On September 4th, Caijing magazine, citing multiple traders, stated that DeepSeek's most recent valuation stands at approximately 500 billion yuan, with intentions to secure 50 billion yuan in a subsequent round of financing. DeepSeek has yet to issue a response. The company's revenue for the initial seven-month period amounted to roughly 475 million yuan, with expenditures on AI infrastructure during that same timeframe totaling around 11 billion yuan.
