51WORLD (06651) saw its shares rise more than 11% during the trading session, bringing its cumulative gains for the week to over 60%. At the time of writing, the stock was up 5.20%, trading at HK$59.70, with a turnover of HK$444 million.
The founder of 51WORLD increased their stake by 7.65 million shares through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), representing approximately 1.8% of the total issued shares. According to the incentive mechanism outlined in the company's prospectus, the founder's annual compensation is strictly capped at HK$510,000 until the company reaches its target market capitalization of HK$100 billion by 2030. Additionally, about 10% of the equity incentives will only be unlocked when the company's market capitalization reaches HK$100 billion, reflecting a performance-based long-term commitment mechanism.
It is noteworthy that 51WORLD recently launched the world's first "physical intuition" world model, the 51World Model, along with the 51Claw system—an Agent base specifically designed for embodied intelligence. The integration of 51World Model and OpenClaw aims to help AI enter the physical world. Guotai Haitong Securities expressed optimism about the company's long-term growth prospects amid the convergence of digital twin technology and "AI+3D," anticipating that it stands to benefit from the ongoing expansion of demand in autonomous driving simulation, embodied intelligence, and digital infrastructure.