Paid study rooms thrive in China Paid self-study rooms in a shared space have become more and more popular among learners and entrepreneurs in China in recent years.
(Photo/Xinhua) By the end of this July, the number of searches for shared study rooms soared by more than 10 times over the same period of last year, according to statistics released by Meituan, China s service-focused e-commerce giant. In 2019, about 1,000 paid study rooms were newly added across Chinese cities. So far, there were over 200 shared study rooms in cities including Shenyang, Beijing, Shanghai and Xi’an, respectively. In particular, Shenyang is home to over 360 such study lounges, ranking first in the country.