
FORM 10-K xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025or oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period fromtoCommission File Number: 001-39139 CURIOSITYSTREAM INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 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 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 1934during 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 filingrequirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 ofRegulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit suchfiles). Yes x No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or anemerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growthcompany” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any newor revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internalcontrol over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm thatprepared or issued its audit report. o If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in thefiling reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. o Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensationreceived by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recover period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). o As of June 30, 2025, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the votingand non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates, computed by reference to the closing sales price of $5.63 reported on The Nasdaq Capital Market,was approximately $179.7 million. As of March6, 2026, there were 58,974,338 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, issued and outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement relating to its annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2026 (the“2026 Annual Meeting”), expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on or before April29, 2026 (and, in any event, not later than 120 days after the close of our last fiscal year), are incorporated by referenceinto Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K to the extent stated herein. Except with respect to information specificallyincorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, such proxy statement is not deemed to be filed as parthereof. CURIOSITYSTREAM INC.ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K Table of Contents PART I Item 1.BusinessItem 1A.Risk FactorsItem 1B.Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 1C.CybersecurityItem 2.PropertiesItem 3.Legal ProceedingsItem 4.Mine Safety Disclosures PART IIItem 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases ofEquity SecuritiesItem 6.[Reserved]Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsItem 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary DataItem 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial DisclosureItem 9A.Controls and ProceduresItem 9B.Other InformationItem 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections PART III Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate GovernanceItem 11.Executive CompensationItem 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related StockholderMattersItem 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director IndependenceItem 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services PART IV Item 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedul