Company, China
DeepSeek
Statistics
- People here now
- 3
- People ever
- 5
- Citations of current people
- 2,287
- Median h-index of current people
- 12
- Full moves in and out
- 3 in, 0 out
Our research follows 3,051 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks.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 1 of the 3 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 17 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 17 October 2026.
We estimate that 5 people shaping AI have worked at DeepSeek. Through 2025, we estimate a peak of 4 people in 2024–2025. With 3 people here now, the group is tied for 26th among companies.
A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at DeepSeek from 2024 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.
Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 17 October 2026.
Data table
| Year | Other | People |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
A summary of current people at DeepSeek. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 1 person. The median birth year uses 1 person.
Role categories
- Builders1
- Lab leaders1
- Research1
Current affiliations
- DeepSeek3
Top profile topics
- language models3
- reinforcement learning2
- DeepSeek1
- mathematical reasoning1
- mixture of experts1
Birth countries
Known for 1 of 3 people now.
- China1
Median birth year
1985 (1 person)
Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 17 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | People |
|---|---|---|
| Role | Builders | 1 |
| Role | Lab leaders | 1 |
| Role | Research | 1 |
| Current affiliation | DeepSeek | 3 |
| Profile topic | language models | 3 |
| Profile topic | reinforcement learning | 2 |
| Profile topic | DeepSeek | 1 |
| Profile topic | mathematical reasoning | 1 |
| Profile topic | mixture of experts | 1 |
| Birth country | China | 1 |
| Birth country coverage | 1 of 3 people now | 1 |
| Median birth year | 1985 | 1 |
A table compares DeepSeek with 4036 organizations and 1542 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.
People now
3 people
People ever
5 people
Combined h-index of people now
12 across 1 person
Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 17 October 2026.
Data table
| Measure | Value | All organizations | Same type |
|---|---|---|---|
| People now | 3 | tied for 178th of 4,036 | tied for 26th of 1,542 |
| People ever | 5 | tied for 453rd of 4,036 | tied for 54th of 1,542 |
| Combined h-index of people now | 12 (1 person) | tied for 887th of 957 | tied for 235th of 271 |
A list of people who joined or left DeepSeek from 2023 through 2026, with the year and move type.
Joined
- Zhenda Xie 2024 · from DeepSeek AI · Alongside an existing role
- Zhibin Gou 2024 · from Microsoft · Full move
- Daya Guo 2023 · from Microsoft · Full move
- Liang Wenfeng 2023 · from Technische Universität Dresden · Full move
Left
No recorded moves.
Source: People of Superintelligence career moves, as of 17 October 2026.
Data table
| Year | Person | Direction | Other organization | Move type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Zhenda Xie | Joined | DeepSeek AI | Alongside an existing role |
| 2024 | Zhibin Gou | Joined | Microsoft | Full move |
| 2023 | Daya Guo | Joined | Microsoft | Full move |
| 2023 | Liang Wenfeng | Joined | Technische Universität Dresden | Full move |
People here now
People with former affiliations
- Daya GuoNow at Sun Yat-sen University
- Zhenda XieNow at DeepSeek AI