Zhihu (ZH) EBITDA (2020 - 2025)

Zhihu (ZH) posted EBITDA of -$37.7 billion for Q4 2025, down 170.56% sequentially from -$13.9 billion in Q3 2025, and down 2384.11% YoY from $1.7 billion in Q4 2024.

Zhihu (ZH) EBITDA (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Zhihu has reported EBITDA for 6 years, with the latest figure at -$37.7 billion in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBITDA fell 2384.11% year-over-year to -$37.7 billion in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$64.3 billion (down 4157.93% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$71.5 million, down 6.79% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA slipped to -$37.7 billion in Q4 2025 per ZH's latest filing, from -$13.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA peaked at $1.7 billion in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$37.7 billion in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$3.2 billion and a median of -$46.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for EBITDA.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: EBITDA jumped 6482.98% in 2024, then tumbled 118421.92% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, EBITDA stood at -$58.9 million in 2021, then jumped by 48.35% to -$30.4 million in 2022, then surged by 182.51% to $25.1 million in 2023, then surged by 6482.98% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 2384.11% to -$37.7 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBITDA over the past three periods registered -$37.7 billion, -$13.9 billion, and -$12.6 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,213.06 Bn 3,784.02 Bn 73.85 Bn 40.77 Bn
2 Meta Platforms 1,538.90 Bn 1,448.64 Bn 49.47 Bn 18.78 Bn
3 Taboola.com 1,130.72 Bn 1,130.59 Bn 139.48 Mn 7.26 Mn
4 Baidu 289.26 Bn 284.76 Bn 1.88 Mn 877.00 Mn
5 Spotify Technology 102.75 Bn 92.51 Bn 1.75 Bn 1.24 Bn
6 Joyy 77.59 Bn 76.70 Bn 205.64 Mn 18.27 Mn
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 102,075.00
8 Nebius 49.44 Bn 39.81 Bn 295.20 Mn 129.50 Mn
9 Reddit 30.43 Bn 27.65 Bn 734.60 Mn 231.72 Mn
10 Zhihu 793.34 Mn 318.16 Mn 49.31 Bn -37.73 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -37.73 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -13.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -12.58 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -7.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.65 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -11.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -25.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -31.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 25.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -47.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -45.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -31.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -30.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -39.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -69.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -102.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -58.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -50.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -54.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -52.27 Mn