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The ChatGPT maker's run rate has roughly doubled since the end of 2025, driven by AI coding tools, subscriptions, and advertising
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OpenAI is headed toward annualized revenue exceeding $40 billion, a figure that would represent roughly twice the run rate it recorded at the close of 2025, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter who requested anonymity.
The acceleration comes as the company prepares for a public market debut and is locked in a competition with rival Anthropic PBC for business customers. OpenAI co-founder and President Greg Brockman said in an internal announcement Thursday that the company's annual revenue run rate grew more than 20% month-over-month in July. OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar had previously said the company ended 2025 with more than $20 billion in annualized revenue.
