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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 ( Mark One ) 0 X 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 . 0 0 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR 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 Commission file number : 001-39117 For the transition period from to 36Kr 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 ) 5-6 / F , Tower A1 , Junhao Central Park Plaza No. 10 South Chaoyang Park Avenue Chaoyang District , Beijing , People's Republic of China , 100026 ( Address of principal executive offices ) Mr. Xiang Li , Acting Chief Financial Officer Tel : +86 10 5825-4188 E - mail : lixiang.neil@36kr.com 5-6 / F , Tower A1 , Junhao Central Park Plaza No. 10 South Chaoyang Park Avenue Chaoyang District , Beijing , People's Republic of China , 100026 ( Name , Telephone , E - mail 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 , each ADS represents 25 Class A ordinary shares , par value US $ 0.0001 per share Class A ordinary shares , par value US $ 0.0001 per share * Trading Symbol KRKR N / A Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( The Nasdaq Global Market ) The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( The Nasdaq Global Market ) * Not for trading , but only in connection with the listing of the American depositary shares on the Nasdaq Global Market . Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act . None ( Title of Class ) Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . None ( Title of Class ) Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report . 967,933,320 ordinary shares , comprised of 871,850,620 Class A ordinary shares , par value US $ 0.0001 per share , and 96,082,700 Class B ordinary shares , par value US $ 0.0001 per share , as of December 31 , 2020 . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes o No x If this report is an annual or transition report , indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 . Yes o No x No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes x Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( $ 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes x Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , or a non - accelerated filer . See definition of " large accelerated filer , ” " accelerated filer , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Non - accelerated filer x Emerging growth company x No o If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards † provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . o † The term " new or revised financial accounting standard ” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5 , 2012 . Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing : U.S. GAAP x International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board o Other o If " Other " has been checked in response to the previous question , indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow . If this is an annual report , indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . ( APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS ) o Item 17 o Item 18 Yes o No x