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Design of non‐noble metal electrocatalysts with high catalytic activity and stability to replace commercial Pt/C is crucial in the commercialization development of Zn‐air batteries (ZABs). In this work, Co catalyst nanoparticles coupled with nitrogen‐doped hollow carbon nanoboxes were well designed through zeolite‐imidazole framework (ZIF‐67) carbonization. As a result, the 3D hollow nanoboxes reduced the charge transport resistance, and the Co nanoparticles loaded on nitrogen‐doped carbon supports exhibited excellent electrocatalytic performance for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR, E1/2=0.823 V vs. RHE), similar to that of commercial Pt/C. Moreover, the designed catalysts showed an excellent peak density of 142 mW cm−2 when applied on ZABs. This work provides a promising strategy for the rational design of non‐noble electrocatalysts with high performance for ZABs and fuel cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]