Company
DeepSeek AI
Statistics
- People here now
- 3
- People ever
- 3
- Citations of current people
- 10,678
- Median h-index of current people
- 16
- Full moves in and out
- 2 in, 1 out
Our research follows 3,650 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 2 of the 3 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 19 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 19 October 2026.
We estimate that 3 people shaping AI have worked at DeepSeek AI. The largest current role group is researchers, with 3 people. With 3 people here now, the group is tied for 32nd among companies.
A summary of current people at DeepSeek AI. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 0 people. No birth years are recorded.
Role categories
- Research3
Current affiliations
- DeepSeek AI3
Top profile topics
- language models3
- computer vision1
- mixture of experts1
- reinforcement learning1
- self-supervised learning1
Birth countries
Known for 0 of 3 people now.
No birth countries are recorded.
Median birth year
No known birth years
Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 19 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | People |
|---|---|---|
| Role | Research | 3 |
| Current affiliation | DeepSeek AI | 3 |
| Profile topic | language models | 3 |
| Profile topic | computer vision | 1 |
| Profile topic | mixture of experts | 1 |
| Profile topic | reinforcement learning | 1 |
| Profile topic | self-supervised learning | 1 |
| Birth country coverage | 0 of 3 people now | 0 |
| Median birth year | No known years | 0 |
A table compares DeepSeek AI with 5009 organizations and 2004 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.
People now
3 people
People ever
3 people
Combined h-index of people now
32 across 2 people
Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 19 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | All organizations | Same type |
|---|---|---|---|
| People now | 3 | tied for 201st of 5,009 | tied for 32nd of 2,004 |
| People ever | 3 | tied for 762nd of 5,009 | tied for 104th of 2,004 |
| Combined h-index of people now | 32 (2 people) | tied for 865th of 1,198 | tied for 202nd of 365 |
A list of people who joined or left DeepSeek AI from 2023 through 2026, with the year and move type.
Joined
- Chengqi Deng 2026 · from DeepSeek · Full move
Left
- Yu Wu 2025 · to China Southern Power Grid · Full move
- Zhenda Xie 2024 · to DeepSeek · Alongside an existing role
Source: People of Superintelligence career moves, as of 19 October 2026.
Data table
| Year | Person | Direction | Other organization | Move type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chengqi Deng | Joined | DeepSeek | Full move |
| 2025 | Yu Wu | Left | China Southern Power Grid | Full move |
| 2024 | Zhenda Xie | Left | DeepSeek | Alongside an existing role |
