BEKE 6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of April 2025

Commission File Number: 001-39436

KE Holdings Inc.

(Registrant’s Name)

Oriental Electronic Technology Building,

No. 2 Chuangye Road, Haidian District,

Beijing 100086

People’s Republic of China

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x     Form 40-F ¨

EXHIBIT INDEX

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 17, 2025

Exhibit 99.1

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited andThe Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to itsaccuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the wholeor any part of the contents of this announcement.

KE Holdings Inc.

貝殼控股有限公司

(A company controlled throughweighted voting rights and incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 2423)

VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT

KE Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) has been notified by Mr. Yongdong Peng (“Mr. Peng”), the chairman of the board of directors, chief executive officer and a controlling shareholder of the Company, that he intends to donate 9,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of the Company (the “Donation”). After fulfilling the relevant tax obligations, each of the 50% of the after-tax funds will be used to provide healthcare benefits for the service providers in the housing related industry and their family members and to provide rental support for tenant groups, including the fresh graduates.

To the best knowledge of the Company, Mr. Peng has not sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of any of the Company’s shares beneficially owned by him since the initial public offering of the Company on the New York Stock Exchange in August 2020 and the listing of Class A ordinary shares of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in May 2022. Upon completion of the Donation, Mr. Peng will remain as a controlling shareholder of the Company.

Based on the above, shareholders of the Company and potential investorsare advised to exercise caution when dealing in the shares or other securities of the Company.

Hong Kong, April 17, 2025

As at the date of this announcement, the boardof directors of the Company comprises Mr. Yongdong Peng, Mr. Yigang Shan, Mr. Wangang Xu and Mr. Tao Xu as the executivedirectors, Mr. Jeffrey Zhaohui Li as the non-executive director, and Ms. Xiaohong Chen, Mr. Hansong Zhu and Mr. JunWu as the independent non-executive directors.

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