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DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng becomes world’s richest AI founder, overtakes OpenAI and Anthropic rivals

Bloomberg estimates Liang's net worth has climbed to around $36 billion from approximately $16.7 billion, placing him ahead of Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman.

By Project Chintan Newsroom
15 July 2026 · 1 min read
DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng becomes world’s richest AI founder, overtakes OpenAI and Anthropic rivals

Bloomberg estimates Liang's net worth has climbed to around $36 billion from approximately $16.7 billion, placing him ahead of Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman.

Source: Livemint — Companies

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