With the empowerment of the internet, the Duanzi culture has become increasingly prosperous, and the research on Duanzi culture has received increasing attention from academic circles. Searching the related documents and materials from CNKI, we found that the research on Duanzi culture in China has experienced the two stages of rise and development. 2003 to 2009 is the rise stage, and 2010 to now is the development stage. From research theme, it mainly includes the concept and causes of Duanzi, the characteristics and creation of Duanzi, the significance and function of Duanzi, etc. From research perspective and research methods, most researches are carried out from the perspective of political science and sociology. The research methods are mainly case analysis, content analysis, interview and questionnaire survey, with more qualitative research and less quantitative research.