According to the relevant information of Baidu Encyclopedia, knowledge payment refers to a business model of obtaining professional knowledge, skills or resources through payment. Generally speaking, knowledge payment is a legitimate business activity and conforms to the principles of market economy. Many industries and fields have forms of knowledge payment, such as online education, consulting services and technical training.
The phenomenon of knowledge payment mainly refers to the phenomenon that the recipients of knowledge pay for the knowledge they read. Knowledge payment allows knowledge recipients to pay indirectly to knowledge disseminators and screeners, instead of letting people involved in the knowledge dissemination chain gain benefits through traffic or advertising.