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Liang Wenfeng's Wealth Soars to Nearly $40 Billion, Enters Global Billionaires Top 50

On August 12, according to IT Home, financial research company bestbrokers recently conducted a survey based on Forbes' real-time billionaire rankings. Between July 27, 2025, and July 27, 2026, Liang Wenfeng, founder of DeepSeek, saw his net worth skyrocket from $1 billion in 2025 to $39.5 billion in 2026 (approximately 266.8 billion RMB at current exchange rates), marking an astonishing growth of 3850% within a year. He became the fastest-growing billionaire in terms of wealth during this period and entered the top 50 of the global billionaire list. Liang's significant wealth increase is primarily attributed to DeepSeek's valuation rising from about 7.2 billion RMB in 2025 to approximately 400 billion RMB this year.

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