The founder of DeepSeek entered the 10 richest people in China with a fortune of 41.7 billion dollars The founder of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek, Liang Wenfeng, was included in the Huron China Rich List 2026 ranking of the richest people in China for the first time and immediately took the seventh place. His fortune was estimated at $41.7 billion, according to a report by the Huron Research Institute. The first place was returned by the founder of ByteDance, Zhang Yiming, with a fortune of 99.7 billion dollars - 43% more than a year before. In second place is the founder of bottled water manufacturer Nongfu Spring Zhong Shanshan with 61 billion dollars, in third place is the founder of battery manufacturer CATL Zeng Yuqun with 57.3 billion dollars. In total, the ranking included 1,529 people with a fortune of more than $740 million.