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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) ☐ ☑ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 20 - F REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OR 12 ( g ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 . OR ☐ OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ☐ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of event requiring this shell company report ......... For the transition period from to Commission file number : 001-39436 KE Holdings Inc. ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) N / A ( Translation of Registrant's name into English ) Cayman Islands ( Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Oriental Electronic Technology Building , No. 2 Chuangye Road , Haidian District , Beijing 100086 People's Republic of China +86 10 5810 4689 ( Address of principal executive offices ) XU Tao , Chief Financial Officer Telephone : +86 10 5810 4689 Email : ir@ke.com Oriental Electronic Technology Building , No. 2 Chuangye Road , Haidian District , Beijing 100086 People's Republic of China ( Name , Telephone , Email and / or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person ) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : * Title of each class American depositary shares ( one American depositary share representing three class A ordinary shares , par value US $ 0.00002 per share ) Class A ordinary shares , par value US $ 0.00002 per share * Trading Symbol ( s ) BEKE Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Not for trading , but only in connection with the listing on the New York Stock Exchange , or the NYSE , of American depositary shares . Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None ( Title of Class )