Zhihu - About the company
Zhihu is a public company based in Haidian (China), founded in 2010 by Zhou Yuan, Li Shenshen and Bin Sun. It operates as an App based social Q and A platform. Zhihu has raised $919M in funding from investors like Tencent, Capital Today and SAIF Partners. The company has 190 active competitors, including 21 funded and 15 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Stack Overflow, Quora and Answers.
Sectors and market segments that Zhihu operate in
Zhihu serves in the Media & Entertainment market segments.The primary business model of Zhihu are:Company Details
App-based social Q and A platform. It allows users to ask and answer questions related to any topic. It enables them to discuss topics such as the internet, technology, commerce, film and television, fashion, culture, and more.
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- Email ID
- *****@zhihu.com, *****@zhihu.com
- Phone Number
- +86 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2010
Location
Haidian, China
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$919M in 7 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
4th among 190 active competitors
Employee Count
236 as on Jun 30, 2026
Exit Details
Public
Zhihu's IPO details
Zhihu got listed on Mar 26, 2021.
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Zhihu's funding and investors
Zhihu has raised a total funding of $919M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 2011. Its latest funding round was a Series F round on Aug 12, 2019 for $434M. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Zhihu has 16 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Zhihu:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Aug 12, 2019 | $434M | Series F | - | - | ||
Jul 20, 2018 | $300M | Series E | - | - | - | |
Jan 12, 2017 | $100M | Series D | - | - |
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Zhihu's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Zhihu's key team members:
- Zhou Yuan: Co-Founder & CEO of Zhihu and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Li Shenshen: Co-Founder of Zhihu and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Bin Sun: CTO of Zhihu. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Zhihu's employee count trend
Zhihu has 236 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Zhihu's employee count trend over the years:
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Zhihu's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Zhihu include Stack Overflow, Quora and Answers. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Zhihu, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Stack Overflow 2008, New York City (United States), Acquired | Social platform for IT professionals & programmers | $153M | 74/100 | |
2nd | Quora 2009, Mountain View (United States), Series D | Social Q&A community platform | $301M | 74/100 | |
3rd | Answers 1999, Saint Louis (United States), Acquired | Social platform for Q&A | $388M | 70/100 | |
4th | App based social Q and A platform | $919M | 76/100 | ||
5th | JustAnswer 2003, Covina (United States), Series B | Online platform providing expert advice and answers to various questions from verified professionals in different fields | $50.7M | 62/100 | |
6th |  swsh 2022, New York City (United States), Seed | Social app to share day-to-day activities with friends | $5.7M | 56/100 | |
7th | Campuswire 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Online platform offering Q&A-based learning solutions | $32.6M | 53/100 | |
8th | Digital counsellor community | - | 50/100 | ||
9th | _1583493998644.png?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} Pulse 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Provider of Q and A platform to enterprises | $10.6M | 50/100 | |
10th |  Round 2021, Seattle (United States), Series A | Online social platform for tech enthusiasts | $12M | 48/100 |
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Zhihu's Investments and acquisitions
Zhihu has made 2 investments in Modelbest and Modelbest and acquired 17kjs.Here is the list of these investments and acquisitions:
News related to Zhihu
Filter this listMedia has covered Zhihu for a total of 8 events in the last 1 year, 2 of them have been about company updates and 1 about people movement.
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