Woofun AI reports that William Liang’s net worth has risen to $36 billion, surpassing the previous valuation of approximately $16.7 billion following DeepSeek’s latest financing round. This increase positions him as the wealthiest founder among companies primarily focused on AI large models, exceeding the fortunes of Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman.

DeepSeek reportedly secured $50 billion in funding in June with a valuation exceeding $330 billion, including a $20 billion personal contribution from Liang. Despite dilution, Bloomberg data indicates his ownership stake remains at approximately 78%.