BlockBeats News, July 14th - According to foreign media reports, after DeepSeek completed its latest round of financing, founder William Liang's personal wealth more than doubled, making him the richest among global AI large model founders. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, William Liang's current net worth has reached $36 billion (previously about $16.7 billion), surpassing Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman. This comparison only covers businesses whose main operations and most of their income come directly from AI large models, excluding diversified tech giants such as Alibaba and Tencent, as well as companies in the AI industry chain such as data centers and semiconductor manufacturers.

William Liang's vast majority of wealth comes from his stake in DeepSeek. In June of this year, DeepSeek reportedly raised $50 billion, with a company valuation exceeding $330 billion, and William Liang personally contributed $20 billion. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index calculations, his shareholding ratio has been diluted to approximately 78%. (Fx678)