I wonder if traditional novels have been out-paced by free online texts that people write in their free time (fan-fics and/or original-fics) ? It'd be interest

I wonder if traditional novels have been out-paced by free online texts that people write in their free time (fan-fics and/or original-fics) ? It'd be interesting to crunch the numbers. Productivity is enormous, though quality isn't always as high. Of course with sufficient monkeys on keyboards, there's bound to be a few Shakespeares out there.