{"id":655,"date":"2026-04-10T13:17:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techvisor.pro\/openai-prepares-for-ipo-25b-revenue-and-1-trillion-valuation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:17:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:17:51","slug":"openai-prepares-for-ipo-25b-revenue-and-1-trillion-valuation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techvisor.pro\/en\/openai-prepares-for-ipo-25b-revenue-and-1-trillion-valuation\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI Prepares for IPO: $25B Revenue and $1 Trillion Valuation"},"content":{"rendered":"

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has broken another record: annual revenue has exceeded $25 billion<\/strong>\u2014and that’s just two years after launching its commercial product. For comparison: Salesforce reached this milestone in 18 years, Google in 17. <\/p>\n

And that’s not all. At the end of March 2026, OpenAI closed the largest private funding round in tech history\u2014$122 billion<\/strong> at a valuation of $852 billion. And now the company is preparing to go public with a potential market cap of up to $1 trillion<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Where Does All This Money Come From\u2014OpenAI’s Financial Performance<\/h2>\n

The numbers are impressive even by Silicon Valley standards.<\/p>\n

Revenue:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • 2023: $2B<\/li>\n
  • 2024: $6B<\/li>\n
  • 2025: $13.1B<\/li>\n
  • February 2026: $25B annual run rate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    4x growth in 14 months\u2014no company in enterprise software history has shown this pace.<\/p>\n

    Users:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • 910 million weekly active users<\/li>\n
    • 9+ million paying business customers<\/li>\n
    • Over 1 million organizations using OpenAI technologies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The problem:<\/strong> despite all this revenue, the company is still unprofitable. In 2026, OpenAI is spending around $25B<\/strong>\u2014as much as it’s earning. The main reason is massive computing infrastructure costs. <\/p>\n

      $122 Billion Round\u2014Who Invested and Why<\/h2>\n

      \"competitor<\/p>\n

      Key Investors<\/h3>\n

      Amazon<\/strong>\u2014$50B (of which $15B upfront, the rest tied to achieving certain milestones)<\/p>\n

      NVIDIA<\/strong>\u2014$30B primarily in the form of computing resources<\/p>\n

      SoftBank<\/strong>\u2014$30B backed by credit from JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs<\/p>\n

      Additionally, around $3B<\/strong> was raised from retail investors through banking channels\u2014an unprecedented move for a private company.<\/p>\n

      H3: Why So Much Money<\/h3>\n

      The funds will go toward building data centers for the Stargate<\/strong> project in Texas, developing new models, and hiring top talent. OpenAI has already committed to spending over $500B on cloud infrastructure by the end of the decade. <\/p>\n

      IPO in 2026\u2014What We Know<\/h2>\n

      According to Reuters and TechCrunch, OpenAI is in active talks with investment banks about going public.<\/p>\n

      What we know for sure:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Filing is planned for the second half of 2026<\/li>\n
      • Trading could begin in 2027<\/li>\n
      • Potential valuation\u2014up to $1 trillion<\/strong><\/li>\n
      • The company is already included in several ARK Invest ETFs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        What’s unusual:<\/strong> OpenAI is still unprofitable\u2014yet could become one of the 20 most valuable public companies in the world on its first day of trading.<\/p>\n

        Main Competitor\u2014Anthropic Is Gaining Ground<\/h2>\n

        While OpenAI prepares for its IPO, Anthropic<\/strong>\u2014the company behind the Claude model\u2014is rapidly closing in.<\/p>\n

        \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        Metric<\/th>\nOpenAI<\/th>\nAnthropic<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
        Annual revenue<\/td>\n$25B<\/td>\n$19B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Growth rate<\/td>\n~3.4x per year<\/td>\n~10x per year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Enterprise API share<\/td>\n25%<\/td>\n32%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

        According to Epoch AI forecasts, if both companies maintain their current pace, Anthropic could overtake OpenAI in revenue<\/strong> as early as 2026-2027. Two years ago, this seemed impossible.<\/p>\n

        ChatGPT\u2014What Will Change for Users<\/h2>\n

        As it prepares for the IPO, OpenAI is making several important moves:<\/p>\n

        Ads in ChatGPT.<\/strong> Sam Altman called advertising a “last resort” back in 2024. But in January 2026, the company launched targeted ads for free users. Forecast: $1B from advertising in 2026.<\/p>\n

        Super app.<\/strong> OpenAI is building a desktop app that will combine ChatGPT, Codex, and the Atlas browser into a single agent platform.<\/p>\n

        GPT-5.4<\/strong>\u2014the current flagship\u2014already processes over 15 billion tokens per minute via API.<\/p>\n

        What This Means for the AI Market<\/h2>\n

        If OpenAI’s IPO happens with a valuation near a trillion dollars, it will be the biggest tech public offering since Google in 2004.<\/p>\n

        For the average user, this means one thing: competition between OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and now Meta is getting even fiercer. Which means AI tools will get better and cheaper faster than ever.<\/p>\n

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        Material prepared by the TechVisor team \u2014 practical IT media for people.<\/em> Sources: TechCrunch, Reuters, OpenAI official blog (March 31\u2013April 9, 2026)<\/em><\/p>\n

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