ted Underwood; Glen Layne-Worthey; J. Stephen Downie (June 24, 2022). "Complexities Associated with User-generated Book Reviews in Digital Libraries: Temporal, Cultural, and Political Case Studies (page 3)" (PDF). University of Illinois School of Information Sciences.
  10. ^ Venzo, Paul; Moruzi, Kristine (2021-06-08). Sexuality in Literature for Children and Young Adults. Deakin University: Routledge. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-000-39349-1.