Zhihu (ADR)
Hosts a China-focused content community monetized through memberships, marketing, and content-related services.
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Runs a China-focused online content community where creators and users exchange knowledge, experience, and insights. Revenue comes from paid membership, marketing services, IP operations, and selected content-related services.
Built around an online Q&A-origin community, the platform lets creators and users exchange knowledge, experience, and insights across content verticals and formats. Its monetization spans paid membership, marketing services, IP operations, and selected content-related services. Premium offerings include Yanyan Story, audiobooks, and audio dramas; marketing services serve advertisers seeking its professional user base and trusted-content environment.
Substantially all revenue and long-lived assets are in China, making the company's operating base geographically concentrated. Founder Yuan Zhou remains chairman and CEO. Operations and the ADS are shaped by the evolving interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws and regulations.
Company facts
Categories
Key statistics
Year to date −14.3% · Average volume (30d) 196.4K
Analysts
No analyst consensus on record.
Earnings
EPS
Revenue
History
| Report date | EPS est | EPS | Surprise | Revenue est | Revenue | Surprise | Next session |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026Q2 FY26 | −$0.01 | −$0.07 | −501.4% | $104.6M | $101.6M | −2.9% | −2.53% |
| Jun 3, 2026Q1 FY26 | — | −$0.02 | — | $91.4M | $94.4M | +3.3% | +1.98% |
| Mar 25, 2026Q4 FY25 | −$0.01 | −$0.37 | −3,127.4% | $91.9M | $92.0M | +0.1% | −4.59% |
| Nov 25, 2025Q3 FY25 | −$0.08 | −$0.03 | +62.5% | $640.4M | $92.5M | −85.5% | −1.35% |
Financial highlights
| 12 quarters | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $108.4M | $105.6M | $98.0M | $94.4M | $96.4M | $102.4M | |
| Gross profit | $67.0M | $66.0M | $60.1M | $50.6M | $57.4M | $58.4M | |
| Operating income | −$7.8M | −$13.4M | −$14.9M | −$20.2M | −$9.3M | −$11.3M | |
| Net income | −$1.5M | $10.7M | −$6.9M | −$30.6M | — | −$5.6M | |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.02 | $0.13 | −$0.08 | −$0.38 | −$0.02 | −$0.07 | |
| Gross margin | 61.8% | 62.5% | 61.3% | 53.6% | 59.6% | 57.0% | |
| Operating margin | -7.2% | -12.7% | -15.1% | -21.4% | -9.7% | -11.0% |
Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $440.4M · FY22 $537.6M · FY23 $628.2M · FY24 $536.0M · FY25 $406.5M
Revenue by product · FY25
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $642.1M · Total debt $18.9M · Total assets $752.2M · Shareholders' equity $545.3M
Dividends
No dividends on record.
Ownership
Shares outstanding 80.87M · Float 30.31M · 37.5% free float
Insiders — filings are in the shares behind the receipt.
This listing is a depositary receipt and the Form 4 positions here are filed in the shares behind it, a different unit from the share count and in a ratio the filings never state, so no insider percentage is shown.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Shares | % outstanding | Form | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plus Channel Limited | 25.43M | 10.00% | 13D | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Acadian Asset Management LLC | 3.23M | 4.00% | 13F | May 13, 2026 |
| FIL Ltd | 1.94M | 2.40% | 13F | May 15, 2026 |
| E Fund Management (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. | 664.7K | 0.82% | 13F | Apr 8, 2026 |
| State Street Corp | 611.1K | 0.76% | 13F | May 15, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | Li-Lan Cheng | director | −360 | $2.85 |
Peers
- Bilibili (ADR)
Video-community rival in creator content, memberships, live streams, and ads
- Weibo (ADR)
Public social-content and advertiser competitor
CompareAfter-hours close
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhihu (ADR) | $2.85 | −0.18% | $230.5M | — | — | 0.6 | +1.6% |
| Bilibili (ADR) | $16.60 | +0.06% | $6.96B | 33.1 | 19.5 | 1.5 | +14.1% |
| Weibo (ADR) | $6.99 | 0.00% | $1.67B | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.9 | +2.0% |
| Median | 19.5 | 12.6 | 1.2 | +8.1% |




