Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang lost nearly 20% of his net worth after Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek sparked a sell-off in AI-related stocks on Monday. Huang's net worth fell from $121 billion to around $100 billion,

The recent AI advances by Chinese upstart DeepSeek could be the beginning of a potential nightmare scenario that Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Jensen Huang has been worrying about since the chip maker’s meteoric rise.

The world’s 500 richest people, led by Nvidia Corp. co-founder Jensen Huang, lost a combined US$108 billion on Monday as a tech-led sell-off tied to Chinese AI developer DeepSeek sent major indices plunging.

The Chinese startup DeepSeek has sent shockwaves throughout the AI world with the release of its less-resource-intensive AI chatbot, calling into question the amount of power and financial investment needed to develop the technology.

The surprise success of China’s AI startup, DeepSeek, led to tech stocks being hammered in the US market. Nvidia, the leading supplier of AI chips, was largely impacted; its shares plunged 17 per cent,

Five hundred of the world’s richest people collectively lost $108 billion after the Chinese-headquartered artificial intelligence company DeepSeek upended the U.S. stock market Monday, Bloomberg reported — and several of the biggest losses were among some of the Bay Area’s biggest figures in tech .

Despite a remarkable surge in net worth, Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, saw a significant dip of $20.1 billion due to the rising competition from Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, which caused a market-wide selloff and cast doubts on the sustainability of capital-heavy AI investments.

NEW YORK – The world’s 500 richest people, led by Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang, lost a combined US$108 billion (S$145 billion) on Jan 27 as a tech-led sell-off tied to Chinese AI developer DeepSeek sent major indexes plunging.

Tech billionaires lost around $100 billion as Chinese AI disruptor DeepSeek challenges Silicon Valley with a low-cost chatbot.

The sudden popularity of the Chinese chatbot drove a huge plunge in shares of Nvidia. But other A.I. powerhouses rallied. Here’s why.

The world’s wealthiest individuals, led by Nvidia Corp.’s co-founder Jensen Huang, saw their fortunes take a staggering hit on Monday,

David Borish, an AI strategist, said DeepSeek's AI model/chatbot costs 95% less to operate ... More: Nvidia's stock selloff means the value of Jensen Huang's stake is down by more than $20 billion ...