--- title: "China's AI Bubble Bursts: $480 Billion Wiped Out" description: "China's STAR50 index of AI and chip companies fell 40% in under four months, erasing roughly $480 billion in market value." url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/china-s-ai-bubble-bursts-480-billion-wiped-out language: en # English type: news published: 2026-11-04T11:23:23.000Z updated: 2026-11-04T13:16:58.000Z author: "Azad Khorsheed" author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/3 section: "AI" tags: ["AI","China","STAR50","AI bubble","DeepSeek","stock market"] sources: ["Reuters","Futurism","Il Post / Financial Times","Digit"] image: https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/china-ai-bubble-cover-212312e4.jpg translations: ku: https://kurddevelopers.com/news/%D9%82%DB%95%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%BE%DB%95%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%88%D9%82%D8%A7-%DA%98%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D8%AF%DB%95%D8%B3%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%84-%DA%86%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8E-480-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AF%DB%86%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%98-%D9%86%D8%A7%DA%A4-%DA%86%D9%88%D9%88%D9%86 ar: https://kurddevelopers.com/ar/news/%D8%A3%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%AE-%D8%B1-480-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1 publisher: Kurd Developers publisher_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/ --- # China's AI Bubble Bursts: $480 Billion Wiped Out > China's STAR50 index of AI and chip companies fell 40% in under four months, erasing roughly $480 billion in market value. ![Image: Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/china-ai-bubble-cover-212312e4.jpg) When researching artificial intelligence in China, no story stands out more right now than the "AI bubble." Shares of Chinese companies building AI and chips have suffered a sharp sell-off on the stock market. ## What happened? According to Reuters, the **STAR50** index — which tracks leading AI and semiconductor companies on the Shanghai stock exchange — has fallen **40%** from its July peak in less than four months, wiping out roughly **$480 billion** in market value. Companies such as Unitree, CXMT and MetaX were among the hardest hit. ## What does this mean? The crash exposes a wide gap between the money that poured into China's AI sector and the profits it can realistically generate. One reason: companies like DeepSeek, Alibaba, Moonshot AI and MiniMax have bet on open models offered for free or at very low prices, which makes it hard to turn them into revenue. Retail investors absorbed a large share of the losses, and foreign investors have also pulled money out of the sector. Funding hasn't dried up entirely, though: DeepSeek recently raised $15 billion in one of the largest funding rounds in China's history. ## What is the global impact? For comparison, the US Nasdaq is only about 6% below its record high. China's experience is now a live example of the risks of AI valuations running ahead of real profits, and it may push companies and investors worldwide to be more cautious and take the necessary precautions. ## Sources - [Reuters — In China, the AI bubble has already burst](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-ai-bubble-has-already-burst-2026-10-26/) - [Futurism — It Appears That the AI Bubble Has Just Burst in China](https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-bubble-burst-china) - [Il Post (citing the Financial Times)](https://www.ilpost.it/2026/10/28/bolla-ai-cina-scoppiata/) - [Digit — China AI Bubble Burst explained](https://www.digit.in/features/general/china-ai-bubble-burst-explained-what-caused-the-480-billion-stock-crash.html) **Sources:** Reuters, Futurism, Il Post / Financial Times, Digit --- Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-11-04. Cite as: “China's AI Bubble Bursts: $480 Billion Wiped Out”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/china-s-ai-bubble-bursts-480-billion-wiped-out