DeepSeek’s founder Liang Wenfeng became the world’s wealthiest entrepreneur in the pure AI large language model sector with a net worth of USD36 billion, ranking 63rd on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index updated yesterday. Liang's wealth has grown by nearly USD20 billion this year. DeepSeek secured over CNY50 billion (USD7.4 billion) from its first external funding round on June 16.