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      Zhihu Inc. Reports Second Quarter and First Half 2022 Unaudited Financial Results


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      Aug 30, 2022, 06:31 ET

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      BEIJING, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhihu Inc. ("Zhihu" or the "Company") (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390), the operator of Zhihu, a leading online content community in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022.

      Second Quarter 2022 Highlights

      • Total revenues were RMB836.0 million (US$124.8 million) in the second quarter of 2022, representing a growth of 31.0% over the second quarter of 2021.
      • Average monthly active users (MAUs)[1] reached 105.9 million in the second quarter of 2022, representing a growth of 12.3% over the second quarter of 2021. 
      • Average monthly paying members[2] reached 8.5 million in the second quarter of 2022, representing a growth of 78.3% over the second quarter of 2021.

      "The recent COVID-19 pandemic situation and macroeconomic condition created challenging environment in the second quarter. Against this backdrop, we focused on retaining high quality user growth in a sustainable and efficient manner," said Mr. Yuan Zhou, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Zhihu." Driven by our 'Community Ecosystem Comes First' strategy, we are actively expanding our fulfilling content offerings to strengthen the thriving vibrancy of our community. Our initiatives to inspire content creators and upgrade our infrastructure for supporting content creation are yielding expected results and improving our commercial value. In the second quarter, we successfully managed to continue growing our user base while further enhancing our operating efficiency and narrowed our operating loss on a sequential basis. Going forward, we will continue to innovate service offerings within our ecosystem and further unlock commercial value that catalyze sustainable long-term development."

      Mr. Wei Sun, Chief Financial Officer of Zhihu, added, "Our content-centric business model again demonstrated its exciting growth potential in the quarter with total revenues increasing by 31% year-over-year to RMB836 million. As the macro-economy started to show a positive momentum in June 2022, our Content-Commerce Solutions services promptly captured the related business opportunities and recorded sequential increases in both end-customer pool and average spending per customer in the second quarter of 2022. Paid membership growth momentum remained strong with a revenue increase of 75% year-over-year, and vocational training further increased its contribution to our total revenues. The multiple growth engines in our business model position us well for strong, resilient and sustainable growth. Through prudent cost control, we will be able to effectively improve our operating efficiency and bottom-line performance. Looking forward, we will remain committed to continuously enhancing our monetization capability and driving shareholder value in the long run."

      Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

      Total revenues were RMB836.0 million (US$124.8 million) in the second quarter of 2022, representing an increase of 31.0% from RMB638.4 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was driven by the expansion of our user base and increase of our average revenue per MAU.

      Advertising revenue was RMB237.6 million (US$35.5 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB248.3 million in the same period of 2021. The decrease primarily reflected the headwinds faced by the general online advertising industry in China due to, among other things, the general economic conditions and the COVID-19 pandemic situation.

      Paid membership revenue was RMB271.2 million (US$40.5 million) in the second quarter of 2022, representing an increase of 75.1% from RMB154.9 million in the same period of 2021. The year-over-year increase was primarily attributable to increases in our overall user base and paying ratio for the period.

      Content-commerce solutions revenue was RMB240.5 million (US$35.9 million) in the second quarter of 2022, representing an increase of 15.9% from RMB207.4 million in the second quarter of 2021. The year-over-year growth was primarily driven by increases in both our user base and average content-commerce solutions revenue per MAU, reflecting our continued efforts to develop this business line.

      Vocational Training revenue[3] was RMB46.1 million (US$6.9 million) in the second quarter of 2022, up from RMB6.6 million in the second quarter of 2021. The strong year-over-year growth was primarily driven by a more diversified vocational training course offering, as well as the revenue contributions from companies we acquired in the second half of 2021.

      Other revenues were RMB40.7 million (US$6.1 million) in the second quarter of 2022, representing an increase of 91.9% from RMB21.2 million in the same period of 2021. The year-over-year increase was primarily attributable to the growth of our e-commerce services, as well as private label products and book series offerings.

      Cost of revenues increased to RMB436.4 million (US$65.2 million) in the second quarter of 2022 from RMB261.8 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in content-related costs, as well as increases in staff costs and cloud services and bandwidth costs.

      Gross profit was RMB399.6 million (US$59.7 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB376.6 million in the same period of 2021. 

      Gross margin in the second quarter of 2022 was 47.8%, compared to 59.0% in the same period of 2021. The decrease in gross profit margin is primarily due to our continued efforts in broadening and enhancing content offerings for all of our users.

      Total operating expenses were RMB860.3 million (US$128.4 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB727.1 million in the same period of 2021.

      Selling and marketing expenses were RMB532.4 million (US$79.5 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB443.2 million in the second quarter of 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher promotion and advertising expenses related to attracting new users and strengthening Zhihu's brand recognition.

      Research and development expenses were RMB223.6 million (US$33.4 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB120.6 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to the higher headcount of research and development personnel, as we continued to invest in technical infrastructure, and research and development.

      General and administrative expenses were RMB104.3 million (US$15.6 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB163.2 million in the same period of 2021. The decrease was primarily due to decreased share-based compensation expenses.

      Loss from operations was RMB460.7 million (US$68.8 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB350.5 million in the same period of 2021. 

      Other income/(expenses) comprised investment income, interest income, fair value change of financial instruments, exchange gains/(losses) and others, net. The year-over-year changes were mainly due to the following.

      Fair value change of financial instruments was a loss of RMB101.2 million (US$15.1 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with a gain of RMB10.6 million in the same period of 2021, primarily attributable to the fair value change of financial instruments related to currency exchange options and forward contracts due to the appreciation of U.S. dollars against Renminbi in the second quarter of 2022.

      Exchange gains/(losses) were gains of RMB49.1 million (US$7.3 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with gains of RMB5.5 million in the same period of 2021, primarily due to the appreciation of U.S. dollars against Renminbi.

      Net loss was RMB487.0 million (US$72.7 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB321.1 million in the same period of 2021.

      Adjusted net loss (non-GAAP)[4] was RMB443.8 million (US$66.3 million) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB200.3 million in the same period of 2021.

      Basic and diluted net loss per ADS was RMB0.79 (US$0.12) in the second quarter of 2022, compared with RMB0.55 in the same period of 2021.

      Cash and cash equivalents, term deposits, restricted cash and short-term investments

      As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, term deposits, restricted cash and short-term investments of RMB7.0 billion (US$1.0 billion), compared with RMB7.4 billion as of December 31, 2021.

      First Half 2022 Financial Results

      Total revenues were RMB1.6 billion (US$235.8 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, representing a growth of 41.4% from RMB1.1 billion in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily driven by the expansion of our user base and increase of our average revenue per MAU.

      Advertising revenue was RMB454.9 million (US$67.9 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB462.0 million in the same period of 2021. The decrease primarily reflected the headwinds faced by the general online advertising industry in China due to, among other things, the general economic conditions and the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the first half of 2022.

      Paid membership revenue was RMB492.8 million (US$73.6 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, representing a growth of 75.1% from RMB281.4 million in the same period of 2021. The year-over-year increase was primarily attributable to increases in our overall user base and paying ratio for the period.

      Content-commerce solutions revenue was RMB467.2 million (US$69.8 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, representing a growth of 42.3% from RMB328.3 million in the same period of 2021. The year-over-year growth was primarily driven by increases in both our user base and average content-commerce solutions revenue per MAU, reflecting our continued efforts to develop this business line.

      Vocational training revenue[3] was RMB85.7 million (US$12.8 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, up from RMB9.6 million in the same period of 2021. The year-over-year growth was primarily driven by a more diversified vocational training course offering, as well as the revenue contributions from companies we acquired in the second half of 2021.

      Other revenues were RMB78.6 million (US$11.7 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB35.3 million in the same period of 2021. The year-over-year increase was primarily attributable to the continued growth in e-commerce services, private label products, and book series offerings.

      Cost of revenues increased to RMB844.1 million (US$126.0 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from RMB467.4 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in content-related costs, as well as increases in staff costs and cloud services and bandwidth costs.

      Gross profit was RMB735.1 million (US$109.8 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB649.2 million in the same period of 2021. 

      Gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was 46.6%, compared to 58.1% in the same period of 2021. The decrease in gross profit margin is primarily due to our continued efforts in broadening and enhancing content offerings for all of our users.

      Total operating expenses were RMB1,844.0 million (US$275.3 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB1,342.2 million in the same period of 2021.

      Selling and marketing expenses were RMB1,039.0 million (US$155.1 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB789.9 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher promotion and advertising expenses related to attracting new users and strengthening Zhihu's brand recognition.

      Research and development expenses were RMB390.1 million (US$58.2 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB226.9 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to the higher headcount of research and development personnel, as we continued to invest in technology infrastructure and research and development.

      General and administrative expenses were RMB414.9 million (US$61.9 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB325.4 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the headcount of general and administrative personnel, as well as the expense related to our dual primary listing on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

      Loss from operations was RMB1,108.8 million (US$165.5 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB693.0 million in the same period of 2021. 

      Other income/(expenses) comprised investment income, interest income, fair value change of financial instruments, exchange gains/(losses) and others, net. The year-over-year changes were mainly due to the following.

      Fair value change of financial instruments was a loss of RMB92.7 million (US$13.8 million) for the six months ended June 20, 2022, compared with a gain of RMB10.6 million in the same period of 2021, primarily attributable to the fair value change of financial instruments related to currency exchange options and forward contracts due to the appreciation of U.S. dollars against Renminbi.

      Exchange gains/(losses) were gains of RMB45.0 million (US$6.7 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with gains of RMB4.8 million in the same period of 2021, primarily due to the appreciation of U.S. dollars against Renminbi.

      Net loss was RMB1,101.3 million (US$164.4 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB645.8 million in the same period of 2021.

      Adjusted net loss (non-GAAP)[4] was RMB811.2 million (US$121.1 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB393.9 million in the same period of 2021.

      Basic and diluted net loss per ADS was RMB1.81 (US$0.27) for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared with RMB2.22 in the same period of 2021.

      Share Repurchase Program

      In May 2022, the Company announced a share repurchase program of up to US$100 million for the next 12 months, subject to the shareholders' approval for granting a general mandate to the board of directors to repurchase shares and/or ADSs of the Company. This mandate was obtained at the Company's annual general meeting held on June 10, 2022. The repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market at prevailing market prices and/or through other legally permissible means, depending on market conditions and in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. As of June 30, 2022, approximately 0.3 million Class A ordinary shares have been repurchased on both the New York Stock Exchange and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under the program for a total price of approximately US$1.1 million.

      [1] MAUs refers to the sum of the number of mobile devices that launch our mobile app at least once in a given month, or mobile MAUs, and the number of logged-in users who visit our PC or mobile website at least once in a given month, after eliminating duplicates.

      [2] Average monthly paying members for a period is calculated by dividing the sum of monthly paying members for each month during the specified period by the number of months in such period.

      [3] Effective in the first quarter of 2022, the Company separately reported the revenue of its vocational training business, which was formerly included in "revenue – others," in light of the significant growth of the revenue contribution from vocational training to the Company's total revenues. For comparison purposes, the revenue of vocational training business and the revenue in "others" for each quarter of 2021 have been retrospectively re-classified.

      [4] Adjusted net loss is a non-GAAP financial measure. For more information on the non-GAAP financial measure, please see the section of "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measure" and the table captioned "Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" set forth at the end of this press release.

      Conference Call

      The Company's management will host an earnings conference call at 7:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on August 30, 2022 (7:30 p.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time on August 30, 2022).

      All participants must pre-register online using the link provided below. Once the pre-registration has been completed, participants will receive dial-in numbers, a passcode, and a unique registrant ID which can be used to join the conference call. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.

      PRE-REGISTER LINK: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10170482/f41885ff42

      Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.zhihu.com.

      A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live call until September 6, 2022, by dialing the following telephone numbers:

      United States:

      +1-877-344-7529

      International:

      +1-412-317-0088

      Replay Access Code:

      3352639

      About Zhihu Inc.

      Zhihu Inc. (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390), the operator of Zhihu, a leading online content community in China where people come to find solutions, make decisions, seek inspiration, and have fun. We have been dedicated to expanding our content and service offerings to enable our users to explore and enjoy "fulfilling content" (有获得感的內容) that broadens horizons, provides solutions, and resonates with minds. Since the initial launch in 2010, we have grown from a Q&A community into one of the top five comprehensive online content communities and the largest Q&A-inspired online content community in China, both in terms of average mobile MAUs and revenue in 2019, 2020, and 2021, according to CIC. For more information, please visit https://ir.zhihu.com. 

      Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measure

      In evaluating the business, the Company considers and uses adjusted net loss, a non-GAAP financial measure, to supplement the review and assessment of its operating performance. The Company defines adjusted net loss as net loss adjusted for the impact of share-based compensation expenses, amortization of intangible assets resulting from business acquisition and tax effects of the non-GAAP adjustments, which are non-cash expenses. The Company believes that the non-GAAP measure facilitates comparisons of operating performance from period to period and company to company by adjusting for potential impacts of items, which the Company's management considers to be indicative of its operating performance. The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measure provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating the Company's consolidated results of operations in the same manner as it helps the Company's management.

      The non-GAAP financial measure is not defined under U.S. GAAP and is not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The presentation of the non-GAAP financial measure may not be comparable to similarly titled measure presented by other companies. The use of the non-GAAP measure has limitations as an analytical tool, and investors should not consider it in isolation from, or as a substitute for analysis of, our results of operations or financial condition as reported under U.S. GAAP. For more information on the non-GAAP financial measure, please see the tables captioned "Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" set forth at the end of this press release.

      Exchange Rate Information

      This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars were made at a rate of RMB6.6981 to US$1.00, the exchange rate in effect as of June 30, 2022 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board.

      Safe Harbor Statement

      This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "target," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to," or other similar expressions. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the SEC and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

      For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

      In China:

      Zhihu Inc.
      Email: [email protected] 

      The Piacente Group, Inc.
      Helen Wu
      Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
      Email: [email protected]  

      In the United States:

      The Piacente Group, Inc.
      Brandi Piacente
      Phone: +1-212-481-2050
      Email: [email protected]

      ZHIHU INC.

      UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

      (All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share data and per ADS data)



      For the Three Months Ended


      For the Six Months Ended


      June 30,

      2021


      March 31,

      2022


      June 30,

      2022


      June 30,

      2021


      June 30,

      2022


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      US$


      RMB


      RMB


      US$

      Revenues: 














      Advertising

      248,272


      217,317


      237,597


      35,472


      462,002


      454,914


      67,917

      Paid membership

      154,872


      221,670


      271,168


      40,484


      281,444


      492,838


      73,579

      Content-commerce solutions

      207,431


      226,787


      240,454


      35,899


      328,276


      467,241


      69,757

      Vocational Training

      6,584


      39,544


      46,127


      6,887


      9,635


      85,671


      12,790

      Others

      21,193


      37,909


      40,670


      6,072


      35,281


      78,579


      11,732

      Total revenues

      638,352


      743,227


      836,016


      124,814


      1,116,638


      1,579,243


      235,775

      Cost of revenues

      (261,798)


      (407,684)


      (436,414)


      (65,155)


      (467,414)


      (844,098)


      (126,021)

      Gross profit

      376,554


      335,543


      399,602


      59,659


      649,224


      735,145


      109,754















      Selling and marketing expenses

      (443,229)


      (506,585)


      (532,375)


      (79,481)


      (789,862)


      (1,038,960)


      (155,113)

      Research and development

         expenses

      (120,620)


      (166,518)


      (223,589)


      (33,381)


      (226,922)


      (390,107)


      (58,241)

      General and administrative

         expenses

      (163,243)


      (310,632)


      (104,290)


      (15,570)


      (325,439)


      (414,922)


      (61,946)

      Total operating expenses

      (727,092)


      (983,735)


      (860,254)


      (128,432)


      (1,342,223)


      (1,843,989)


      (275,300)















      Loss from operations

      (350,538)


      (648,192)


      (460,652)


      (68,773)


      (692,999)


      (1,108,844)


      (165,546)















      Other income/(expenses):














      Investment income

      11,791


      20,724


      20,596


      3,075


      21,453


      41,320


      6,169

      Interest income

      8,251


      9,355


      10,480


      1,565


      11,578


      19,835


      2,961

      Fair value change of financial

         instruments

      10,610


      8,453


      (101,197)


      (15,108)


      10,610


      (92,744)


      (13,846)

      Exchange gains/(losses)

      5,458


      (4,155)


      49,126


      7,334


      4,765


      44,971


      6,714

      Others, net

      (5,076)


      1,930


      1,001


      149


      933


      2,931


      438















      Loss before income tax

      (319,504)


      (611,885)


      (480,646)


      (71,758)


      (643,660)


      (1,092,531)


      (163,110)

      Income tax expense

      (1,580)


      (2,398)


      (6,375)


      (952)


      (2,117)


      (8,773)


      (1,310)

      Net loss

      (321,084)


      (614,283)


      (487,021)


      (72,710)


      (645,777)


      (1,101,304)


      (164,420)

      Accretions of convertible

         redeemable preferred shares to

         redemption value

      -


      -


      -


      -


      (170,585)


      -


      -

      Net loss attributable to Zhihu

         Inc.'s shareholders

      (321,084)


      (614,283)


      (487,021)


      (72,710)


      (816,362)


      (1,101,304)


      (164,420)















      Net loss per share














      Basic

      (1.09)


      (2.04)


      (1.59)


      (0.24)


      (4.45)


      (3.62)


      (0.54)

      Diluted

      (1.09)


      (2.04)


      (1.59)


      (0.24)


      (4.45)


      (3.62)


      (0.54)















      Net loss per ADS (Two ADSs

          represent one Class A

          ordinary share)














      Basic

      (0.55)


      (1.02)


      (0.79)


      (0.12)


      (2.22)


      (1.81)


      (0.27)

      Diluted

      (0.55)


      (1.02)


      (0.79)


      (0.12)


      (2.22)


      (1.81)


      (0.27)















      Weighted average number of

         ordinary shares outstanding














      Basic

      293,735,095


      300,483,336


      307,101,052


      307,101,052


      183,518,197


      303,843,801


      303,843,801

      Diluted

      293,735,095


      300,483,336


      307,101,052


      307,101,052


      183,518,197


      303,843,801


      303,843,801















      ZHIHU INC.

      UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

      (All amounts in thousands, except share, ADS, per share data and per ADS data)



      For the Three Months Ended


      For the Six Months Ended


      June 30,

      2021


      March 31,

      2022


      June 30,

      2022


      June 30,

      2021


      June 30,

      2022


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      US$


      RMB


      RMB


      US$

      Share-based compensation

        expenses included in:














      Cost of revenues

      2,349


      4,770


      3,839


      573


      4,581


      8,609


      1,285

      Selling and marketing

         expenses

      4,614


      6,472


      6,196


      925


      9,417


      12,668


      1,891

      Research and development

         expenses

      2,709


      15,770


      14,294


      2,134


      10,317


      30,064


      4,489

      General and administrative

         expenses

      111,073


      218,055


      17,108


      2,554


      227,557


      235,163


      35,109

      ZHIHU INC.

      UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

      (All amounts in thousands)



      As of December 31,

      2021


      As of June 30,

      2022


      RMB


      RMB


      US$

      ASSETS






      Current assets:






      Cash and cash equivalents

      2,157,161


      2,249,117


      335,784

      Term deposits

      2,815,509


      935,569


      139,677

      Short-term investments

      2,239,596


      2,664,610


      397,816

      Restricted cash

      -


      281,879


      42,083

      Trade receivables

      831,628


      832,216


      124,247

      Amounts due from related parties

      18,196


      39,229


      5,857

      Prepayments and other current assets

      272,075


      187,380


      27,975

      Total current assets

      8,334,165


      7,190,000


      1,073,439

      Non-current assets:






      Property and equipment, net

      9,865


      8,155


      1,217

      Intangible assets, net

      68,308


      57,863


      8,639

      Goodwill

      73,663


      73,663


      10,997

      Long-term investments

      19,127


      12,383


      1,849

      Term deposits

      159,393


      885,905


      132,262

      Right-of-use assets         

      126,512


      123,035


      18,369

      Other non-current assets

      14,132


      14,132


      2,110

      Total non-current assets

      471,000


      1,175,136


      175,443

      Total assets

      8,805,165


      8,365,136


      1,248,882

      LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY






      Current liabilities






      Accounts payables and accrued liabilities

      1,026,534


      1,213,206


      181,127

      Salary and welfare payables

      313,676


      244,600


      36,518

      Taxes payables               

      66,184


      35,479


      5,297

      Contract liabilities

      239,757


      269,932


      40,300

      Amounts due to related parties

      83,591


      84,174


      12,567

      Short term lease liabilities             

      40,525


      51,586


      7,702

      Other current liabilities

      127,447


      216,551


      32,330

      Total current liabilities

      1,897,714


      2,115,528


      315,841

      Non-current liabilities






      Long term lease liabilities

      82,133


      66,849


      9,980

      Deferred tax liabilities

      14,030


      12,830


      1,915

      Other non-current liabilities

      73,139


      84,324


      12,589

      Total non-current liabilities

      169,302


      164,003


      24,484

      Total liabilities

      2,067,016


      2,279,531


      340,325







      Total Zhihu Inc.'s shareholders' equity

      6,730,654


      6,069,913


      906,214

      Noncontrolling interests

      7,495


      15,692


      2,343

      Total shareholders' equity

      6,738,149


      6,085,605


      908,557







      Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

      8,805,165


      8,365,136


      1,248,882

      ZHIHU INC.

      UNAUDITED RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS

      (All amounts in thousands)



      For the Three Months Ended


      For the Six Months Ended


      June 30,

      2021


      March 31,

      2022


      June 30,

      2022


      June 30,

      2021


      June 30,

      2022


      RMB


      RMB


      RMB


      US$


      RMB


      RMB


      US$















      Net loss

      (321,084)


      (614,283)


      (487,021)


      (72,710)


      (645,777)


      (1,101,304)


      (164,420)

      Add:














      Share-based compensation

          expenses

      120,745


      245,067


      41,437


      6,186


      251,872


      286,504


      42,774

      Amortization of intangible

          assets resulting from

          business acquisition

      -


      2,400


      2,400


      358


      -


      4,800


      717

      Tax effects on non-GAAP

          adjustments

      -


      (600)


      (600)


      (90)


      -


      (1,200)


      (179)

      Adjusted net loss

      (200,339)


      (367,416)


      (443,784)


      (66,256)


      (393,905)


      (811,200)


      (121,108)

      SOURCE Zhihu Inc.

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