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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 July 2026


Commission File Number: 001-40253

Zhihu Inc.

(Registrant’s Name)

18 Xueqing Road

Haidian District, Beijing100083

People’s Republicof 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 o



EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release—Zhihu Inc. Announces Results of the Annual General Meeting
99.2 Announcement—Poll Results of the Annual General Meeting Held on June 30, 2026

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.

Zhihu Inc.
By : /s/ Han Wang
Name : Han Wang
Title : Chief Financial Officer

Date: July 1, 2026

Exhibit 99.1

Zhihu Inc. Announces Results of the Annual GeneralMeeting

BEIJING, China, June 30, 2026 — Zhihu Inc. (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390) (“Zhihu” or the “Company”), a leading online content community in China, today announced that each of the proposed resolutions submitted for shareholders’ approval (the “Proposed Resolutions”) as set forth in the notice of annual general meeting dated June 8, 2026 (the “AGM Notice”) has been adopted at its annual general meeting of shareholders held in Beijing, China today.

After the adoption of the Proposed Resolutions, all corporate authorizations and actions contemplated thereunder are approved, including, among other things, that (i) Mr. Qu Chen, Mr. Zhaohui Li, and Ms. Hope Ni are re-elected as directors of the Company, (ii) the directors of the Company are granted a general mandate to issue, allot, and deal with additional Class A ordinary shares of the Company or equivalents and a general mandate to repurchase the Company’s own shares, respectively, on the terms and in the periods as set out in the AGM Notice, and (iii) the amended and restated 2022 share incentive plan is adopted.

About Zhihu Inc.


Zhihu Inc. (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390) is a leading online content community where people come to find solutions, make decisions, seek inspiration, and have fun. Since the initial launch in 2010, Zhihu has grown into the largest Q&A-inspired online content community in China. For more information, please visit https://ir.zhihu.com.

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:

Zhihu Inc.

Email: [email protected]

Christensen Advisory

Roger Hu

Tel: +86-10-5900-1548

Email: [email protected]

Exhibit 99.2

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limitedand The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as toits accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arisingfrom or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

Zhihu Inc.

(Acompany controlled through weighted voting rights and incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390)

POLL RESULTS OF THE ANNUALGENERAL MEETING

HELD ON JUNE 30, 2026

Reference is made to the notice of Annual General Meeting (the “AGM”) dated June 8, 2026 (the “Notice”) and the circular to holders of the Company’s Shares (the “Shareholders”) dated June 8, 2026 (the “Circular”) of Zhihu Inc. (the “Company”). Unless otherwise required by the context, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as defined in the Circular and/or the Notice.

The board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company is pleased to announce that the AGM was held on June 30, 2026 at Room Xinzhi, Floor 1, Zone C, China Industry-Academy-Research Achievement Transformation Center, No. 18A Xueqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, the People’s Republic of China. All resolutions at the AGM have been duly passed. As of the Share Record Date, the total number of issued Shares was 266,141,270 Shares, comprising 250,907,515 Class A Ordinary Shares (including the 5,174,334 Class A Ordinary Shares issued to the Depositary for bulk issuance of ADSs reserved for future issuances upon the exercise or vesting of awards granted under the share incentive plans of the Company (“Bulk IssuanceShares”)) and 15,233,755 Class B Ordinary Shares. The trustees of the share schemes of the Company which held in aggregate 24,718,175 unvested Class A Ordinary Shares awarded and the holder of the Bulk Issuance Shares, were required to abstain from voting on all the resolutions proposed at the AGM. Save as disclosed above, there was no Shareholder who was required under Listing Rules to abstain from voting on any resolution proposed at the AGM, nor any Shareholder who was entitled to attend the AGM but was required to abstain from voting in favour of any resolution at the AGM pursuant to Rule 13.40 of the Listing Rules. No Shareholder has indicated in the Circular that it intends to vote against or in abstention in respect of any resolution proposed at the AGM. There were (a) no treasury Shares held by the Company (including any treasury Shares held or deposited with CCASS) and (b) 4,980,324 repurchased Shares which are pending cancellation and should be excluded from the total number of issued Shares for the purpose of the AGM.

Accordingly, the total number of shares of the Company entitling the holder to attend and vote on the resolutions numbered 1 to 8 at the AGM was 261,160,946 Shares, comprising 245,927,191 Class A Ordinary Shares (including the 5,174,334 Bulk Issuance Shares as of the Share Record Date) and 15,233,755 Class B Ordinary Shares.

According to the Articles of Association, (i) with regard to resolutions 1, 2(a)(i), 2(a)(ii), 2(b), 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8, each Class A ordinary share shall entitle its holder to one vote and each Class B ordinary share shall entitle its holder to ten votes on a poll at the AGM; (ii) with regard to resolutions 2(a)(iii) and 6, each Class A ordinary share and each Class B ordinary share shall entitle its holder to one vote on a poll at the AGM.

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In accordance with the provisions of the Listing Rules, voting on the resolutions at the AGM was conducted by way of poll. The voting results in respect of the resolutions proposed at the AGM are set out as follows:

NUMBER OF VOTES CAST AND PERCENTAGE TOTAL TOTAL
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS (%) NUMBER NUMBER
OF VOTING OF VOTES
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN**^1^** SHARES CAST
1. To receive, consider, and Class A ordinary 227,674,177 22,482 1,266,585 227,696,659 227,696,659
adopt the audited consolidated shares (99.990126%) (0.009874%)
financial statements of the
Class B ordinary 152,337,550 0 0 15,233,755 152,337,550
Company as of and for the
year ended December 31, 2025 shares (100.000000%) (0.000000%)
and the reports of the directors TOTAL 380,011,727 22,482 1,266,585 242,930,414 380,034,209
of the Company and auditor NUMBER (99.994084%) (0.005916%)
thereon. (CLASS A &
CLASS B)
The resolution has been duly passed as an ordinary resolution with a simple majority of valid votes held by the Shareholders (including proxies)
attending the AGM cast in favour thereof.
2(a)(i) To re-elect Mr. Qu Chen as a Class A ordinary 225,838,582 2,090,925 1,033,737 227,929,507 227,929,507
non-executive director. shares (99.082644%) (0.917356%)
Class B ordinary 152,337,550 0 0 15,233,755 152,337,550
shares (100.000000%) (0.000000%)
TOTAL 378,176,132 2,090,925 1,033,737 243,163,262 380,267,057
NUMBER (99.450143%) (0.549857%)
(CLASS A &
CLASS B)
The resolution has been duly passed as an ordinary resolution with a simple majority of valid votes held by the Shareholders (including proxies)
attending the AGM cast in favour thereof.
2(a)(ii) To re-elect Mr. Zhaohui Li as Class A ordinary 227,507,301 419,206 1,036,737 227,926,507 227,926,507
a non-executive director. shares (99.816078%) (0.183922%)
Class B ordinary 152,337,550 0 0 15,233,755 152,337,550
shares (100.000000%) (0.000000%)
TOTAL 379,844,851 419,206 1,036,737 243,160,262 380,264,057
NUMBER (99.889759%) (0.110241%)
(CLASS A &
CLASS B)
The resolution has been duly passed as an ordinary resolution with a simple majority of valid votes held by the Shareholders (including proxies)
attending the AGM cast in favour thereof.
^1^ According to the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands and the Articles of Association, the<br>Shares in abstention do not need to be calculated as votes.
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| --- | | | | | NUMBER OF VOTES CAST AND PERCENTAGE | | | TOTAL | TOTAL | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS | | | (%) | | NUMBER | NUMBER | | | | | | | | OF VOTING | OF VOTES | | | | | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN**^1^** | SHARES | CAST | | 2(a)(iii) | To re-elect Ms. Hope Ni as | Class A ordinary | 225,595,147 | 2,331,360 | 1,036,737 | 227,926,507 | 227,926,507 | | | an independent non-executive | shares | (98.977144%) | (1.022856%) | | | | | | director. | | | | | | | | | | Class B ordinary | 15,233,755 | 0 | 0 | 15,233,755 | 15,233,755 | | | | shares | (100.000000%) | (0.000000%) | | | | | | | TOTAL | 240,828,902 | 2,331,360 | 1,036,737 | 243,160,262 | 243,160,262 | | | | NUMBER | (99.041225%) | (0.958775%) | | | | | | | (CLASS A & | | | | | | | | | CLASS B) | | | | | | | | The resolution has been duly passed as an ordinary resolution with a simple majority of valid votes held by the Shareholders (including proxies) | | | | | | | | | attending the AGM cast in favour thereof. | | | | | | | | 2(b) | To authorize the board of | Class A ordinary | 227,826,601 | 98,853 | 1,037,790 | 227,925,454 | 227,925,454 | | | directors of the Company to fix | shares | (99.956629%) | (0.043371%) | | | | | | the remuneration of directors. | | | | | | | | | | Class B ordinary | 152,337,550 | 0 | 0 | 15,233,755 | 152,337,550 | | | | shares | (100.000000%) | (0.000000%) | | | | | | | TOTAL | 380,164,151 | 98,853 | 1,037,790 | 243,159,209 | 380,263,004 | | | | NUMBER | (99.974004%) | (0.025996%) | | | | | | | (CLASS A & | | | | | | | | | CLASS B) | | | | | | | | The resolution has been duly passed as an ordinary resolution with a simple majority of valid votes held by the Shareholders (including proxies) | | | | | | | | | attending the AGM cast in favour thereof. | | | | | | | | 3. | To grant a general mandate | Class A ordinary | 217,631,469 | 10,276,756 | 1,055,019 | 227,908,225 | 227,908,225 | | | to the directors to issue, allot, | shares | (95.490836%) | (4.509164%) | | | | | | and deal with additional Class | | | | | | | | | | Class B ordinary | 152,337,550 | 0 | 0 | 15,233,755 | 152,337,550 | | | A ordinary shares of the | | | | | | | | | Company (including any sale | shares | (100.000000%) | (0.000000%) | | | | | | or transfer of treasury shares | TOTAL | 369,969,019 | 10,276,756 | 1,055,019 | 243,141,980 | 380,245,775 | | | out of treasury) not exceeding | NUMBER | (97.297339%) | (2.702661%) | | | | | | 20% of the total number of | (CLASS A & | | | | | | | | issued and outstanding shares | CLASS B) | | | | | | | | of the Company (excluding any | | | | | | | | | treasury shares) as of the date | | | | | | | | | of passing of this resolution. | | | | | | | | | The resolution has been duly passed as an ordinary resolution with a simple majority of valid votes held by the Shareholders (including proxies) | | | | | | | | | attending the AGM cast in favour thereof. | | | | | | |

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| --- | | | | | NUMBER OF VOTES CAST AND PERCENTAGE | | | TOTAL | TOTAL | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS | | | (%) | | NUMBER | NUMBER | | | | | | | | OF VOTING | OF VOTES | | | | | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN**^1^** | SHARES | CAST | | 4. | To grant a general mandate | Class A ordinary | 227,885,584 | 22,650 | 1,055,010 | 227,908,234 | 227,908,234 | | | to the directors to repurchase | shares | (99.990062%) | (0.009938%) | | | | | | shares and/or ADSs of the | | | | | | | | | | Class B ordinary | 152,337,550 | 0 | 0 | 15,233,755 | 152,337,550 | | | Company not exceeding 10% | | | | | | | | | of the total number of issued | shares | (100.000000%) | (0.000000%) | | | | | | and outstanding shares of | TOTAL | 380,223,134 | 22,650 | 1,055,010 | 243,141,989 | 380,245,784 | | | the Company (excluding any | NUMBER | (99.994043%) | (0.005957%) | | | | | | treasury shares) as of the date | (CLASS A & | | | | | | | | of passing of this resolution. | CLASS B) | | | | | | | | The resolution has been duly passed as an ordinary resolution with a simple majority of valid votes held by the Shareholders (including proxies) | | | | | | | | | attending the AGM cast in favour thereof. | | | | | | | | 5. | To extend the general mandate | Class A ordinary | 202,428,358 | 25,499,796 | 1,035,090 | 227,928,154 | 227,928,154 | | | granted to the directors to | shares | (88.812354%) | (11.187646%) | | | | | | issue, allot, and deal with | | | | | | | | | | Class B ordinary | 152,337,550 | 0 | 0 | 15,233,755 | 152,337,550 | | | additional shares in the capital | | | | | | | | | of the Company (including | shares | (100.000000%) | (0.000000%) | | | | | | any sale or transfer of treasury | TOTAL | 354,765,908 | 25,499,796 | 1,035,090 | 243,161,909 | 380,265,704 | | | shares out of treasury) by the | NUMBER | (93.294216%) | (6.705784%) | | | | | | aggregate number of the shares | (CLASS A & | | | | | | | | and/or shares underlying ADSs | CLASS B) | | | | | | | | repurchased by the Company. | | | | | | | | | The resolution has been duly passed as an ordinary resolution with a simple majority of valid votes held by the Shareholders (including proxies) | | | | | | | | | attending the AGM cast in favour thereof. | | | | | | | | 6. | To re-appoint Pricewaterhouse | Class A ordinary | 219,857,725 | 8,068,680 | 1,036,839 | 227,926,405 | 227,926,405 | | | Coopers and Pricewaterhouse | shares | (96.459963%) | (3.540037%) | | | | | | Coopers Zhong Tian LLP as | | | | | | | | | | Class B ordinary | 15,233,755 | 0 | 0 | 15,233,755 | 15,233,755 | | | auditors of the Company to | | | | | | | | | hold office until the conclusion | shares | (100.000000%) | (0.000000%) | | | | | | of the next annual general | TOTAL | 235,091,480 | 8,068,680 | 1,036,839 | 243,160,160 | 243,160,160 | | | meeting of the Company and | NUMBER | (96.681743%) | (3.318257%) | | | | | | to authorize the board of | (CLASS A & | | | | | | | | directors of the Company to fix | CLASS B) | | | | | | | | their remuneration for the year | | | | | | | | | ending December 31, 2026. | | | | | | | | | The resolution has been duly passed as an ordinary resolution with a simple majority of valid votes held by the Shareholders (including proxies) | | | | | | | | | attending the AGM cast in favour thereof. | | | | | | |

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| --- | | | | | NUMBER OF VOTES CAST AND PERCENTAGE | | | TOTAL | TOTAL | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS | | | (%) | | NUMBER | NUMBER | | | | | | | | OF VOTING | OF VOTES | | | | | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN**^1^** | SHARES | CAST | | 7. | To approve the adoption of the | Class A ordinary | 217,699,737 | 10,225,717 | 1,037,790 | 227,925,454 | 227,925,454 | | | Amended and Restated 2022 | shares | (95.513570%) | (4.486430%) | | | | | | Share Incentive Plan. | | | | | | | | | | Class B ordinary | 152,337,550 | 0 | 0 | 15,233,755 | 152,337,550 | | | | shares | (100.000000%) | (0.000000%) | | | | | | | TOTAL | 370,037,287 | 10,225,717 | 1,037,790 | 243,159,209 | 380,263,004 | | | | NUMBER | (97.310883%) | (2.689117%) | | | | | | | (CLASS A & | | | | | | | | | CLASS B) | | | | | | | | The resolution has been duly passed as an ordinary resolution with a simple majority of valid votes held by the Shareholders (including proxies) | | | | | | | | | attending the AGM cast in favour thereof. | | | | | | | | 8. | Conditional upon the passing | Class A ordinary | 202,143,998 | 25,781,345 | 1,037,901 | 227,925,343 | 227,925,343 | | | of resolution 7, to approve | shares | (88.688689%) | (11.311311%) | | | | | | the adoption of the Service | | | | | | | | | | Class B ordinary | 152,337,550 | 0 | 0 | 15,233,755 | 152,337,550 | | | Provider Sublimit. | shares | (100.000000%) | (0.000000%) | | | | | | | TOTAL | 354,481,548 | 25,781,345 | 1,037,901 | 243,159,098 | 380,262,893 | | | | NUMBER | (93.220126%) | (6.779874%) | | | | | | | (CLASS A & | | | | | | | | | CLASS B) | | | | | | | | The resolution has been duly passed as an ordinary resolution with a simple majority of valid votes held by the Shareholders (including proxies) | | | | | | | | | attending the AGM cast in favour thereof. | | | | | | |

The Company’s share registrar in Hong Kong, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, acted as the scrutineer for the vote-taking at the AGM.

All directors of the Company, namely Mr. Yuan Zhou, Mr. Dahai Li, Mr. Zhaohui Li, Mr. Qu Chen, Ms. Hope Ni, Mr. Derek Chen and Dr. Li-Lan Cheng attended the AGM, either in person or by electronic means.

By Order of the<br> Board
Zhihu Inc.
Yuan Zhou
Chairman

Hong Kong, June 30, 2026

As of the date of this announcement,the Board comprises Mr. Yuan Zhou as an executive director, Mr. Dahai Li, Mr. Zhaohui Li and Mr. Qu Chen as non-executive directors andMs. Hope Ni, Mr. Derek Chen and Dr. Li-Lan Cheng as independent non-executive directors.

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