Growth Metrics

Zhihu (ZH) Gross Margin (2020 - 2025)

Zhihu's Gross Margin history spans 6 years, with the latest figure at 53.58% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 934.0% to 53.58% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 59.22%, a 69.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 59.94%, down 66.0% from a year prior.
  • Gross Margin hit 53.58% in Q4 2025 for Zhihu, down from 61.26% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for ZH hit a ceiling of 63.92% in Q3 2024 and a floor of 45.15% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 55.66% across 5 years, with a median of 56.49% in 2024.
  • The widest YoY moves for Gross Margin: up 1542bps in 2021, down -1700bps in 2021.
  • Tracing ZH's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 47.08% in 2021, then rose by 20bps to 56.42% in 2022, then increased by 5bps to 59.13% in 2023, then grew by 6bps to 62.93% in 2024, then dropped by -15bps to 53.58% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for ZH at 53.58% in Q4 2025, 61.26% in Q3 2025, and 62.52% in Q2 2025.