v3.26.1
Additional Information-Parent Company Only Condensed Financial Information - Condensed balance sheets (Details)
$ / shares in Units, ¥ in Thousands, $ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2025
CNY (¥)
Dec. 31, 2025
USD ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2024
CNY (¥)
May 17, 2011
$ / shares
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents ¥ 3,369,200 $ 481,783 ¥ 3,999,160  
Term deposits 240,000   320,100  
Short-term investments 840,938 120,253 538,816  
Amounts due from subsidiaries and VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries 25,570 3,656 41,588  
Prepayments and other current assets 107,265 15,339 163,446  
Total current assets 4,732,003 676,668 5,484,634  
Non-current assets:        
Total non-current assets 458,871 65,618 248,318  
Total assets 5,190,874 742,286 5,732,952  
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 681,307 97,426 835,688  
Total current liabilities 1,268,414 181,382 1,524,656  
Total liabilities 1,315,830 188,162 1,537,266  
Shareholders' equity:        
Treasury stock (275,059) (39,333) (112,057)  
Additional paid-in capital 13,183,041 1,885,150 13,113,010  
Statutory reserves 706 101 435  
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (33,736) (4,824) 12,383  
Accumulated deficit (9,071,000) (1,297,140) (8,877,851)  
Total Zhihu Inc.'s shareholders' equity 3,804,136 543,984 4,136,123  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity 5,190,874 $ 742,286 5,732,952  
Common stock per share | $ / shares   $ 0.000125   $ 1
Related Party        
Current liabilities:        
Amounts due to subsidiaries and VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries 16,135 $ 2,307 6,825  
Nonrelated Party        
Current liabilities:        
Amounts due to subsidiaries and VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries 124,233 17,765 131,955  
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent Company        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents 240,902 34,449 37,711  
Term deposits     70,378  
Short-term investments 71,279 10,193    
Prepayments and other current assets 9,727 1,390 7,759  
Total current assets 324,801 46,446 118,662  
Non-current assets:        
Investments in subsidiaries 3,583,957 512,499 4,139,841  
Total non-current assets 3,583,957 512,499 4,139,841  
Total assets 3,908,758 558,945 4,258,503  
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 13,934 1,993 29,858  
Total current liabilities 104,622 14,961 122,380  
Total liabilities 104,622 14,961 122,380  
Shareholders' equity:        
Ordinary shares (US$0.000125 par value) 207 30 203  
Treasury stock (275,059) (39,333) (112,057)  
Additional paid-in capital 13,183,041 1,885,150 13,113,010  
Statutory reserves 706 101 435  
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (33,736) (4,824) 12,383  
Accumulated deficit (9,071,023) (1,297,140) (8,877,851)  
Total Zhihu Inc.'s shareholders' equity 3,804,136 543,984 4,136,123  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity 3,908,758 558,945 4,258,503  
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent Company | Related Party        
Current assets:        
Amounts due from subsidiaries and VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries 2,893 414 2,814  
Current liabilities:        
Amounts due to subsidiaries and VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries 59,435 8,499 60,556  
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent Company | Nonrelated Party        
Current liabilities:        
Amounts due to subsidiaries and VIEs and VIEs' subsidiaries ¥ 31,253 $ 4,469 ¥ 31,966