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Chinese Nvidia rival Enflame soars 206% on stock market debut as AI demand stays hot

Chinese AI chipmaker Enflame, an Nvidia rival and one of China's "four little dragons," made its Shanghai market debut.

Chinese Nvidia rival Enflame soars 206% on stock market debut as AI demand stays hot
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 20, 2026 - Tourists visit the Enflame booth at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China on July 20, 2026. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

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Chinese chipmaker Enflame, which is developing domestic alternatives to U.S. rivals like Nvidia, has seen its stock soar 206% after debuting in Shanghai.

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The other three all surged on listing, and have remained higher since. In December, MetaX soared nearly 700% on its first day of trading, while Moore Threads gained over 400% on its trading debut. Biren jumped 76% on its IPO in January.

Investors are betting on the ability of domestic AI chipmakers to replace Nvidia in China. International chipmakers led by Nvidia accounted for nearly 60% of China's AI accelerator market in 2025, according to IDC data cited in Enflame's Revenue surges

Founded in 2018, Enflame is building AI processors as China looks to boost its efforts in model building amid major capability gains from domestic developers.

Enflame said it plans to use proceeds from the listing to develop and commercialize its fifth- and sixth-generation AI chips, as it seeks to match the performance of high-end products from international rivals.

The company reported revenue of 990 million yuan ($147 million) in 2025, up from 722 million yuan a year earlier, but has yet to turn a profit.

Tech hardware has become a key driver of Chinese stock performance in recent months.

In July, shares of chipmaker CXMT, which makes dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips, a key feature of some AI systems, in their debut on Shanghai's tech-heavy STAR Market, making CXMT the most valuable China-listed company.

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