When Will DeepSeek IPO? It Has Hired CITIC for a Shanghai Listing

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As of September 26, 2026, DeepSeek has not filed for a public listing on Shanghai's STAR Market or any other exchange. Reuters reported on September 9, 2026, citing people familiar with the matter, that the Chinese AI company has engaged CITIC Securities to prepare for a domestic IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market and could begin the listing process this year; the same day, the South China Morning Post corroborated the underwriter engagement and cited a pending funding round that would value DeepSeek at roughly $74 billion to $75 billion, or about 500 billion yuan. Separately, Reuters reported on September 14, 2026 that DeepSeek had hired its first chief financial officer, Yan Wentao, a former GL Ventures partner, ahead of a possible IPO. A domestic STAR Market listing falls under China Securities Regulatory Commission and Shanghai Stock Exchange rules, not the US Securities and Exchange Commission; SEC EDGAR only covers filings by companies listing in the United States, so no DeepSeek filing will appear there regardless of how the domestic process proceeds. No listing date, filing, or public disclosure document has been reported.

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A reported plan, not a filing

Reuters reported on September 9, 2026, citing people familiar with the matter, that DeepSeek has engaged CITIC Securities to prepare for a domestic initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market, and that the listing process could begin this year. The South China Morning Post corroborated the underwriter engagement the same day.

Neither report describes a filed application, a confidential draft, or a statement from DeepSeek itself. It is sourced reporting about preparation, comparable to a company hiring banks ahead of a listing: a step that can precede an IPO by months or longer, and one that companies sometimes pause or abandon before any filing becomes public.

The valuation figure behind the story

The South China Morning Post's September 9, 2026 report tied the IPO preparation to a pending funding round that would value DeepSeek at roughly $74 billion to $75 billion, or about 500 billion yuan. As with the listing timeline, that valuation is attributed to unnamed sources rather than to DeepSeek or a closed, disclosed round.

A new CFO, and what a domestic listing means for SEC filings

Reuters reported separately on September 14, 2026 that DeepSeek had hired its first chief financial officer, Yan Wentao, a former GL Ventures partner, ahead of a possible IPO. Hiring a CFO with dealmaking experience is a common step for a company preparing to go public, though it is not itself a filing or a confirmed listing timeline.

Because the reported plan is a domestic listing on Shanghai's STAR Market, any filing would go through the Shanghai Stock Exchange under China Securities Regulatory Commission rules, not the US Securities and Exchange Commission. SEC EDGAR only indexes filings by companies listing in the United States, so it would not show a DeepSeek record even if the STAR Market process moves forward; readers tracking this should watch Chinese exchange disclosures and DeepSeek's own statements instead.

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CompanyDeepSeekNamed company covered by this page.
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Has DeepSeek confirmed an IPO date?

No. DeepSeek has not filed for a listing on any exchange, and no date has been set. Reuters reported on September 9, 2026, citing people familiar with the matter, that DeepSeek could begin the listing process on Shanghai's STAR Market this year, but that is a reported plan, not a company announcement or a filing.

What is DeepSeek reportedly worth?

The South China Morning Post reported on September 9, 2026 that a pending funding round would value DeepSeek at roughly $74 billion to $75 billion, or about 500 billion yuan, corroborating Reuters reporting the same day that DeepSeek had engaged CITIC Securities for a domestic IPO. Neither the round nor the valuation has been confirmed by DeepSeek itself.

Why would DeepSeek list in Shanghai instead of the US?

The reported plan, per Reuters on September 9, 2026, is for a domestic IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market, which lists companies on mainland China under China Securities Regulatory Commission rules. That process is separate from a US listing and would not involve the SEC; SEC EDGAR only covers companies filing to list in the United States, so it would show no DeepSeek record even if the domestic listing proceeds.

Can I buy DeepSeek shares before the IPO?

Not through a public exchange, since DeepSeek is a private company with no listing filed anywhere. Segmara does not sell, broker, or arrange purchases of DeepSeek shares; verify any private share offer independently, and track official filings through the Shanghai Stock Exchange or DeepSeek's own statements rather than secondary market chatter.

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