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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-23-083663
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230725
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230725
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230725

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KE Holdings Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001809587
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE AGENTS & MANAGERS (FOR OTHERS) [6531]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39436
		FILM NUMBER:		231106686

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ORIENTAL ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY BUILDING
		STREET 2:		NO. 2 CHUANGYE ROAD, HAIDIAN DISTRICT
		CITY:			BEIJING
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			100086
		BUSINESS PHONE:		861058104689

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ORIENTAL ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY BUILDING
		STREET 2:		NO. 2 CHUANGYE ROAD, HAIDIAN DISTRICT
		CITY:			BEIJING
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			100086
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Registrant&rsquo;s Name)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>No.&nbsp;2 Chuangye Road, Haidian District,</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Beijing 100086</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>People&rsquo;s Republic of China</B>&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form&nbsp;20-F or Form&nbsp;40-F.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Form&nbsp;20-F&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;40-F&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Appointment of Vice Chairman</B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On July&nbsp;25, 2023, KE Holdings Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
announces that the board of directors of the Company (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) has appointed Mr.&nbsp;XU Wangang, an executive director
of the Company, as the vice chairman of the Board, effective from July&nbsp;25, 2023.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In connection with the appointment, the Company
made an announcement on July&nbsp;25, 2023 with The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, which is attached as exhibit 99.1 to this current
report on Form&nbsp;6-K.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><A HREF="tm2321995d1_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Announcement&mdash;Appointment of Vice Chairman</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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<TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>KE Holdings Inc.</B></TD>
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                                        <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify; width: 43%">/s/ XU Tao</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: left">Date: July&nbsp;25, 2023</TD><TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its
accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole
or any part of the contents of this announcement.</I></P>

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Holdings Inc.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><I>(A company controlled through weighted voting rights and incorporated
in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)</I></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>(Stock Code: 2423)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>APPOINTMENT OF VICE CHAIRMAN</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The board of directors (the &ldquo;<B>Board</B>&rdquo;)
of KE Holdings Inc. (the &ldquo;<B>Company</B>&rdquo;) is pleased to announce that Mr.&nbsp;Wangang Xu (&ldquo;<B>Mr.&nbsp;Xu</B>&rdquo;),
an executive director of the Company, has been appointed as the vice chairman of the Board, effective from July&nbsp;25, 2023.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Please refer to the annual report of the Company
dated April&nbsp;27, 2023 for the biographical details of Mr.&nbsp;Xu.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Hong Kong, July&nbsp;25, 2023</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>As at the date of this announcement, the board
of directors of the Company comprises Mr.&nbsp;Yongdong Peng, Mr.&nbsp;Yigang Shan, Mr.&nbsp;Wangang Xu and Mr.&nbsp;Tao Xu as the executive
directors, Mr.&nbsp;Jeffrey Zhaohui Li as the non-executive director, and Ms.&nbsp;Xiaohong Chen, Mr.&nbsp;Hansong Zhu and Mr.&nbsp;Jun
Wu as the independent non-executive directors.</I></P>

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