Zhihu publishes very good growth figures

May 19, 2021 12:40 AM (GMT+8) · EqualOcean

Zhihu has announced that their monthly active users (MAU) increased by 37.7% year-on-year, with a 154.2% increase in revenue. Advertising revenue (70.1% YoY) now accounts for 45% of revenue, with revenue from paid members increasing (127% YoY) and accounting for 26% of revenue. Revenue from commercial content solutions increased from CNY 1.07M in the same period last year to CNY 121M, accounting for 25% of total income, becoming the main revenue growth engine. Despite the strong growth, net loss in the current quarter has increased by only 20% year-on-year in the process. This briefing is contributed by and first appeared on CIMK.

Source: CIMK

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