51WORLD (06651) saw its shares rise more than 16% during the trading session, bringing its cumulative gain for the week to nearly 50%. As of the latest update, the stock was up 15.21%, trading at HK$56.50, with a turnover of HK$857 million.

On April 13, the founder of 51WORLD increased their stake by acquiring 7.65 million shares through the company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), representing approximately 1.8% of the total share capital. According to the company's prospectus, the founder's annual compensation is capped at HK$510,000 until the company reaches its target market capitalization of HK$100 billion by 2030. Only upon achieving this milestone will equity incentives—accounting for about 10% of total shares—be unlocked.

It is noteworthy that 51WORLD recently launched the world's first "physical intuition" world model, named 51World Model, along with an Agent base system tailored for embodied intelligence—51Claw. The integration of 51World Model and OpenClaw is designed to facilitate AI's entry into the physical world. Guotai Haitong Securities expressed optimism regarding the company's long-term growth prospects amid the convergence of digital twin technology and "AI+3D." They anticipate that 51WORLD stands to benefit from the expanding demand in autonomous driving simulation, embodied intelligence, and digital infrastructure.