OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected
Now, however, the AI lab is said to have told investors that the real revenue is some $20 billion lower than that. The Financial Times reports that the company has told investors that its annualized revenue is “approaching $50 billion.” The publication also notes that the previous figure of $70 billion was based on information that had previously been shared with investors by OpenAI. That figure was devised via “attempts by OpenAI’s own investors to produce a direct comparison with Anthropic’s annualised revenues,” per the FT.
- ▪Now, however, the AI lab is said to have told investors that the real revenue is some $20 billion lower than that.
- ▪The Financial Times reports that the company has told investors that its annualized revenue is “approaching $50 billion.” The publication also notes that the previous figure of $70 billion was based on information that had previously been s
- ▪That figure was devised via “attempts by OpenAI’s own investors to produce a direct comparison with Anthropic’s annualised revenues,” per the FT.
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- ▪ OpenAI annualised revenues $20bn less than previously signalled - Yahoo Finance — Google News
- ▪ OpenAI annualised revenues $20B less than previously signalled — Hacker News (Front Page)
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In Brief Posted: 11:19 AM PDT · October 8, 2026 Image Credits:Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto / Getty Images Lucas Ropek OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected A little over a week ago, it was reported that OpenAI’s annualized revenue was approaching $70 billion, a figure that would have made it competitive with Anthropic’s reported run rate. Now, however, the AI lab is said to have told investors that the real revenue is some $20 billion lower than that. The Financial Times reports that the company has told investors that its annualized revenue is “approaching $50 billion.” The publication also notes that the previous figure of $70 billion was based on information that had previously been shared with investors by OpenAI.
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